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RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329296
Published by Daily Express. 1968. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert & chums watching large ball coming down from the sky. The last Rupert annual to include Magic Paintings. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped. Front cover very slightly warped. No names or inscriptions. Price cut. Magic paintings done, two paintings partially touched and one untouched. Some foxing to textblock.

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TARZAN ANNUAL
Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Stock no. 1329244
Published by Brown Watson. 1976. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. First story is "Devil Winds". Spine and corners bumped and worn, slight wear to cover edges. Some light foxing. Price NOT cut.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1986
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329211
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tall laminate boards - Rupert with net and tadpoles in jar. 1st story Rupert & the Strange Airman. 100p ages. (In 1986 Alfred Bestall, the first illustrator of Rupert annuals, died at the age of 93). ISBN: 0850791596. Name in belongs to box. Minimal bumping to spine and corners.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1957
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329145
Published by Daily Express. 1957. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert in air balloon with springs. 1st story is Rupert & the Crackerjack. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Minimal bumping to corners. Spine bumped and slightly worn at top and tail. Evidence of removal of a label to front free-endpaper. Name, address and date in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Colouring contest page and puzzle pages untouched. Slight grubbiness to page edges else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1972
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329119
Published by Daily Express. 1972. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert and chums enjoying a picnic. 1st story Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Child's name in pink ink to belongs to box. Price-cut. Pale page edge browning/foxing.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1971
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329040
Published by Daily Express. 1971. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert climbing into a cave with a bucket and spade. 1st story Rupert and the Gomnies. 115 pages. 10 x 7inches. Spine and corners bumped. Very slight loss of surface paper to lower front corner tip. Boards are very very slightly faded. Tiny biro scribble to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and foxing.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2014
Written by Stuart Trotter. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; Alex Cubie; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1328922
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2014. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a lantern through the snow. Contains stories and activities from the 1978, 1980, 2001, 1982 annuals. Includes stories by Stuart Trotter and new illustrations. ISBN: 9781405272087. Minimal rubbing to corners. Name in ink in belongs to box.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1991
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328921
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - Rupert on rock at seashore with dove. Pictorial endpapers by Alfred Bestall, cover design by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792428. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328920
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2003. Fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1904329330. Certificate no. 493 enclosed. A couple of small, light foxspots to front panel of slipcase.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1949
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328918
Published by Daily Express. 1949. Almost very good condition.

Last Rupert annual issued in card wraps - Rupert carol singing. 1st story Rupert & Ninky. 120 pages. 9.5x7 ins. Covers are edge worn, vertical crease to front spine edge and tear with slight loss to edge of front cover (also some very slight surface paper loss beside the tear). Foxing to covers. Child's name and address in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. A few small biro doodles on Rupert's Boat page and some slight fingering.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328701
Published by Daily Express. 1938. Good condition.

The third Rupert annual. 1st story Rupert and the Daffodils. Colour pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. 126 pages. 10x7.5". Covers are edge worn, a bit grubby and there is a light circular mark (cup mark?) to centre of front cover. Spine is worn at top and tail with fraying of cloth and is grubby and faded. Name and date in ink in belongs to box. Heavy foxing throughout. Hinges pulled and cracked showing stitching beneath.

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BLACKIE'S LITTLE ONES' ANNUAL 1923
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Natalie Joan; Nina K. Brisley; Ethel Talbot; Alice Talwin Morris; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Honor C. Appleton; Rosa C. Petherick; Frank Hart; Grace Lodge; et al..
Stock no. 1328618
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1923. Very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title. Front cover shows children feeding the birds. First story is 'The New Ball Goes to See'. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly worn. Name and date in ink in belongs to box. Endpapers are very lightly browned. Some light foxing to textblock. A nice copy.

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