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RUPERT ANNUAL 1952 - MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326245
Published by Daily Express. 1952. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards - Rupert waving from tree branch. 1st story Rupert & the Mare's Nest. 120 pages. 10 x 7 ins. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxspots to covers and some light scratch marks to front cover. Light vertical crease to centre of front cover. Inscription in pink ink above belongs to box and name (in same ink) in belongs to box. Price-cut. Puzzle pages clean. Light fingermarks to a couple of page margins. A nice copy of the original 1952 annual.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1939 (FACSIMILE) - THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326241
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile of the 4th Rupert annual (1939). Colour pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Black/red/white illustrations throughout. 125 pages. The 'look and feel' of the original perfectly captured by this magnificent reproduction. ISBN: 085079241X. Slight rubbing to corners and also to spine edge of front cover. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326134
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial covers - Rupert, Bill Badger and Algy sitting on a fence. 120 pages. 1st story Rupert and Miranda. Painting page and puzzle pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. NOT inscribed or price-cut. Painting contest page untouched, puzzle page unused. Textblock is slightly grubby. A nice copy of a scarce annual.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1964
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1826829
Published by Daily Express. 1964. Very good condition.

Laminated boards - front cover shows Rupert on a rock waving a camera. 1st story Rupert and the Dover Sole. Magic Painting pages. 114 pages. 10 x 7 inches. No facsimile produced for this year. Top & tail of spine lightly worn, lower corners bent. Front board and spine a little grubby. Tiny tear to surface paper on front spine edge. Belongs to box is clean. Gift inscription in ink to top of title page. NOT price-cut. Magic paintings are DONE (fairly neat). Contents otherwise clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326075
Published by Daily Express. 1968. Almost 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 and worn, top of spine split at front edge. Child's name in red felt-tip pen to belongs to box. Inscription in ink to top margin of title-page. Price-cut. Magic Painting pages are UNTOUCHED. Pale page browning to contents else clean. Some page corner tips lightly creased.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325978
Published by Daily Express. 1950. Fair condition.

Annual format returns to hardback with this issue but is much thinner than earlier hardbacks. Pictorial boards - Rupert riding a huge seashell. 1st story Rupert's Silver Trumpet. 120 pages. 10x7 ins. Backstrip missing. Cover edges worn. Covers slightly grubby and foxing to rear cover, small patch of surface paper damage to top corner of front cover. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Foxing and a black mark to textblock. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1964
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325828
Published by Daily Express. 1964. Almost very good condition.

Laminated boards - front cover shows Rupert on a rock waving a camera. 1st story Rupert and the Dover Sole. Magic Painting pages. 114 pages. 10 x 7 inches. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Vertical creases to covers. Green biro writing to front pastedown and also last page (115). Name and address in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Magic Paintings COMPLETED. Foxing to textblock and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Small margin tear to page 95.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325734
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert at front of a huge snow scene. 1st story Rupert and Doctor Lion. 124 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby and foxed. Large but neat inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Name in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some light foxing, mainly at page edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1946 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325626
Published by Daily Express. 1946. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert looking out through a window. 1st story - Rupert on Coon Island. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. This annual has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition. Some slight rubbing to cover edges and a few very small, light marks to covers but otherwise covers are lovely and bright. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Minimal foxing to textblock. Puzzle pages are clean. A super copy of this scarce annual.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1975
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1325595
Published by Daily Express. 1975. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert talking to a Merboy who is in the sea and holding a shell of fruit. 1st story Rupert and the Little River. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink (black felt-tip) in belongs to box (date in blue biro outside box). Price NOT cut. Some very pale page edge browning and a light musty smell to contents.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1965
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325472
Published by Daily Express. 1965. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a Christmas tree. 1st story Rupert & Gaffer. Magic Painting pages. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly browned. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price cut. Magic paintings have been completed with transfer of colour to facing pages.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1969
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1324986
Published by Daily Express. 1969. Good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert sitting on rock looking into stream. 1st story Rupert & the Whistlefish. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped and worn, spine split at top 1" and loss to lower 0.5". Light stain to edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Price on title-page has been torn off with loss along lower margin. Some grubby marks to contents but nothing too bad.

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