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RUPERT ANNUAL 1958
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1323619
Published by Daily Express. 1958. Very good condition.

This is the first Rupert annual to be dated on the inside title page. Colour illustrated boards showing Rupert leap-frogging over Bill Badger. First story 'Rupert and the Water-Lily'. 107 pages. Spine is bumped and slightly worn, also slightly browned. Minimal rubbing to corners. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Colouring contest has been partly coloured in (messily but lightly), lower corner of same page is creased.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1960
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1323509
Published by Daily Express. 1960. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert with lantern, pulling a large sledge of holly. Magic painting pages. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. There is a light horizontal crease in the laminate to rear cover. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Puzzle pages are clean. Magic paintings completed with some transfer of colour to facing pages.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1977
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1323350
Published by Daily Express. 1977. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert walking with 2 penguins. 1st story Rupert and the Winkybickies. The last Rupert annual drawn by Alex Cubie. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. ISBN: 0850790832. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink and name in belongs to box. Price cut. Puzzzle on page 61 completed, pencil marks to title on title-page and a doodle in the box above the contents page. Some page browning and grubby marks but generally contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1960
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2140971
Published by Daily Express. 1960. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert with lantern, pulling a large sledge of holly. Magic painting pages. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a little chipping at corners. Belongs to box is clean. NOT price-cut. Crossword has been done in pencil previously - but now rubbed out. MAGIC PAINTINGS are DONE; some smudging to colour. Musty odour to book. Browning to page edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1971
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138795
Published by Daily Express. 1971. 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. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small chips/splits to top of spine. NOT price-cut. Belongs to box Clean. Browning and foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138315
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Some light wear/rubbing to cover edges. This is Copy No. 02229. Belongs to box is clean! Light foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1972
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322854
Published by Daily Express. 1972. Almost 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 slightly bumped. Slight fading to spine. Child's name and address in belongs to box, doodling to contents page. Price-cut. Contents otherwise clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138087
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collectors numbered edition. Facsimile of the first Rupert annual (1936). Red/black pictorial cloth. Red, black and white illustrations throughout. A collectors item in itself. ISBN: 0850791499. This is Copy No. 4576. Light bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased, faded to spine, with some foxing; mostly to flaps; a few nicks at corners.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322844
Published by Daily Express. 1950. Almost very good 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. Covers are slightly edge rubbed.Tiny amount of loss to base of spine, small tear (but no loss) at top of spine. Name and address in pencil in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Puzzle pages are clean and unused. Contents are beautifully bright and clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1947 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137385
Published by Daily Express. 1947. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps - Rupert running after a tiny dragon. 1st story Rupert and the Top Hat. Light wear to top an tail of spine, which has a little browning. Name/inscription in ink to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. A few marks to belongs to page. Browning to pages, but puzzles are clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 21 - RUPERT AND THE LOST RAILWAY
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137193
Published by Daily Express. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. Second story is 'Rupert and the Puppet'. Colour illustrations. Some marks to covers. Creasing to corners. Crossword completed in pencil. A few margin marks.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE BOOK No. 33 - SUMMER ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137192
Published by Daily Express; Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Two stories are Rupert and the Speckled Seaweed and Rupert and the Scent Garden. Colour illustrations. Some marks to covers as well as creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Some margin marks and page corner creasing. Illustrations are still lovely and bright!

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