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Category Archives: Rupert
Followers of Rupert – Annual Meeting
Followers Of Rupert – Annual Meeting The Followers Of Rupert Annual Meeting is to be held on Saturday 27th August at Warwick Boys School. The event is open to Followers only and is a huge Rupert-festival of talks, stalls, fun … Continue reading
Book of the Week: Rupert Annual 1955
We’ve just had a collection of Rupert Annuals into stock. I hadn’t really noticed before how detailed the covers are. The 1955 Annual caught my eye as amongst the many characters on the cover is a Siamese cat that looks … Continue reading
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Followers of Rupert – Annual Meeting
Spring is in the air, this is when we start to look forward to our annual visit to meet our Nutwood chums, the Followers of Rupert Bear, in August. The date this year is August 27th. If you are a … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Rupert!
It’s hard to believe but our dear friend Rupert Bear turned 90 today! Can his longevity and remarkably consistent youthful looks be put down to his clean-living lifestyle? It’s nice to think so… As Rupert turns 90 he is older … Continue reading
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Rare Rupert Bear books in stock now
We have recently catalogued a number of exceptionally scarce Rupert Bear books. These are written by Mary Tourtel, Rupert’s creator, and were published in the 1920s. They include the very first Rupert book ‘The Adventures of Rupert The Little Lost … Continue reading
Rupert, Stella and the BBC
We had a great day at the Follower’s of Rupert meeting on August 28th. It was lovely to meet so many friends, old and new. Especially exciting was the fact that a film crew from the BBC were in attendance … Continue reading
Followers of Rupert Meeting 28th August – update
The day should be one to remember as the Followers Of Rupert celebrate the famous Bear’s 90th birthday! Ian Robinson, author of the Rupert annual stories, will be presenting a talk on his time as the last Rupert Editor at … Continue reading
Annual Followers of Rupert Meeting – 28th of August
The annual Followers of Rupert meeting will be taking place on Saturday 28th of August 2010, in Warwick. Stella and Roses Books will be there! At present, we are getting ready for the event, checking our stock and deciding what … Continue reading
Lovely Little Bear Library books
I noticed this week when photographing the new stock that we’ve just got into stock a complete set of Rupert Little Bear Library in brilliant condition! I hope the photographs I took do them justice! See for yourself! To view … Continue reading
Brown Faced Rupert Annual 1973
It is almost legendary amongst Rupert collectors that the 1973 Rupert Annual, which was Alfred Bestall last annual, with the brown face is the rarest of all of the Rupert Books. Most collectors have never even seen a photograph of … Continue reading