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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1983
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1325838
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Stories from The Magnet. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002333. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light vertical crease to front cover. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE DANDY BOOK 1976
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325834
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1976. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0851161340. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light vertical crease to centre of front cover. Belongs to box clean. NOT price-cut.

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THE DANDY MONSTER COMIC 1939 (FACSIMILE)
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325833
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Special Facsimile Edition of the first ever Dandy annual originally published in 1938. Colour pictorial boards. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 128 pages. ISBN: 9781845132170. Slight bumping and rubbing to top of spine else a fine copy in slipcase which is very slightly bumped at corners and lightly rubbed at edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2022
No author listed. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; John Harrold; Alex Cubie; Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1325831
Published by Farshore; Harper Collins. 2022. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert under an umbrella surround by friends. ISBN: 9780008507688. Slight rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

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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 1952 (FACSIMILE) - MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325827
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2002. Fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1904329071. Minimal rubbing to corners of slipcase.

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LITTLE PEOPLE'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Norman Gale; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Chloe Preston; Joyce Mercer; Louis Wain; Phyllis Cooper; et al..
Stock no. 1826140
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette of children reading. Pictorial front board showing children with balloons. Colour plates plus b/w and two tone illustrations by many illustrators. 112 pages including book list. First story is Birds and Bubbles. Board edges rubbed & worn. Boards scuffed and scratched. Cloth spine faded but title still bold. Browning to contents. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink dated 1923 to free front endpaper. Plate facing page 56 is detached. Colouring, and pencil scribbles to some b/w illustrations. Hinges pulled, binding is worn but holding. Musty odour present.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1325625
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn. Onlay to spine is a little sunned. Crease to corner of front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Brenda Girvin; Thora Stowell; Lilian Holmes; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; Grace Lodge; Florence Harrison; C.E. Brock; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1325624
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1923. Very good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows three girls sitting on grass, one reading a book. First story is "The Influence of Anne" by D.F. Bruce. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn. Some slight chipping to edges of onlay to spine. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing and some fingering to page edges and margins.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Christine Chaundler; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; C.E. Brock; Helen Stratton; C.E. Brock; et al.; et al.; et al..
Stock no. 1325620
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Fair condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing girl playing tennis. Includes "A Horrible Fix" by D.F. Bruce. Colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and worn with splits. Covers edge worn. Scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in pencil to front pastedown and some green crayon marks to front free-endpaper. Pencil scribbles to margins of a couple of plates. Biro mark to margin of a text page. Pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Heavy foxing and fingering. Pages 46/7 have large brown marks (from something which was pressed between the pages.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Winifred Darch; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; Mary Strange Reeve; et al..
Stock no. 1325618
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front and spine, front shows girl feeding doves. Includes "Captain Betsy" by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. 6 colour plates. 160 pages. Spine bumped. Covers slightly edge worn. Inscription in ink (partially faded) to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing and some fingering to page margins. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, tear to top of spine tape repaired on verso, rear panel has large section of loss to top edge and some smaller pieces of loss at other edges.

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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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