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THE BUFF BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 594951
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1927 Very good condition.

Edited by Strang. Large format. Beige cloth spine with black title and decorations. Pictorial covers. Colour frontis and other colour plates through book. First story is 'Lost, Stolen or Strayed' by Hugh Banstead. Reprint. Some bumping to spine. Wear to cover edges. Browned rectangle marks to first few pages, including front pastedown and front endpaper - possibly a bookplate has been removed. Names in pencil in belongs to box. Damp marks to rear pastedown and endpaper. Book has been a little repaired. Light surface paper loss to last page, which is affecting text.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1939
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 594425
Published by News Chronicle Publications. 1939. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a snow scene with a tortoise being surprised by a snow ball. Colour frontis + 4 other colour plates. Two-tone and b/w strip pictures. First story is 'The Shipwrecked Mariner'. Wear and bumping, with chipping to cover edges. Grubby and damp marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Grubby marks to pages. A couple of plates have edge-tears to them (Some repaired).

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RAINBOW ANNUAL 1954
No author listed.
Stock no. 594311
Published by The Fleetway House. 1954. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, red pictorial front cover. Colour frontis, numerous illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped and worn, with a little chipping to corners. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Maze puzzle has been completed.

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JOLLY JACK'S ANNUAL 1940
No author listed.
Stock no. 593943
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1940. Good condition.

Yellow cloth spine, pictorial boards. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Cloth spine is worn with loss to top making title to spine unreadable, 2.5" split to lower edge of spine. Page edge-browning else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1984
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 593769
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1984. Very good condition.

Tall laminated pictorial boards - Rupert & chums leaving school. 1st story Rupert & the Two Moons. 93 pages. Cover designs & endpapers by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850791375. One corner worn. Corners bumped. Painting puzzle completed.Belongs To Box is clean. NOT price cut

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1952 - MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 487412
Published by Daily Express. 1952. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards - Rupert waving from tree branch. 1st story Rupert & the Mare's Nest. 120 pages. 10 x 7 ins. 1" split to base of spine. Some chipping to corners and top and tail of spine. Grubby marks and some foxing to covers. Front endpaper is creased. Price-cut. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Light creasing to some page corners. Contents are very good.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1999
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold; Gina Hart.
Stock no. 487218
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1999. Nearly fine condition.

No. 64. Front cover shows Rupert flying through the air with the aid of winged shoes. ISBN: 1902836006. Bumping to top of spine. Not price-cut or inscribed. Contents are fine.

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WILFRED'S ANNUAL 1928
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; Nina K. Brisley; et al..
Stock no. 592719
Published by Daily Mirror. 1928. Poor condition.

Wilfred's 5th annual. 4 colour plates. Packed with illustrations. Yellow pictorial front cover. Cloth spine. 208 pages. 9.5 x 7.5". Book: all plates present. Front cover almost detached, just held in place by webbing. Some childish colouring throughout. Corners worn. Spine faded.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Ravenor Bullen; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 739451
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Circa 1914. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board shows a girl at the seaside listening to a shell. Green pictorial endpapers. 24 colour plates mounted on brown paper (2 cat plates by Wain and 5 plates by Aris), numerous b/w text illustrations throughout (including many non-cat illus by Wain). 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn, edges rubbed. A couple of scratch marks to front cover and covers slightly grubby with foxing on rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. One colour plate (of a teddy) is lightly creased and one Wain plate has a light corner crease. Contents are clean.

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THE TIP TOP BOOK 1949
No author listed.
Stock no. 591649
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1949. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour frontis. Two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners are worn. Maze puzzle has been completed. A couple of corners of pages are creased. Some foxing.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1990
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 591450
Published by Daily Express. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

No. 55. 70th anniversary edition. Tall 4to pictorial glazed boards - Rupert on a bench with Baby Badger and Little Yum. 99 pages. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792061. Small split to top of spine. Couple of corners are bumped. Pictorial wrapper is a little edge-torn, with a couple of small chips. Belongs To Box is Clean. NOT price cut

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 738976
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 and just slightly worn with small split to top of spine. Previous owner's name in ink to belongs to box. price-cut. Colouring (not water) to two of the magic paintings, the rest are untouched, top corner of last magic painting page torn out. Light foxing to outer page edges. One hinge pulled.

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