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THE DANDY BOOK 1968
No author listed.
Stock no. 378432
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1968. Almost very good condition.

Covers show Korky as Santa Claus and mice up to mischief. Black glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Laminate to spine cracked and slightly peeling. Top of spine is split both sides. Front joint just starting to crack. Small mark to front endpaper. Price NOT cut. Name and address in belongs to box with some writing (Christmas 1967 in sack) below. Contents clean.

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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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PLAYWAYS ANNUAL
Written by Enid Blyton; et al.
Stock no. 590933
Published by Playways Office. Very good condition.

Orange cloth spine. Colour pictorial front board shows children playing on a mat, pretending it's a boat. Colour plates. Two-tone illustrations. With a long story by Enid Blyton 'The Saucy Jane Family'. A picture to paint partially completed. Light foxing to endpapers else contents fine. Corners rubbed.

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THE CAPTAIN VOL XXIX
Written by P.G. Wodehouse; Percy F. Westerman; et al.
Stock no. 589323
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1913. Good condition.

April to September 1913. A magazine for boys and "old boys". Burgundy cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations plus colour folding plate. "Aldershot, 1913" by P.G.Wodehouse. Spine split and worn. Covers grubby and marked. Page-edge browning.

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THE CAPTAIN VOL XXI
Written by The Old Fag. Illustrated by George Soper; et al..
Stock no. 589287
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1909. Good condition.

April 1909 to September 1909. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 576 pages. Top and bottom of spine worn. Spine darkened. Page-edge browning. Two pages loose.

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KNOCKOUT FUN BOOK 1948
No author listed.
Stock no. 588821
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1948. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Red pictorial boards. Includes Billy Bunter story. Spine grubby and marked. Top corner of front cover is bent. Light scuffing to cover edge. Name in ink to front pastedown. Crosswords have been completed in pencil.

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