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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1319499
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Nearly fine 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. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper and wrap around band are sunned to spine, band is slightly foxed and has a couple of small tears.

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J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD: MOVIE MAGIC VOLUME 1 EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE AND FASCINATING PLACES
Written by Jody Revenson.
Stock no. 1820267
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2016. Very good condition.

Packed with captivating facts and incredible images from the making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and all eight Harry Potter films, this book features profiles on everyone from Harry Potter to Newt Scamander. With bonus inserts that include stickers, masks and many other fascinating items throughout. Blue matt pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations throughout. 101 pages. ISBN: 9781406376098. Corners a little rubbed else a fine copy but the 2 Death Eater Masks from the rear pocket are missing.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1319491
Published by Harry N. Abrams. 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sendak's life and work are explored in affectionate detail in this charming fun-filled book. 94 full-colour illustrations and more than 165 b/w illustrations. Large oblong format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0810980630. Spine and corners are bumped and slightly rubbed (heavy bump to top front corner. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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WALTER CRANE AS A BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
Written by Rodney K. Engen.
Stock no. 1319489
Published by Academy Editions. 1st UK 1975. Good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 085670170X. Covers are edge rubbed and faded to spine and edges of front cover. Small black mark to top edge of front cover. Foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.

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LOUIS WAIN'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harry Rountree; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1319478
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Slightly better than good condition.

Brown cloth spine with dark brown title and illustration, pictorial front board. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations (mostly Wain but others also). Spine is grubby. Covers are edge worn and also grubby, a couple of small scratch marks to front cover. New endpapers. Some light foxing. Some colouring to some of the b/w illustrations and some erasing as well. There is a musty (tobbaco?) smell to the contents.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2008
Written by Stuart Trotter; Anna Bowles. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1319473
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2008. Fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial covers, with a padded front cover. The first annual by Stuart Trotter. Front cover shows Rupert with an orange ice-lolly. ISBN: 9781405238908. THIS COPY DOES NOT HAVE THE PADDED FRONT COVER. "With All-New Stories!" peelable sticker to front cover. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2007
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1319472
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

The last Rupert annual to be illustrated by John Harrold. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Front cover shows Rupert with a shopping list in his hand and a basket full of shopping in his other hand. Annual No. 72. ISBN: 9781405231015. Spine is very slightly faded otherwise a fine copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2014
Written by Stuart Trotter. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; Alex Cubie; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1319471
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2014. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a lantern through the snow. Contains stories and activities from the 1978, 1980, 2001, 1982 annuals. Includes stories by Stuart Trotter and new illustrations. ISBN: 9781405272087. Heavy bump to top of spine and a small bump to top front corner. The bump has caused creasing to top margins of pages inside. Otherwise the contents are fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1952 - MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1319463
Published by Daily Express. 1952. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards - Rupert waving from tree branch. 1st story Rupert & the Mare's Nest. 120 pages. 10 x 7 ins. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and edge rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Child's name in pencil in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some light fingering and foxing to contents. Some loss to lower margin of page 51/2 (text very slightly affected on page 51 only).

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MR PINK-WHISTLE'S CIRCUS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1319455
Published by Herald Gravure. Circa 1956. Almost very good condition.

Australian Weeties Booklet. Small oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone text illustrations. Lower corner tips torn off (no text or illustrations affected). A decent copy of a very scarce little booklet.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1937
Written by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1319452
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1937. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Front cover shows Bonzo as a clown with a black cat reading to him. First story is 'Bonzo's Queer Zoo'. B/w illustrations. Colour frontis is 'All The Fun of the Fair'. Covers are edge worn and a little scratched and marked. Spine worn with splits at top and tail. Ink name and address stamps to belongs to page and name and address in ink to belongs to box (also ink stamps which has been partially erased). Some hinges cracked/pulled. Small tear at inner margin of frontis. A good copy of a scarce Bonzo annual.

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THE HAUNTED FORT
Written by Franklin W. Dixon.
Stock no. 2133750
Published by Collins. 1971. Good condition.

Pictorial boards. The Hardy Boys Series No. 3. ISBN: 0001605038. Ex-lib. (school) with some marks - ink stamp and surface paper damage to front endpaper. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to outer page edges. Scuff/score marks to covers (especially to rear). A reading copy.

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