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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1818419
Published by Daily Express. 1941. Poor condition.

The last hardcover annual to be published during the war years and widely considered to be the best Rupert annual ever. Front cover shows Rupert holding a paddle and waving while Algy looks on from a little boat. First story Rupert and the Red Egg. 118 pages. Backstrip missing. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Boards a little grubby. Name in belongs to box. Front joint split but binding thread holding. Some hinges pulled. Page 15/16 detached but present. Foxing and browning throughout. A few pages have a tear to lower margin, sometimes affecting text.

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THE BABY'S BOUQUET
Written by Lucy Crane. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1818416
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1878. Good condition.

Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. Square format. Decorated endpapers. Printed in colours by Edmund Evans. "A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes and Tunes". Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera". Corners worn, boards a little browned. Cloth spine is fraying and has a couple of small pinholes to lower rear edge. Front joint split but binding thread holding. Contemporary gift inscription in ink to half-title page. Hinges pulled. A few margin marks.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE, THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON AND GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Written by Daniel Defoe; J.R. Wyss; Jonathan Swift. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1318464
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Retold For Little Folk. Pictorial front board showing ship on rough sea. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Front joint has been repaired but free-endpaper is missing. Foxing to some pages and to textblock.

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COWBOY SAM AND MISS LILY
Written by Edna Walker Chandler. Illustrated by Jack Merryweather.
Stock no. 1318454
Published by E.J. Arnold & Son Ltd.. 1st 1963. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Yellow pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. A few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is grubby with slight loss to top and tail of spine. Light musty smell to contents.

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COWBOY SAM AND DANDY
Written by Edna Walker Chandler. Illustrated by Jack Merryweather.
Stock no. 1318449
Published by E.J. Arnold & Son Ltd.. 1st 1963. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, colour pictures. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Contents are a little grubby and have a light musty smell. Dustwrapper is grubby, ink mark to title list on rear panel and some slight loss to spine and corners.

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A PRIZE FOR MARY MOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1318442
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1951. Good condition.

A Mary Mouse Strip Book. Small oblong format. Pictorial card wraps with yellow front cover and red spine. 124 black and red illustrations. Creasing to covers and small brown mark to lower edge of rear cover. Contents clean.

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CLICKY THE CLOCKWORK CLOWN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1318431
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition.

A strip book. Very small oblong format. Pictorial card wraps, red spine. 124 frames. Vertical creases to covers. Rear cover slightly grubby. Staples rusty.

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CLICKY THE CLOCKWORK CLOWN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1318428
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition.

A strip book. Very small oblong format. Pictorial card wraps, red spine. 124 frames. Staples rusty. Vertical creases to covers. Foxing to first few and last few pages and also to rear cover.

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THE BOOKWORMS
Written by Neville Main. Illustrated by Neville Main.
Stock no. 1318426
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1952. Good condition.

A Strip Book. Very small format. Cardwraps. Yellow pictorial front cover with red spine. 124 red and black illustrations. The family made famous on television by the Hogarth Puppets. Covers creased and grubby. Staples rusty. Some marks and creases to pages.

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HONK FOR SALE
Written by Joy K. Seddon. Illustrated by Joy K. Seddon.
Stock no. 1318424
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A strip book. Small oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Two illustrations to each page with text below. Some light creasing to covers and light page browning. Price to front cover is 1/- net.

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FUN WITH HONK
Written by Joy K. Seddon.
Stock no. 1318423
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition.

A strip book. Very small format, pictorial cardwraps. Two-tone illustrations. 124 frames. Covers creased. Staples rusty. Rear cover has erased pencil and crayon markings. Small margin tear to title-page. Some light margin marks else contents clean.

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JIMMY AT THE ZOO
Written by Neville Main.
Stock no. 1318421
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition.

A Strip Book. Pictorial card wraps with red spine. 124 frames. Staples rusty. Some creases to covers. Contents clean.

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