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RUPERT ANNUAL 1937 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2139510
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

A limited and numbered reproduction of the 1937 Rupert annual. 123 pages. Red cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Red and black illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0850791650. Some fading to base of spine. This is Copy No. 13383. Wraparound band is still present - very good - some chipping and wear along edges; a bit of fading to spine.

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JOST AMMAN'S KUNST UND LEHRBUCHLEIN
Written by Jost Amman; Eric Quayle.
Stock no. 2139149
Published by Eugrammia Press. 1971. Very good condition.

Two books in one slip case. Blue velvet book has the facsimile of the original, text in German and b/w illustrations. Accompanied by cream boards book, which has notes and introduction by Quayle; also a translation of the text. Limited edition. Some browning to accompanying book. Wear to velvet cover. This is Copy No. 451. Slip case is generally very good - some wear and grubby marks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138315
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Some light wear/rubbing to cover edges. This is Copy No. 02229. Belongs to box is clean! Light foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 (FACSIMILE) - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322864
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2000. Fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1902836324. Copy no. 03529, complete with certificate. Slipcase is very lightly marked, original price label to rear and a small chip from the isbn label.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1948 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322862
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Collector's Limited Edition Facsimile of the 1948 soft cover Rupert Annual. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1874507724. Minimal rubbing to corners. Contents fine. Copy no. 04719. A few light marks to slipcase and some light fading to opening edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1949 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322860
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. A superb reproduction of the last soft-cover annual. Collectors' Limited Edition. ISBN: 1902836170. Minimal rubbing to top corners. Copy no. 07711, complete with certificate. A couple of tiny spots to slipcase.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138151
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Foxing to outer page edges; a couple of front pastedown. Belongs to box is clean. Slip case is very good - some fading to edges, with wear.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138087
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Very good 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. This is Copy No. 4576. Light bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased, faded to spine, with some foxing; mostly to flaps; a few nicks at corners.

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RAMBLES AND STUDIES IN OLD SOUTH WALES
Written by Wirt Sikes.
Stock no. 2137945
Published by Stewart Williams. 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A facsimile of the 1881 edition. B/w illustrations. Some light browning to top and tail of spine. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks; unevenly browned.

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HISTORY OF THE WELSH GUARDS
Written by C.H. Dudley Ward.
Stock no. 1823642
Published by The London Stamp Exchange. 1st thus 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w maps. 505 pages. The Welsh Guards in the first world war. Facsimile edition of the 1920 edition. ISBN: 0948130121. Minor mark to rear board. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Red dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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THE GREYFRIARS PICNIC
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2136631
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st thus 1982. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 46. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 61-70, 1909. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002368. This is Copy No. 352. SIGNED by Publisher. Original glassine wrapper has some creasing and small nicks; browned at spine. Slip case is very good.

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THE HANDWRITING OF ENGLISH DOCUMENTS
Written by L.C. Hector.
Stock no. 1322417
Published by Kohler And Coombes Ltd.. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. The chief object of tis book is to moderate as far as possible the hands written in England for administrative, legal or business purposes during the past eight or nine centuries. The invaluable series of 36 plates shows 56 examples of English handwriting from c. 700 to the middle of the 19th century. Originally published in 1958 (1st) and 1966 (2nd), this is the facimile edition. ISBN: 0903967162. Spine bumped. Light browning to front fly-leaf. Dustwrapper is lightly browned with small hole to centre of spine and small tear to top front corner.

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