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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2116968
Published by Daily Express. 1940. Poor condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Picture of Rupert drawing on wall on front cover. Colour pictures throughout. Top 4" of backstrip is MISSING. Rest of backstrip is only attached to book at one side, with some chips of loss and wear. Covers are scuffed, with edge-wear. Corners are bumped. Belongs to box has been completed, with some ink crossings out. Page 13/14 is MISSING!!! Foxing and grubby marks to some pages. Pages 76/77 have ink writing around in margins. Page margin loss to a few pages. Scribble in orange crayon to a couple of pages. A working copy only!!!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2116830
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Fair condition.

Pictorial covers - Rupert, Bill Badger and Algy sitting on a fence. 120 pages. 1st story Rupert and Miranda. Painting page and puzzle pages. Backstrip (spine) is completely MISSING. Cover edges are bumped with some wear; marks to covers. Binding is still good. Belongs to box has been completed with ink and then scribbled out in pencil. Price-cut. Painting contest has been partially completed with crayon. 3-4" tear to first story page. A few marks to first few pages, else contents are generally very good; illustrations are nice and bright. A few margin marks. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. A reading copy.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 2 - RUPERT AND UNCLE BRUNO
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1403911
Published by Daily Express. Almost very good condition.

A Bestall story originally published in 1938. Story title Rupert and Uncle Bruno. A strange accident to Uncle Bruno leads to a robber's secret hiding place. 9.5x7 inches. 16 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Cover edges worn and a little creased. Rear cover is a little marked and browned. A little foxing to front cover. Foxing to margin edges otherwise contents generally clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 19 - RUPERT AND THE SPACE SHIP
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115841
Published by Daily Express. 1954. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. Also includes Rupert and the Mischief Makers. 22 pages. Colour illustrations. 1" split to base of spine; small nick to top of spine. Name in ink to top of front cover and to top of first page. Grubby marks to covers and to page margins throughout.

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RUPERT AND EDWARD AT THE CIRCUS - RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY No. 4 (WOOLWORTH)
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 2115766
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. Very good condition.

Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 62 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Pages are browned, with foxing.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115433
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Fine 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. Contained in very good slip case. Top edge is starting to come unstuck. Original sticker tab has been torn (as book has been read before).Belongs to Box is clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1992
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1503460
Published by Annual Concepts Limited. 1992. Very good condition.

Tall 4to pictorial laminated boards - Rupert carol singing with lantern. 1st story Rupert and the Falling Leaf. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 1874507007. Small spots of wear to corners, spine and rear cover edge. Small patches of surface paper damage to top part of rear cover. Not price-cut or inscribed. Contents very good.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1402893
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. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name label and handwritten date to belongs to box. Light foxing to prelims and endpapers. Small mark to bottom edge of text block. Still has original wrap-around band to book which is slightly faded to spine. Copy no. 07987.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2007
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1712399
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. Maze has be completed in pencil. Book: not price-cut or inscribed

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2006
Written by Jim Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1313563
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2006. Fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert and a baby Yak on top of a reindeer. ISBN: 0850793203. SIGNED by the illustrator to front pastedown with an accompanying couplet. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1313469
Published by Daily Express. 1938. Good condition.

The third Rupert annual. 1st story Rupert and the Daffodils. Colour pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. 126 pages. 10x7.5". Covers are edge worn, spine and corners bumped. Front joint is almost broken. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Margin tear to base of title-page. Some page corner tips creased. Hinges cracked, some very weak, because of cracked joints/hinges front cover doesn't sit as is should. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2008
Written by Stuart Trotter; Anna Bowles. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1711012
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. Peelable Sticker to front cover still present. Belongs to Box is clean. NOT price cut.

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