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THE MONSTER RUPERT
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1507719
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1953. Very good condition.

Pale green boards with red cloth spine. Front cover shows Rupert helping a boy from a hole in the ground. A Story and Picture Book with 120 cut-outs in colour. The cut-outs are Tourtel pictures taken from the stories. Numerous other b/w illustrations. (This is a 1950's reprint of the original which was published with 200 cut-outs and five stories). Contains: Rupert In Trouble Again; Rupert and the Old Man of the Sea; Rupert and the Wilful Princess; Rupert Goes Hiking. This is the reprint with 4 stories and 120 cut-outs (although cover says 200 cut-outs and five stories are listed in contents). Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light stain to bottom corner of front cover. Small dark spot to spine. Pen inscription to title page and belongs to box completed. A couple of hinges cracked. Odd fox spot and mark to contents. Cut-outs complete and unused.

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RUPERT LITTLE BEAR'S ADVENTURES NUMBER ONE
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1208720
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1924. Very good condition.

The first book of Rupert's Library. Grey boards with pictorial onlay to front showing Rupert with a Golly and the Magic Toy-Man in the distance. Contains four stories: Rupert and the Magic Toy-Man, Rupert and the Princess, Rupert At School and Rupert and the Old Miser. 3 colour plates plus two-tone illustrations throughout. Rebacked with blue cloth. A few minor scuff marks to front cover, small mark to rear cover. Corners a little worn. Front joint repaired as part of rebacking. Original pictorial endpapers retained. On verso of frontis plate there is an inscription in ink dated 1924 and offsetting from the picture. The outer margin of the frontis is grubby. Prelims and endpapers are foxed. Some foxing to contents but the pages are generally clean. Overall a bright copy of this scarce early Rupert book.

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RUPERT LITTLE BEAR'S ADVENTURES NUMBER TWO
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1507450
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1924. Good condition.

Grey paperboards. Large colour pictorial onlay. Colour plates and monotone illustrations. Contains four stories: Rupert & the Magic Key, Rupert & the Brigands, Rupert & Reynard Fox, Rupert in Dreamland. Approx. 9.75 x 7.5". Spine is split down both sides, looks like backstrip has been glued into place. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few marks to covers, onlay slightly rubbed, rear cover more rubbed and buff board is starting to show through in places. Last text page almost detached. Bear's head transfer stuck to blank page opposite first text page. Tape repair to bottom of two pages and to one of colour plates. Foxing and a few marks to contents.

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RUPERT AND THE WONDERFUL BOOTS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1811957
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1946. Almost very good condition.

"Telling you how the Wonderful Boots take Rupert Little Bear flying over villages and castles and into many adventures with Brigands and an evil Ogre". Large format card wrapped book. A Tourtel story reprinted in colour. An advert for the next in the series on last page but no copy has been traced. 14 x 9.25". Staples rusty. Top of spine split and lower spine starting to split. Covers a little grubby. A few margin marks and a little bleeding from rusty staples. Generally contents are very nice.

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RUPERT AND THE MAGIC WHISTLE - RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY No. 9 (WOOLWORTH)
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 2117147
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Yellow pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Some creasing to covers. A few marks; damp-stains to rear. Red mark to prelims. A reading copy.

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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 GOES HIKING - RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY No. 17 (WOOLWORTH)
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1402875
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 62 pages. ISBN: 0361029594. Spine and corners bumped. Small split to bottom of spine. Bump to top of front cover. Pages browned otherwise contents are clean

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RUPERT AND THE WONDERFUL BOOTS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1402306
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1946. Almost very good condition.

"Telling you how the Wonderful Boots take Rupert Little Bear flying over villages and castles and into many adventures with Brigands and an evil Ogre". Large format card wrapped book. A Tourtel story reprinted in colour. An advert for the next in the series on last page but no copy has been traced. 14 x 9.25". Spine scuffed and rubbed. Corners creased. Old price (2/6) in ink to top of front cover. Covers a little grubby. Some creasing to corners of contents which are clean. Staples a little rusty.

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RUPERT AND DAPPLE - RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY No. 10 (WOOLWORTH)
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1801021
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Nearly fine condition.

Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 62 pages. ISBN: 0361024596. Pale spotting to top edge of text block else a fine copy.

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