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RUPERT AND THE MAGIC TOY MAN
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 631092
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1925. Very good condition.

The first book of six in the Rupert Little Bear Series. Cream decorative boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. Brown cloth spine with black title. Plain endpapers. Titles of the first three books in the series on rear cover. Pages printed in blue, red or brown with one illustration to each page. REDUCED PRICE. Boards a little grubby. Corners and edges slightly worn. Inscription in ink dated Xmas 1925 on front pastedown, so this is a reprint in first year of publication.. A few small closed margin tears. One page has a few margin marks otherwise contents bright and clean. A very nice copy of an exceptionally rare early edition in its original binding.

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RUPERT AND EDWARD AND THE CIRCUS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 383253
Published by Sampson Low. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. A Rupert Cut Out Story Book. B/w story panel plus colour figures to cut out. Slight rubbing to cover edges and some very slight scuffing to covers. Staples are rusty, cover has come away from lower staple. Contents unused. A super copy of an exceptionally scarce Rupert book.

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RUPERT AND THE PRINCESS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 817102
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1927. Slightly better than very good condition.

Third title of six in the Rupert Little Bear series. Light brown decorative front board with large colour pictorial onlay. Brown cloth spine with black title. Plain endpapers. Rear board plain. Pages printed in red, blue or brown with one illustration to each page. Front cover edges slightly darkened and rubbed. Corners very slightly worn. Slight discolouration to rear board. Small faded spot at base of spine. Lengthy inscription in ink by original owner, dated April 12th 1928, describing a motor journey from Felixstowe to London where this book was purchased. Contents beautifully bright and clean. A lovely copy of this rare early Rupert book.

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RUPERT AND THE OLD MISER
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 817039
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1927. Good condition.

Blue decorative paper-covered boards with pictorial onlay showing Rupert climbing into a copper. Blue cloth spine. Two-tone illustrations throughout. This is the 3rd in the series of 6. Rear cover has first three books listed. Rear cover is dampstained. 1 corner of front cover is dampstained. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. A few minor closed tears to page margins (neatly repaired). A couple of grubby marks to page margins. Some light water-colour to first illustration.

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RUPERT, THE MANIKIN AND THE BLACK KNIGHT - RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY No. 18 (WOOLWORTH)
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 816921
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Nearly fine condition.

Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 62 pages. ISBN: 0361029608. Covers clean and bright. Small blue ink mark to title page else contents clean. A very nice copy.

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THE LITTLE BEAR AND THE FAIRY CHILD
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 589038
Published by Nelson. 1922. Good condition.

Reprinted from the 'Daily Express'. Only 1" of backstrip is present - rest is missing. Corners are bumped and worn. Rear cover has a crease down it. Browning to endpapers. Internally a few light margin marks - but contents are very good.

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THE LITTLE BEAR AND THE OGRES
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 737272
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

Square format. Cream boards with illustration to front. 83 pages. Brown and black illustrations with verses below. Spine and corners worn with minimal loss to top and tail of spine and slight chipping of surface paper to rear edge of spine. A few tiny dents to cover edges. Light vertical creases to front cover. Covers are a bit grubby. Neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers very lightly browned. A few light foxspots to contents and a few pages have a very light vertical crease to centre. Overall a nice copy of a very scarce Rupert Bear book.

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THE MONSTER RUPERT
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 431000
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1950. 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. Spine is bumped and damaged - looks like it has been re-glued; also has some fraying to cloth. Some scuff marks and a few ink marks to covers. Corners and cover edges are very worn, with some bumping. Half of 1 of 1st pages with cut-outs on has been torn off. Top corner of 1 page is torn off, with a bit of loss to picture and a little to text. A working copy.

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MONSTER RUPERT 1934
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 575808
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

Orange boards and spine. Front cover shows Rupert and his friend Peter in a room with two barrels and a trunk. Coloured picture of Rupert on spine. 6 stories, first one is 'Rupert at the Seaside'. Colour frontis as cover. 50mm thick. 9 x 6". Unpaginated. Cover edges and sides of spine worn. Slight surface paper loss at top and tail of spine. Rear cover a little scuffed. Covers unusually bright and clean with very little wear to spine. Foxing to endpapers. Some neat colouring to contents. Two closed tears, one approximately 4" and repaired, the other 1". Both have old tapemarks. A couple of pulled hinges, some small closed margin tears, one page has corner tip missing. Otherwise the contents are bright and clean with no foxing. A nice copy. REDUCED FROM £750!

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THE MONSTER RUPERT
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 625291
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

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. Corners slightly rubbed. First 5 pages of cut-outs removed. Last two pages have tear to lower margin with slight loss from last page and rear pastedown. Name in belongs to box. Covers and contents bright and clean. Protected by original pictorial wrapper which is torn with loss at base of spine, slight loss at top of spine and corners, with a few repaired tears.

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THE 2nd St MICHAEL BOOK OF RUPERT FAVOURITES
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 607440
Published by Purnell Books. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial glazed boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0361042957. Small nick to head of spine.

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MONSTER RUPERT 1934
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 625325
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Orange boards and spine. Front cover shows Rupert and his friend Peter in a room with two barrels and a trunk. Coloured picture of Rupert on spine. 6 stories, first one is 'Rupert at the Seaside'. Colour frontis as cover. 50mm thick. 9 x 6". Unpaginated. Repaired spine has been restored at top. Covers scuffed and slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of first page. A few faint margin marks but contents generally bright and clean.

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