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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.

RUPERT ACTIVITY BOOK 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 817042
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Very good condition.

Same format as Adventure Series but full of puzzles, activities and things to do. Recreational and educational for young children. Pictorial paperwraps. A little surface paper chipping to a few places near top of spine. Light creasing to corners. A few marks to covers. Contents are bright and clean.

RUPERT THE KNIGHT AND THE LADY
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 817035
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1949. Good condition.

The second (and last) in the Rupert's Famous Yellow Library series. Yellow and black Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations throughout. 24 pages Covers have been taped (at once were detached from contents). Page 7 has large closed tear. Surface damage to bottom of rear cover.

THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 815177
Published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial boards featuring Rupert and Prince on a pony (Dapple) with Rupert's father with the king in the background. 2 stories: Rupert and the Wonderful Boots plus Rupert and Dapple. Coloured pictures throughout. Printed L.T.A. Robinson. Corners worn with loss of surface paper, exposing board beneath. A few marks to contents and light fingering. Illustrations nice and bright.

RUPERT STORIES
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 596853
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. Good condition.

Front cover shows Rupert at a lemonade stall. Cloth spine, illustrated boards. 2-tone illustrations throughout. First story Rupert and the Magic Toy Man. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Chipping and wear all way along cover edges. Some scuff marks to covers. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Foxing and some grubby marks to a few pages internally. Pages are numbered in ink.

RUPERT ACTIVITY BOOK 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 594929
Published by Daily Express. 1st 1959. Very good condition.

Same format as Adventure Series but full of puzzles, activities and things to do. Recreational and educational for young children. Pictorial paperwraps. Staples have rusted. A couple of Rupert's colouring pictures have been partially painted. Some butterflies to one page have been outlined in pencil. Cockerel to next page has been coloured. Foxing to rear cover.

RUPERT DOES A GOOD TURN
No author listed.
Stock no. 592540
Published by Purnell. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

A board book. Red cloth spine. 10.5 x 7.5". Creasing to cover corners. Front hinge is cracked.

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.

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.

RUPERT AT THE SEASIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 585457
Published by L.T.A Robinson. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. 10.5 x 8". Spine and corners slightly rubbed with small crack at top of spine. Small margin tear to edge of front endpaper. Name erased with white typing fluid on title page. Small faint brown mark on title page else contents clean.

THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 431244
Published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd.. Circa 1953. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial boards featuring Rupert and Prince on a pony (Dapple) with Rupert's father with the king in the background. 2 stories: Rupert and the Wonderful Boots plus Rupert and Dapple. Coloured pictures throughout. Printed L.T.A. Robinson. Cover corners and edges are very worn, with some chipping. Couple of scribble marks to endpapers in pencil and pen. Date in ink to title page. A few grubby margin marks. A good reading copy.

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.