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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329378
Published by Daily Express. 1989. 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. This is copy no. 11206. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Complete with wrap-around band.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1955
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329377
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert hiking in a field. 1st story Rupert and Poll Parrot. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Painting contest page neatly started but not completed. Crossword on puzzles page completed in ink. Some foxing, mainly to textblock. Endpapers are browned. A nice copy.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329296
Published by Daily Express. 1968. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert & chums watching large ball coming down from the sky. The last Rupert annual to include Magic Paintings. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped. Front cover very slightly warped. No names or inscriptions. Price cut. Magic paintings done, two paintings partially touched and one untouched. Some foxing to textblock.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1972
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329119
Published by Daily Express. 1972. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert and chums enjoying a picnic. 1st story Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Child's name in pink ink to belongs to box. Price-cut. Pale page edge browning/foxing.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1971
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329040
Published by Daily Express. 1971. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert climbing into a cave with a bucket and spade. 1st story Rupert and the Gomnies. 115 pages. 10 x 7inches. Spine and corners bumped. Very slight loss of surface paper to lower front corner tip. Boards are very very slightly faded. Tiny biro scribble to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and foxing.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1991
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328921
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - Rupert on rock at seashore with dove. Pictorial endpapers by Alfred Bestall, cover design by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792428. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328701
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, a bit grubby and there is a light circular mark (cup mark?) to centre of front cover. Spine is worn at top and tail with fraying of cloth and is grubby and faded. Name and date in ink in belongs to box. Heavy foxing throughout. Hinges pulled and cracked showing stitching beneath.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1328497
Published by Daily Express. 1974. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert in the snow holding a chick made of snow. 1st story Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and endpapers by Alex Cubie. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Stitching slightly pulled but binding still tight. NO names. Price cut.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1939 (FACSIMILE) - THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328494
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile of the 4th Rupert annual (1939). Colour pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Black/red/white illustrations throughout. 125 pages. The 'look and feel' of the original perfectly captured by this magnificent reproduction. ISBN: 085079241X. Covers edge rubbed at corners. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine.

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 11 - RUPERT AND THE LITTLE TREE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328493
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Little Tree. Also includes Rupert's Rainy Adventure. Both stories by Bestall, the Little Tree being an original for the series. The Rainy Adventure was published 1942. 20 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Rear cover grubby and creased. Staples rusty. Some light foxing. Some finger creases to page margins. Contents generally clean. Puzzle page clean.

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 12 - RUPERT AND NEDDY
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Enid Ash; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328492
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And Neddy. Also includes Rupert And The Silent Dog, an original Bestall story for this series. 22 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed, rear cover is grubby. Some marks to lower page margins but contents generally clean. Puzzle page clean.

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 13 - RUPERT AND THE SWAN LAKE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Enid Ash; Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1328491
Published by Daily Express. Almost very good condition.

Rupert and the Swan Lake, Rupert and the Orchestra. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed, creased and grubby to rear cover. Some green colouring to the title on front cover. Staples are rusty. Puzzle page completed with pencil. Contents generally clean.