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RUPERT ANNUAL 1942 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137387
Published by Daily Express. 1942. Good condition.

Pictorial card wraps - Rupert waving from castle ramparts. Produced during the second world war when paper shortages were at their worst, this is the rarest of all the Rupert annuals. Printed only by Harrison. Front cover and spine are 'detached' from the binding; covers are holding on by rear join. Bottom 2" of spine are MISSING; a further 1" of surface paper loss. Creasing to cover corners; some grubby marks. Surface paper damage to bottom half of front cover, where a sticker has been; remains of sticker. NOT price-cut. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Grubby margins throughout. Binding at page 72/73 is mis-placed (stitching in wrong place). Illustrations are still lovely and bright!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1947 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137385
Published by Daily Express. 1947. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps - Rupert running after a tiny dragon. 1st story Rupert and the Top Hat. Light wear to top an tail of spine, which has a little browning. Name/inscription in ink to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. A few marks to belongs to page. Browning to pages, but puzzles are clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 17 - RUPERT AND THE DOUBLE DREAM
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137194
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Double Dream. Also includes Rupert and the Pink Sheep. 22 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 3-5" tear to base of spine; smaller split to top of spine. Grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Page creasing; some marks.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 21 - RUPERT AND THE LOST RAILWAY
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137193
Published by Daily Express. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. Second story is 'Rupert and the Puppet'. Colour illustrations. Some marks to covers. Creasing to corners. Crossword completed in pencil. A few margin marks.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE BOOK No. 33 - SUMMER ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137192
Published by Daily Express; Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Two stories are Rupert and the Speckled Seaweed and Rupert and the Scent Garden. Colour illustrations. Some marks to covers as well as creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Some margin marks and page corner creasing. Illustrations are still lovely and bright!

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RUPERT ADVENTURE BOOK No. 36 - SPRING ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137191
Published by Daily Express. Good condition.

Rupert Spring Adventures. 2 stories: Rupert and the Toy's Hospital plus Rupert and the Big Nest. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations. Couple of inch split to top of spine. Creasing with some tears to covers. Foxing and grubby marks. Contents are generally still very good - Maze puzzle done in pencil; margin marks; illustrations are still bright.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE BOOK No. 35 - WINTER ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2137190
Published by Daily Express; Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper wraps. First story Rupert and the Angry Dolls. Second story Rupert and Will o' the Wisp. Colour illustrations. Foxing to covers; some creasing; a few nicks to edges; splits to top and tail of spine. Some foxing throughout, but heaviest to prelims and margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1948 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1322734
Published by Daily Express. 1948. Good condition.

Pictorial paper wraps. Front cover shows Rupert running with a little dog on a lead. A rainbow is in the background. 1st story is Rupert and Jack Frost. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. Some rubbing to cover edges and a few small tears at edges. "garden" written twice in ink to front cover. Name in belongs to box and above and "make" written in ink beside the box. Price NOT cut. Contents are slightly grubby from fingering.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1966
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2136996
Published by Daily Express. 1966. Almost very good condition.

Dark blue laminated boards. Front cover shows Rupert and chums in a flying saucer. First story - Rupert and the Magic Ball. Includes Magic Paintings. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little chipping to top and tail of spine. Slight surface paper damage to top of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Dot-to-dot has been completed in ink to pages 32/33. Magic Paintings are DONE! Couple of small margin tears/nicks to these pages. Wrinkling to margins of some pages - especially magic paining pages and ones near to them. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Illustrations are still lovely and bright!

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 17 - RUPERT AND THE DOUBLE DREAM
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2136974
Published by Daily Express. 1st 1953. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Double Dream. Also includes Rupert and the Pink Sheep. 22 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Some corner creasing. Small pencil numbers of puzzle to inside front cover. Some brown margin marks.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 21 - RUPERT AND THE LOST RAILWAY
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2136971
Published by Daily Express. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. Second story is 'Rupert and the Puppet'. Colour illustrations. A few marks to rear cover. Top corner creases. Illustrations are lovely and bright!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1971
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2136937
Published by Daily Express. 1971. 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. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Name in ink to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Some foxing and browning.

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