Stella & Rose's Books

RUPERT A BEAR'S LIFE
Written by George Perry. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330845
Published by Bramley Books. Circa 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Rupert traced from the Fleet Street circulation battles through to the present day. Packed with illustrations including rare material never before published. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 1858339782. 4th printing. Slight bumping to spine and corners, slight wear to base of spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is bright without major faults.

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 12 - RUPERT AND NEDDY
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Enid Ash; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330844
Published by Daily Express. 1952. 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 grubby and edge rubbed.

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 21 - RUPERT AND THE LOST RAILWAY
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330843
Published by Daily Express. 1954. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. Second story is 'Rupert and the Puppet'. Colour illustrations. Crossword puzzle done in pencil. Covers slightly grubby, mark across to edge of front cover.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1980
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1330791
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1980. Very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - the first Rupert annual in this format. Cover design of Rupert playing with glove puppets. 1st story Rupert and the Flavours. ISBN: 0850790964. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some pale edge browning and foxing else contents clean.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1962
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330789
Published by Daily Express. 1962. Almost very good condition.

Glazed boards - Rupert throwing a snowball on front cover. Magic painting pages. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight fading to cover edges some. Endpapers are lightly browned. Magic Paintings DONE, biro scribbles to some of the painting pages. Pages opposite painting pages are affected by water colour but generally contents are clean.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1973
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330788
Published by Daily Express. 1973. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert playing in a tree. 1st story Rupert and the Bouncers. The last cover design by Alfred Bestall - and the first with a white-faced Rupert. This change caused Bestall to resign. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped. Name(s) in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Contents fine.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1977
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1330787
Published by Daily Express. 1977. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert walking with 2 penguins. 1st story Rupert and the Winkybickies. The last Rupert annual drawn by Alex Cubie. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. ISBN: 0850790832. Minimal bumping to corners. Some very slightly browning to spine. Name in ink to belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Contents fine.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1971
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330785
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 and worn. Inscription in ink to belongs to page with name in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some marks to pages, title-page is a little finger creased and grubby.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1946 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330784
Published by Daily Express. 1946. Poor condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert looking out through a window. 1st story - Rupert on Coon Island. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. This annual has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition. Front cover is detached but still present. Staples are rusty. Covers are worn, torn and creased. Loss to top and tail of backstrip. Child's name and address in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Textblock is grubby. Page corner tips creased and a couple of tips torn off. Some grubby marks to pages but contents generally ok.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330783
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Good condition.

Pictorial covers - Rupert, Bill Badger and Algy sitting on a fence. 120 pages. 1st story Rupert and Miranda. Painting page and puzzle pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Some grubby marks and score marks to covers. Child's name and date in heavy pencil in belongs to box (and below). Price NOT cut. Painting contest page has been removed. Textblock is slightly grubby else contents clean.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1966
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330781
Published by Daily Express. 1966. 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. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Child's name in pencil in belongs to box. Price NOT cut, but corner creased. Tiny piece of loss to inner corner of front free-endpaper, small patch of surface paper damage and grease to same (and grease mark to opposite pastedown). Dot-to-Dot done, magic paintings DONE. Crease to lower corner of rear free-endpaper.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1964
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330780
Published by Daily Express. 1964. Almost very good condition.

Laminated boards - front cover shows Rupert on a rock waving a camera. 1st story Rupert and the Dover Sole. Magic Painting pages. 114 pages. 10 x 7 inches. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Date (partially erased) to top edge of front cover. Spine lightly browned. Child's name and address written in belongs to box in ink (and name again in pencil). Price NOT cut. Magic Paintings DONE. Rear pastedown is damaged at edges - partially removed.