Stella & Rose's Books

RUPERT ANNUAL 1990
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 591450
Published by Daily Express. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

No. 55. 70th anniversary edition. Tall 4to pictorial glazed boards - Rupert on a bench with Baby Badger and Little Yum. 99 pages. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792061. Small split to top of spine. Couple of corners are bumped. Pictorial wrapper is a little edge-torn, with a couple of small chips. Belongs To Box is Clean. NOT price cut

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 5 - THE BIG GAME HUNT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 738993
Published by Daily Express. Good condition.

Rupert's Big Game Hunt and Rupert and the Banjo. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Cover edges rubbed and covers grubby. 1.5" split to base of spine. Contents are grubby and part detached at lower staple.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 738976
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 and just slightly worn with small split to top of spine. Previous owner's name in ink to belongs to box. price-cut. Colouring (not water) to two of the magic paintings, the rest are untouched, top corner of last magic painting page torn out. Light foxing to outer page edges. One hinge pulled.

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.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1963
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 588677
Published by Daily Express. 1963. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards showing Rupert sitting on a rock having just caught a Merchild in his fishing net. 1st story Rupert and the Birthday Present. 115 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some chipping to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Small biro doodles on page 9. A few repaired margin tears. Magic paintings done neatly.NOT price cut.

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.

A LITTLE CHAFF
Written by Margaret Lavington. Illustrated by Helen Urquhart.
Stock no. 737072
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1919. Almost very good condition.

A cheerful little book of rhymes based on the farm and its animals. Green pictorial boards, cloth spine. 3 colour plates and 2-tone (black and yellow) illustrations to contents throughout. Cover edges rubbed, corners worn. A few small dents to cover edges. New endpapers front and rear (which are lightly foxed). Contents clean.

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 RUPERT PICTURE STORY BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 430996
Published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards, front shows Rupert hiking and gnome on a hare. Colour illustrations. First story is "Rupert and the Enchanted Princess". Spine is faded and worn. Corners are bumped and worn. A few marks to covers. Front joint is cracked. A few small page margin tears. Crossed out name and name in ink to belongs to box. Ageing tape repair to title page. A working copy only.

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.

THE VCS OF WALES AND THE WELSH REGIMENTS
Written by W. Alister Williams.
Stock no. 584256
Published by Bridge Books. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition.

Red cloth. Gilt titles and VC vignette to front cover. B/w photos.