Stella & Rose's Books

RUPERT ANNUAL 1963
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 625318
Published by Daily Express. 1963. Almost 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. Corners rubbed. Small nick and slight damage at top of spine. Light creasing to front cover. Name in ink in belongs to box. price-cut. Toy camera puzzle not done. Light brown stains on a few pages. Magic paintings completed. Still a nice copy.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1963
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 625321
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 bumped with small nick to top of spine. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. price-cut. Rupert's Toy Camera not cut out. Magic painting pages done. Contents clean.

MONSTER RUPERT 1934
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 625325
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Orange boards and spine. Front cover shows Rupert and his friend Peter in a room with two barrels and a trunk. Coloured picture of Rupert on spine. 6 stories, first one is 'Rupert at the Seaside'. Colour frontis as cover. 50mm thick. 9 x 6". Unpaginated. Repaired spine has been restored at top. Covers scuffed and slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of first page. A few faint margin marks but contents generally bright and clean.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1975
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 650262
Published by Daily Express. 1975. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert talking to a Merboy who is in the sea and holding a shell of fruit. 1st story Rupert and the Little River. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. Spine a little rubbed to head and tail. Name in belongs to box. Inscription in ink to title page. price-cut but reinserted with tape.

MARGOT THE MIDGET AND LITTLE BEAR'S CHRISTMAS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 653034
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Good condition.

The third Rupert book ever! Small format, cream pictorial boards. Brown and white captioned pictures to every page. Story in verse. REDUCED PRICE. Professionally rebacked. Boards a little worn and grubby. A few margin marks to contents. Otherwise a very nice copy of this scarce Rupert book.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1987
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 654571
Published by Daily Express. 1987. Very good condition.

Tall laminated pictorial boards - Rupert with a parrot on his shoulder. 1st story Rupert and the River Pirates. 101 pages. ISBN: 0850791685. Lower spine bumped with slight wear. Outer page edges a little bit grubby. Belongs to Box is clean. NOT price cut.

THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 658108
Published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd.. 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. Edges worn and discoloured. Spine faded. Childish writing to contents page otherwise contents clean and bright.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1983
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 660722
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1983. Almost very good condition.

Tall 4to glazed boards - Rupert in plane flown by Clown. 1st story Rupert and the Black Circle. 92 pages. ISBN: 0850791308. Spine slightly sunned. Crack to lower rear edge of spine affecting the rear pastedown. Name in belongs to box, price-cut. A nice clean copy.

LITTLE BEAR AND THE FAIRY CHILD
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 660969
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1922. Fair condition.

Small square format. Cream and brown pictorial boards. Brown and black illustrations with verses below. 72 pages. The second Rupert book ever. Rebacked with brown cloth. Vertical crease to front and rear board. Boards worn at corners and a little grubby. Colouring to some pictures. Foxing and some marks to margins. An exceptionally scarce Rupert book. Reduced from £480.

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 27 - RUPERT AND THE HAPPY WISH
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 671841
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Happy Wish. Also includes Rupert And The Scarecrows. 9.5x7". Pictorial card wraps. A few spots to covers. Covers slightly grubby. Corners lightly rubbed.

MARGOT THE MIDGET AND LITTLE BEAR'S CHRISTMAS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 672659
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

The third Rupert book ever! Small format, cream pictorial boards. Brown and white captioned pictures to every page. Story in verse. REDUCED PRICE. Backstrip missing. Corners worn with crack to top corner and margin of front cover. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers browned. A couple of small margin tears and finger marks. Generally contents bright and clean.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1987
Written by James Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 674460
Published by Daily Express. 1987. Very good condition.

Tall laminated pictorial boards - Rupert with a parrot on his shoulder. 1st story Rupert and the River Pirates. 101 pages. ISBN: 0850791685. Spine slightly bumped, corners a little worn. Small name sticker to front pastedown. Price removed, but corner not clipped. Belongs to Box is clean. A few grubby finger marks to page margins.