1.
Adventures of Rupert
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1950, Daily Express.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
118 pages.
Spine strip missing, covers detached.
Brown stain, 8cm x 3cm approx. on upper board.
'Belongs to' box not written in, price-clipped.
Contents complete, two pages loose.
Pages generally clean, but occasional finger-marking.
Reading condition.
2.
3.
Folk Tales of Wales
By
Eirwen Jones
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
Reprint, 1955, Thomas Nelson and Sons.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Illustrations by Alfred Bestall (illustrator of the Rupert cartoons).
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Gilt on spine dimmed.
Some spotting on prelims and fore edge.
Contents clear.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
4.
More Adventures of Rupert
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1994, Pedigree.
ISBN: 1904329330.
Pictorial laminated boards.
19cm x 25cm.
Facsimile of the 1953 Rupert annual, in a blue slipcase with gilt lettering and picture onlay.
Number 09813 in print run.
Includes certificate of authenticity from Express Newspapers and Pedigree Books.
Upper corner of slipcase bumped.
Fine condition.
5.
More Adventures of Rupert
By
Alfred E. Bestall
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1st edition, 1947, Daily Express.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Pictorial covers.
119 pages.
One story politically incorrect by modern standards.
Light wear to covers.
Names written on both covers, neatly, but in a childish hand.
Price-clipped.
'Belongs to' box filled in.
Some marks and 'blocking' in ink on a few pages, text and pictures not obscured.
Contents otherwise clean.
Good condition.
6.
Rupert 1970
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1970, Express.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn.
Damage to base of spine.
Price clipped.
Name in Belongs To box.
A little scribble on one or two pages.
Reading condition.
7.
8.
9.
Rupert 1971
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1971, Express.
Covers slightly worn.
Top 2cm. of spine strip taped.
Price-clipped.
Light creasing on early pages.
Good condition.
10.
Rupert 1972
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1972, Express.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Name in Belongs To box.
Several names on contents page.
Price-clipped.
Very good condition.
11.
Rupert 1972
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1972, Express.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Price-clipped.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very good condition.
12.
Rupert 1973
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1973, Express.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Not price-clipped.
Name in Belongs To box.
Prelims a little creased.
Scribble on p110/111.
Reading condition.
13.
Rupert 1973
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1973, Daily Express.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Belongs To box completed.
Not price-clipped.
Damp mark at lower edge of last few pages.
Good in other respects.
Reading condition.
14.
Rupert 1973
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1973, Daily Express.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Price-clipped.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Very good condition.
15.
Rupert 1973
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1973, Express.
Some wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Price-clipped.
Name on front endpaper.
Small tear to front endpaper repaired with tape.
"Belongs To" box filled in.
Good condition.
16.
17.
Rupert Annual 1969
By
Alfred E. Bestall
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1969, Daily Express.
Pictorial laminated boards.
18cm x 25cm.
115 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip worn at ends.
Price clipped.
Neat gift dedication above Belongs To box.
Slight wear to first few pages.
4 pages have short tears at inner hinge.
Good condition.
18.
The New Rupert Book
By
Alfred E. Bestall
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1951, Express.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
123 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine strip.
Spotting on both boards.
Not price-clipped.
No name in 'Belongs to' box.
Prelims. and contents clean and unmarked.
Condition close to Very Good.
Good condition.
19.
The New Rupert Book
By
Alfred E. Bestall
Illustrator
Alfred E. Bestall.
1951, Express.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
18cm x 25cm.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Price-clipped.
Neatly written name and address in Belongs To box.
Contents generally close to VG.
Pages very slightly tanned.
7cm closed tear on page 41.
Small chip at base of page 25.
Good condition.