BESTALL, ALFRED E.

More Rupert Adventures

Daily Express, 1952. Hardback. Bestall, Alfred E. Quarto. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Light wear to edges of covers. Corners bumped. 2cm loss at base of spine strip. Neat gift dedication in top corner of reverse of front endpaper. Name in Belongs To box. Contents clean, but slightly tanned. Good.

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Book number: 115446

Catalogue: Rupert

BESTALL, ALFRED E.

More Rupert Adventures

Daily Express, 1952. Hardback. Bestall, Alfred E. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Covers and spine worn at edges. Back edge of spine strip appears to have been re-glued. Corners bumped. Price-clipped. Belongs To box completed. Some fingermarking to page edges. Reading Copy.

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Book number: 115690

Catalogue: Rupert

Alfred Bestall

More Adventures of Rupert: Rupert Annual 1937 Facsimile Edition

London, Daily Express Publications, 1986. Cloth. The limited edition facsimile of the 1937 Rupert Annual, with the original wraparound band. Limited edition, number 1277. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with pictorial paper boards and the original wrap around band.Illustrated throughout with Alfred Bestall's charming illustrations in red and black of Rupert Bear and his friends. This work is a facsimile of the 1937 Rupert Annual, with all of Alfred Bestall's charming illustrations of Rupert and his friends. Rupert Bear is a popular children's comic strip character created originally by Mary Tourtel and taken over by Alfred Bestall in 1935. The comic strip first appeared in the Daily Express in 1920, intended to drive sales and beat their rivals such as the Daily Mail. The first Rupert annual was published in 1936. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with pictorial paper boards and the original wrap around band. Externally lovely. The wraparound band is also lovely with only slight marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Fine .

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Book number: 901Z20

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Rupert Bear Rupert Annual Alfred Bestall Illustrated Rupert Annual Alfred Bestall

Alfred Bestall

More Adventures of Rupert

London, The Daily Express, 1947 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of the charming 1947 Rupert Bear annual, following the adventures of the beloved anthropomorphic bear and his friends. The twelfth Rupert Bear annual, containing a selection of the classic and charming comic strips.Rupert Bear is a popular children's comic strip character, a cornerstone of British culture since his first appearance in 1920. He was originally created by Mary Tourtel, in order to win sales for the Daily Express from its rivals, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail.Featuring ten tales, including 'Rupert and the Black Cat' and 'Rupert and the Paper Kettle&apos.Illustrated throughout in colour.Authored and illustrated by Alfred Bestall, who took over from Mary Tourtel in 1935.With the former owner's inscription of M H Hardy to the first leaf, and with the tails of the first two leaves clipped. In the publisher's original paper covered wraps. Light spotting to front wrap, with faint handling marks to rear wrap. Minor closed tear to back strip tail. Tail of first two leaves clipped. Contemporary inscription to first leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Very Good .

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Book number: 911F17

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: rupert bear mary tourtel Daily Express m h hardy mary tourtel Alfred Bestall

BESTALL, Alfred

Rupert in more adventures

Exeter, Pedigree Books, 1996. Used - Very Good. VG paperback in VG slipcase . Facsimile of the 1944 annual; no.8473 of the collectors' limited edition. A clean copy, almost as-new. Photo:. ISBN: 1874507694

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Book number: BOOKS053321I

Alfred Bestall

The Rupert Book & More Adventures of Rupert

London, Pedigree Books, 1993-1994. Hardback. Two very smart facsimile editions of charming Rupert Books from Alfred Bestall, with the original slip cases. Two volumes. Facsimile copies. With the original card slip cases. Two charming Rupert Bear collections, with comic strips following exciting stories from Rupert and his friends. Written and illustrated by Alfred Edmeades "Fred" Bestall, a British children's author and illustrator best known for his work on the character of Rupert Bear. This set includes: The Rupert Book, 1993. Originally published in 1941. Containing stories such as: Rupert and the Red Egg, Rupert and the Baby Badger, and Rupert and the Mystery Pond. More Adventures of Rupert, c1994. Collector's edition of the 1942 book. With stories such as: Rupert and the Cartwheels, Rupert and the Wrong Present, and Rupert and the Little Plane. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor sunning to the spines. Original slip cases are also very smart with minor shelf wear and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Near Fine .

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Book number: 901T41

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Rupert Bear Rupert Book More Adventures Bestall Rupert Book Alfred Bestall

Mary Tourtel; Alfred Bestall

More Rupert Adventures

London, Daily Express Publications, 1952. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this collection of Rupert Bear adventures, with bright illustrations throughout. First edition. Brightly illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of stories about Rupert, a bear who lives with his parents in a house in Nutwood, a fictional idyllic English village, where he finds himself in lots of adventures with his other anthropomorphic friends. Stories include: Rupert's Puppy Puzzle, Rupert and the Elephants, and Rupert and the Arrows. Created by Mary Tourtel, a British artist best known as the creator of the comic strip Rupert Bear. Written and illustrated by Alfred Bestall, a British author who wrote and illustrated Rupert Bear for the London Daily Express, from 1935 to 1965. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Pencil marks to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Very Good .

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Book number: 905T13

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Rupert Bear More Rupert Adventures More Bestall Alfred Bestall