Author: Alfred Bestall
Title: Rupert Annuals for the Years 1971, 1972, & 1973
Description: London, Daily Express Publications, 1971-1973. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first editions of the Rupert Bear annuals for the years 1971, 1972, and 1973. Three volumes. 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. 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. This set includes: Rupert, 1971. With stories including: Rupert and the Popweed, Rupert and the Early Bird, and Rupert's Swimming Bird. Rupert, 1972. With stories including: Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure, Rupert and the Learner, and Rupert and Gwyneth. Rupert, 1973. With stories including: Rupert and the Waterfall, Rupert's Paper Salad Plate, and Rupert and the Flying Boat. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the extremities. Sticker residue to the front board of the annual for 1972. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Annuals for the years 1971 and 1973 have been price-clipped to the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Rupert Annual Rupert Bear Bestall Annual Alfred Bestall


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