Author: Alfred Bestall
Title: Rupert Annuals for the Years 1969 & 1970
Description: London, Daily Express Publications, 1969-1970. First edition. Hardback. Two smart first editions of the Rupert Bear annuals for the years 1969 and 1970. Two 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, 1969. With stories including: Rupert and the Whistlefish, Rupert and the Snowball, and Rupert and the Fishing-Rod. Rupert, 1970. With stories including: Rupert and the Outlaws, Rupert and the Blunderpuss, and Rupert and the Paper-Fall. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spines with the odd small mark to the boards. Loss to the head and tail of the spine of the annual for 1969. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Ink inscription to the front endpaper of the annual for 1969. Very Good . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Very Good .

Keywords: Rupert Bear Rupert Annual Bestall Rupert Alfred Bestall


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