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The Special Book Room on our website houses our most collectable, rare or fragile items. Prices of Special Book Room items generally start at £90.00.
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A selection of our special Rupert books...
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 378783 Daily Express. 1950. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Cover: Rupert riding the waves on huge seashell drawn by fish. Spine and corners worn, 2" splits to top of spine, slight loss to base. Top edge of front cover is rubbed with slight loss of paper, cover edges slightly rubbed. Some light fingermarks to page margins. Maze puzzle completed in pencil. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Contents generally clean. Price: £100.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1944 - RUPERT IN MORE ADVENTURES
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 378859 Daily Express. 1944. Good condition. Cover: Rupert and all his friends in the branches of a tree, scene overlooking sea. Small rowing boat going across bay. Spine damaged with loss to top and tail, old tape marks to spine. Cover edges rubbed with very slight loss to top edge of rear cover. Some light foxing to covers. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some light foxing and fingering but contents generally clean. Price: £200.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 378864 Daily Express. 1940. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Cover: Large drawing of Rupert, his head turning round to the reader, pen in hand. Spine and corners worn, some loss of surface paper to spine edges and spine slightly browned. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Browning to title-page and to verso of last page. Foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents. 3 pages have small cuts to lower margins (no loss) and a couple of other pages have small tears. Lower corner of page 119/120 has been torn off without loss of text. A decent copy. Price: £230.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1947 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 487374 Daily Express. 1947. Very good condition. The 1947 annual. Pictorial card wraps - Rupert running after a tiny dragon. 1st story Rupert and the Top Hat. 128pp. Creasing to cover corners. Wear to spine. Small split to base of spine. Small damp mark to bottom corner near spine on front cover. Not price-cut or inscribed. Brown marks to inside covers. Some light page browning. Contents are bright. Price: £120.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 594878 Daily Express. 1950. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Annual format returns to hardback with this issue but is much thinner than earlier hardbacks. Pictorial boards - Rupert riding a huge seashell. 1st story Rupert's Silver Trumpet. 120pp. 10x7 ins. Small patch of surface paper damage to top of front cover. Spine has been repaired - but has tape glue residue and marks (Where it was at one time taped up and not reglued). Wear to cover edges. A few marks to covers. Name and address abel stuck to belongs to box. Contents are lovely and bright, with only a few light margin marks. Puzzle to rear of book has Not been done. Price: £100.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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