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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...

RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 381604
Daily Express. 1953. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. Cover: Rupert, Algy Pug and Bill Badger sitting on fence. Spine bumped with small split to top. Corners slightly worn. Small dent to top edge of front cover. Contents are fine.
Price: £100.00
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 381726
Daily Express. 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Cover: Red boards and spine with a black embossed drawing of Rupert sitting reading a book on front. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and to page edges (also affecting some margins and wrapper flaps) Dustwrapper is faded to spine and slightly rubbed at corners. Complete with original wraparound band (small piece missing).0850791499
Price: £100.00
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1943 - MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 441238
Daily Express. 1943. Good condition. Cover: Rupert with lantern in hand looking up at birds and butterflies, his friends around him, scene overlooking sea. Ink marks/scribble to front cover. Base of spine split to either side for approximately 1.5" with 1" closed tear going into front cover. Top 1" of spine missing with corresponding tears to side. Glue holding cover to spine appears weak. Both colouring pages have been completed. Name in pencil crayon to belongs to box. Not price-cut.
Price: £230.00
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1937 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 628746
Daily Express. 1937. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. The second Rupert annual. Colour pictorial boards. 1st story Rupert and the Snow Machine. Red cloth spine, black lettering. 124 pages. 7.5x10". Red and black illustrations throughout. Beautiful dark red spine is very slightly bumped at top and tail. Covers exceptionally bright and clean, so much so that at first glance it could be mistaken for a facsimile annual. Corners very slightly rubbed. Neat name in pencil in belongs to box. A very few margin marks to contents and a couple of small closed edge-tears. A couple of hinges cracked but overall this is a superb copy, rare in this condition.
Price: £540.00
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RUPERT ANNUAL 1945 - A NEW RUPERT BOOK
Bestall, Alfred. Illustrated by Bestall, Alfred. Stock no. 808210
Daily Express. 1945. Very good condition. Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert flying on winged bicycle. 1st story Rupert and the Reindeer. 9.5x7". 120pp. A little creasing to cover corners, with wear. Chipping, with small split to base of spine. Wear to spine edges. A few indentation marks to covers, where someone has used the book to lean on and write. A little foxing/browning to rear cover. 1-2" at bottom of front joint is starting to come away. Scribbled out name and date in belongs to box, with some black ink transfer on to verso of front cover. Not price-cut. Some light fingering to page edges and foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Internal hinge between page 106-107 a little pulled. The illustrations internally are beautifully bright and clean.
Price: £200.00
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