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The New Rupert Book by Alfred Bestall, First Edition

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A First Edition of 'The New Rupert Book' by Alfred Bestall in Very Good condition published by Daily Express Publications in 1938

The New Rupert Book [Daily Express Rupert Annual Number Three] by Alfred Bestall, First Edition

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Condition Summary: (Very Good) A sound book with clean boards and pages. All notable faults: Very slightly faded on the spine, light foxing and previous owner's name in belongs to box in soft pencil

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Book Number B0013603
Title The New Rupert Book
Author(s) Author: Bestall, Alfred Illustrator: Alfred Bestall
Edition and Format First EditionEdition identified by: Cover picture of Rupert waving from a tree and the first story is Rupert and the Black Daffodil. [References: Lofts, Adley and Beck, page 62]

Hardcover, Quarto 254 mm (10 inches) by 195 mm (7 5/8 inches). 125 printed pages in publisher's original pictorial boards with a red cloth spine. Contains black and white and colour illustrations by Alfred Bestall
Publisher(s) Daily Express Publications, [London] , No date stated [1938 actual]
Series Daily Express Rupert Annual Number Three

Daily Express Rupert Annual—An annual featuring the children's comic strip character Rupert Bear, one of which has been released every year since 1936. The first annual were created by Alfred Bestall (1-39) and later ones by Alex Cubie (40–43), John Harrold (44–72) and Stuart Trotter (73–74). The first book was originally published in 1936

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The third Rupert annual to be published. Issue with 'Rupert and the Daffodils' on the title page.

Contents include : 'Rupert and the Daffodils', 'Rupert, Edward and the Paper-Chase', 'Rupert in Mysteryland', 'Rupert and the Ruby Ring', 'Rupert and the Cuckoo Clock', 'Rupert and the Ping-Pong', 'Rupert and Peter' and 'Rupert and Bill in the Tree Tops'.

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