Title: Rupert: The Daily Express Annual No. 37 Author: Alfred Bestall Illustrator: Alfred Bestall Year: 1972 (First Edition) Binding: Hardback Publisher: Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd. Book Condition: Like New Jacket Condition: N/A
Description:
Consists of 4 stories in picture strip format – four captioned, full-colour
frames to a page – instructions on how to make paper models of an imps'
lantern, and a Cave Hopper; plus a game and a puzzle (unsolved).
Beautifully illustrated pastedowns and endpapers depict Where Rupert Bear Often Roams. Glazed pictorial boards are in superb condition – bar a bump at the head of the spine. Unclipped (bears original price of 50p). Ownership panel is blank. Internally, the annual is as new, although the print has run slightly one line. It is more than likely that this was a problem at the printing works. Measures 10″ × 7.5″ (25.5 cm × 19 cm). 4to. 115 pp. Price: £18.00 |