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ROBINSON**, IAN - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1996. [No.61.]**

UK.EXETER,DEVON,PEDIGREE BOOKS LIMITED,1995.

ISBN 1874507600.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE. Handwritten,Black ink familial,gift inscrptn to ownership name-box/panel but no price-clip (£5.99) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,clean,crisp,sharp-cornered,glossy/ glazed,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and repeated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners.Boards are almost scoring/indent-free but for a few very superficial examples,a pair of opposing small dents to fore-edges of both boards.Top+fore-edges bright and clean - just a couple of small,faint blemishes to top edges and light thumbing to fore-edges; contents particularly bright,tight and clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-108pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,only one of the two colouring-in pages attempted,in coloured felt-tip ink pens - the other untouched,an untouched spot-the-difference puzzle page,a Who am I? riddle page,a crossword puzzle,a maze puzzle,an encrypted code puzzle,a recognition puzzle and word puzzle,ALL of these untouched,and a puzzles' solutions page as the last page.Cover: Rupert with Little Bo Peep and his friends in a woodland scene,in front of a castle,and holding a nursery rhymes book.First story: Rupert and the Dragon's Dance,plus 4 others; Rupert and the Lost Sheep,Rupert and the Pirates,Rupert and the Mail Train and Rupert and the Deep Freeze. Described hard but fairly and honestly.Still an acceptable example for collectors. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. John Harrold took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alex CUBIE had retired,and who'd illustrated the previous annuals from 1974 until 1978.John Harrold was born in Glasgow, 1947,and studied art there at the Glasgow School of Art situated in the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.His first job as a Rupert illustrator was on 'Fun to Cook with Rupert' (drawn in 1973, published 1974).The editor,Frederick Chaplain was impressed and invited him to work for the Daily Express.His first story,Rupert and the Worried Elves,began on 14 October 1976,and in the same year he produced games pages for the annuals.Up to now,he has been illustrating the little bear's adventures for longer than Mary Tourtel,and those children who were brought up on his first adventures are now mature adults. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. All buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

ROBINSON**, IAN - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1996. [No.61.]**

UK.EXETER,DEVON,PEDIGREE BOOKS LIMITED,1996.

ISBN 1874507600.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. [Would have been graded Near MINT,but for front lower corner which has received a bump,causing miniscule split to paper covering but which has been glue repaired] Else FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (5.99) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,clean,crisp, generally sharp-cornered - with the one exception,glossy/glazed laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and repeated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no other nicks,splits or tears present,boards almost ident-free.Top+fore- edges bright and clean without blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight and clean,virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-108pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,2 colouring-in pages,a spot-the-difference puzzle page,a who am I? riddle page,a crossword puzzle,a maze puzzle,an encrypted code puzzle,a recognition puzzle and word puzzle - ALL untouched and not attempted, and a colour pictrial illustrated puzzles' solutions page as the last page.Cover: Rupert with Little Bo Peep and his friends in a woodland scene,in front of a castle,and holding a nursery rhymes book.First story: Rupert and the Dragon's Dance; plus 4 others; Rupert and the Lost Sheep,Rupert and the Pirates,Rupert and the Mail Train and Rupert and the Deep Freeze. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. John Harrold took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alex CUBIE had retired,and who'd illustrated the previous annuals from 1974 until 1978.John Harrold was born in Glasgow, 1947,and studied art there at the Glasgow School of Art situated in the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.His first job as a Rupert illustrator was on 'Fun to Cook with Rupert' (drawn in 1973, published 1974).The editor,Frederick Chaplain was impressed and invited him to work for the Daily Express.His first story,Rupert and the Worried Elves,began on 14 October 1976,and in the same year he produced games pages for the annuals.Up to now,he has been illustrating the little bear's adventures for longer than Mary Tourtel,and those children who were brought up on his first adventures are now mature adults. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

ROBINSON**, IAN - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1996. [No.61.]**

UK.EXETER,DEVON,PEDIGREE BOOKS LIMITED,1996.

ISBN 1874507600.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NMINT.No owner inscrptn to ownership name-box/ panel and no price-clip to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,clean,crisp,sharp-cornered,glossy/glazed,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and repeated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - boards virtually scoring/ indent-free.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,no foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight and clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-108pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,none of the two colouring-in pages attempted,an untouched spot-the-difference puzzle page,a Who am I? riddle page,an untouched crossword puzzle,similarly for the maze puzzle, as an encrypted code puzzle,and a recognition puzzle and a word puzzle,ALL of these untouched, and a puzzles' solutions page as the last page. Cover: Rupert with Little Bo Peep and his friends in a woodland scene,in front of a castle,and holding a nursery rhymes book.First story: Rupert and the Dragon's Dance,plus 4 others; Rupert and the Lost Sheep,Rupert and the Pirates,Rupert and the Mail Train and Rupert and the Deep Freeze. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature,i.e. a child's annual,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. John Harrold took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alex CUBIE had retired,and who'd illustrated the previous annuals from 1974 until 1978.John Harrold was born in Glasgow, 1947,and studied art there at the Glasgow School of Art situated in the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.His first job as a Rupert illustrator was on 'Fun to Cook with Rupert' (drawn in 1973, published 1974).The editor,Frederick Chaplain was impressed and invited him to work for the Daily Express.His first story,Rupert and the Worried Elves,began on 14 October 1976,and in the same year he produced games pages for the annuals.Up to now,he has been illustrating the little bear's adventures for longer than Mary Tourtel,and those children who were brought up on his first adventures are now mature adults. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. All buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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