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HENDERSON**, JAMES and ROBINSON**, IAN: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 2005. [No. 70.]

LONDON.EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS,2005.

ISBN 085079305X.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. [This is one of the last 3 annuals to be illustrated by John Harrold (illustrator from 1978-2007).] NMINT.No owner inscrptn to 'belongs to name-box/panel and no price-clip (£7.50) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright, clean,crisp,sharp-cornered,glossy/glazed,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and repeated,immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Virttually scoring/indent-free,with exception of a single,faint superficial scoring to rear board.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight and clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-109pp [paginated] includes 7 colour strip stories; 1st story Rupert and the Speaking Pool,followed by six other stories; Rupert and the Wind Chimes, Rupert and the Sum Bean,Rupert and the Secret, Rupert and the Golden Apples,Rupert and the Sparklers,and the last story,Rupert and the Gaffer's Guest.Yum.Activities include a Guess which story illustrated page,a Spot-the-Difference puzzle,a Rupert's chocolate patties recipe,a cut-out colouring-in competition page - ALL of which of these fun pages are untouched and NOT attempted,the last page with newspaper advert to Follow Rupert with solutions/answers to puzzles,to foot of same page.Cover: Rupert skating with baby wind Zeph holding onto Rupert's scarf as he skates,other Nutwood characters on and around the iced pond, continuing round to rear board illustration. This edition is now out of print,so is scarce, particularly so,in this condition and grade. Visually the exterior appearance is really exceptional for a book of its 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. From 1941,the covers comprised 'wrap-around artwork,and each annual from 1950 had colour artwork endpapers.Origami page was introduced in 1946 and onwards annuals becoainge a regular feature for many years.1960 saw magic painting pictures introduced until 1968.In 1985,the first of a series of facsimiles was introduced,the 1970 annual was the last.For PC reasons for several years there's no facsimile annuals printed. 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.Harrold continued to illustrate the annuals until 2007 - his last annual. 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 (2007),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 shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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. ** 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. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving in a week or so and other times before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

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UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued, 1st edn.

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