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various: : BERYL the BERYL** - 1967

LONDON. D.C. THOMSON Co.,Ltd.,185 FLEET STREET,E.C.4. [Autumn]1966..

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UK,slim Qrto HB,no d/dj - as issued,1st edn.VG++.Owner's handwritten,inked name+ address to 'This Book Belongs To' panel on reverse of front free endpaper but no price-clip to (6/6) to illustrated front free endpaper.Bright,crisp,clean but minimally grubbed white background portions of either boards,generally sharp-cornered tips with some inevitable but miniscule edge rubbing with miniscule paper loss,laminated,glossy paper-covered boards with red capital letters with edged black highlighting of same on a white background of book's title,and a small white circle with black date within; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edge and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Minimal chipping with reciprocal colour paper loss to front-facing fold/crease of spine/backstrip. Colour pictorial cartoon illustration of Beryl in a netball game,using an opponent's back whilst they're kneeling down re-tying her shoelaces,as a springboard to leap and drop the ball into the net whilst two opponents watch her - cartoon repeated to rear board,and a black spine/backtrip with white lettering. Some minor laminate cracking to top+bottom of font board's front-facing gutter/fold and the boards are virtually indent/scoring-free.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned - as usual/normal - but without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,92pp [unpaginated] includes profuse red+b/w Beryl cartoons,2 illustrated text stories,3pp Beryl's 'Helpful Hints' - cookery,horse-riding and sewing,5 full page 'Autograph Hunter' cartoons,a page of Beryl's poems,English exam with Beryl's incorrect proverb answers,double-page of How To USe Make-Up and a Beryl's Reader's Problem page with her answers. An uncommon example of publisher's/ BERYL's 5th annual,first cartoon strip Follow That Tyre. Visually the exterior appearance is spectacular for a book of it's age and nature,i.e a child's book,and even internally,the book is still in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. BERYL THE PERIL is a fictional character created by David Law who was also the creator of Dennis the Menace; for the first issue (No.1 - dated 7th February, 1953) of a British children's weekly comic 'The TOPPER' that was published by Dundee based D.C. THOMSON & Co.,Ltd.Her last appearance was in the 'DANDY comic - issue No.3610 (4th December,2012).Like Dennis, she wore black and red clothes,and tormented her parents,her teachers and other members of her community.Although not having as many appearances as other D.C. Thomson characters like Dennis the Menace or Desperate Dan,she is still considered one of the classic characters defining the popularity of UK comics. After 1970,when her original creator retired,the strip was taken over by Bob McGrath and then later by John Dallas. In 1986 Beryl became The TOPPER's front page star of the comic,replacing Tricky Dicky. Her dog Pearl was also introduced shortly before that time,although before that she had a pet turkey called Gobbler.She remained with the comic when 'The TOPPER' merged with 'The BEEZER' in 1990.With BEEZER and TOPPER ceasing in August 1993, Beryl joined 'The DANDY' comic,notably as the only BEEZER and TOPPER character to transfer to 'The DANDY',as soon as the former comic folded. Beryl was one of the few of D.C. Thomson's characters to earn an annual all to herself,consisting solely from reprints in past years.The annuals were traditionally published bi-annually and in the Autumn for the Christmas market, starting in 1959 until 1977,then becoming irregular and finally finishing in 1988. The first 4 annuals were undated,but from 1967 were dated until the last annual issue of 1988. Please contact seller, 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's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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

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