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Anon: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1983. [No. 48.]

LONDON.EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS,plc.,1983.

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UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£2.00) to colour pictorial illustrated title page. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely bumped and gently turned inwards.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.the paper-folding activities UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4- 92pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,1pp Origami instructions+illus to make Rupert's baby rabbit figuremand a memory test untouched. Cover: Rupert,with a brown face, waving to reader,in the back seat of an aeroplane being piloted by a clown with a castle in the background showing other Nutwood friends/ characters extending round to rear board.First story: Rupert and the Black Circle; plus 3 others Rupert and the Dragon Race,Rupert and Santa Paws,and Rupert's Autumn Adventure. 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.This copy was his 2nd annual,and is the last of smaller format edns,he has drawn the covers and end-papers for the annuals since this.Up to now (then 1997),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 lighter 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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