anon:: THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR STORY BOOK

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anon: : THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR STORY BOOK

UK.PAULTON,SOMERSET.PURNELL AND SONS LTD., [nd].

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UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.[Not dated but circa early 1950's.]VG.Neat,gift presentation inscrptn,no dw/dj,as issued. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated card boards; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Laminate broken down on spine's/ backstrip's lower front-facing edge to upper board - approx. 3/4 of its vertical length; smaller (approx. 4cm) similar to foot of same,on rear board's rear-facing edge too.Small tear towards head of spine/ backstrip which has been re-glued - no loss,but spine/backstrip bright and not faded nor sunned.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents generally bright,tight and clean apart from some page-edge toning - due to a combination of quality of paper used and book's age.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn,92pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial illustrated front pastedown with a neat,handwritten ink,familial gift presentation inscrptn, colour pictorial illustrated half-title, double-page colour pictorial illustrated title pages,and four stories.Cover art: repeated design of Rupert in a grocery store with Mrs Bear and Beppo the chimp throwing fruit at Mrs Greentrees.First story: Rupert and the Stolen Apples,Rupert and Algy at Hawthorn Farm,Rupert and his Pet Monkey Again,and Rupert,Margot and the Bandits. The first and last stories are in full colour - no illustrator credited,the other two in the more common,usual 3-colour block (either b/w+orange or b/w+red) strip style illustrations with rhyming verse text,The first story illustrated by Mary Tourtel? A tidy copy of an interesting and uncommon 'Rupert' item. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,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 customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US 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,Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
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