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BESTALL**, ALFRED to TROTTER**, STUART- 4 Artists: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - [No.87.]

LONDON.FARSHORE/imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,2022.

ISBN 9780008507688.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. [Compilation annual with Alfred Bestall (3),John Harrold (2) and Stuart Trotter (a new story) illustrated stories.] NMINT.No owner inscrptn to name panel on Contents page,and no clip to colour illustrated title page - absence of publisher's price - now printed to rear board. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated glossy/glazed boards by Stuart Trotter of Rupert and Lily Duckling beneath a multi-coloured umbrella and surrounded by Pong Ping,Algy,Bingo and Bill Badger respectively to front board,rear board with other story-related characters,and bright, crisp,clean,repeated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually MINT. - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-117pp [paginated] includes 6 illustrated Rupert stories; first story R and the Poll Parrot (Bestall,1955),R and April Showers (Trotter,new story for this annual),R and the Secret Path (Bestall,1974),R and the Water Boatman (Harrold, 1997),R and the Silent Dog (Bestall,1981) and R and the Deep Freeze (Harrold,1996),plus redirected Post puzzle,Spot-the-Difference,origami instructions/ illustrations for Rupert's Yacht and a paper Scottie dog,a Countryside puzzle,a write your own Rupert storyboard with b/w illustrations ready for colouring but not used,and a memory game to its verso - none of these attempted or written on or in - all untouched. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its nature, i.e. a children’s annual/book. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and virtually fault-free.. Illustrated stories by Alfred Bestall culled from Rupert Annuals of 1955,1974 and 1981 repectively; those iIllustrated stories by John Harrold from 1997 and 1996 respectively and a new illustrated story - 'Rupert and April Showers' - by Stuart Trotter especially for this annual.and who has also illustrated the cover of this new annual. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,the 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/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive 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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