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CHAPLAIN**, FREDERICK - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1978. [No. 43.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1978.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE+.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped (originally £1.15p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page and inexplicably,a diagonal clip to lower corner of front free endpaper also.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 inwardsTop+bottom edges of front board with a few minor dinks each; miniscule rubbing to bottom,front corner tip of front-facing spine/ backstrip's front edge,upper board virtually indent-free,but some minimal scoring to rear board.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned without further blemish; contents bright,tight and near pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no nicks or tears,no foxing/ spotting present.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,a 2pp origami instructions+ illus to make Rupert's paper seagull,a puzzle page - untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper,with puzzle's solutions to foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face,waving to reader, holding onto a pony-drawn sledge-like vehicle, with his left hand.Other Nutwood characters/ friends in the background,Beppo,in particular,to lower right-hand corner.First story: Rupert and the Rivals (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Squire (1959),Rupert and the Boffit (1965), Rupert and the Secret Shell (1965),and Rupert's Odd Party (1964-5). 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 edn was his first annual,and 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.

CHAPLAIN**, FREDERICK - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1978. [No. 43.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1978.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£1.15p) 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,creases to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely and imperceptibly bumped and gently turned inwards,both boards with some childish drawn+ lettered indent impressions - visible only under an angled light source.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal - but clean and without firther blemish; contents bright,tight and near pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no nicks or tears,no foxing/ spotting present.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,a 2pp origami instructions+ illus to make Rupert's paper seagull,a puzzle page - untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper,with puzzle's solution to foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face,waving to reader, holding onto a pony-drawn sledge-like vehicle, with his left hand.Other Nutwood characters/ friends in the background,Beppo,in particular,to lower right-hand corner.First story: Rupert and the Rivals (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Squire (1959),Rupert and the Boffit (1965), Rupert and the Secret Shell (1965),and Rupert's Odd Party (1964-5). 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 edn was his first annual,and 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.

CHAPLAIN**, FREDERICK - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1978. [No. 43.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1978.

ISBN No ISBN.

,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.VG+. Owner's childish handwritten Christian name (female) to Belongs To panel,but no price-clip (£1.15p) 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 inevitably but minisculely bumped and gently turned inwards and both front+rear hinges intact,with no cracking.Both top edges inexplicably with baby teeth-shaped imprints, front board with ubquitous but minimal, superficial and random scoring/indents,rear board with assumed biro-pen deliberate,child-like scribbling indents,but clean and without the inking to a couple of areas - reads worse than sounds or actually is! Top+fore-edges aged/ toned without further blemish; contents bright, tight,crisp and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,no nicks or tears,no foxing/spotting present.However,bottom edges of pp34-36 with small ink scribble to first page's edge,following pages with a single,small inked cat's face cartoon/doodle - no other pages edges or story panels touched or similarly affected - though there is a short vertical ink line and small rectangle shaped doodle to recto of puzzle's solutions colour illustrated last page,and a biro-inked scribble to rear pastedown's illustrated endpaper.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5,colour strip stories,a 2pp origami instructions+illus to make Rupert's paper seagull,a puzzle page - untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper,with puzzle's solutions to foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face,waving to reader,holding onto a pony-drawn sledge-like vehicle,with his left hand.Other Nutwood characters/friends in the background, Beppo,in particular,to lower right-hand corner. First story: Rupert and the Rivals (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Squire (1959),Rupert and the Boffit (1965),Rupert and the Secret Shell (1965),and Rupert's Odd Party (1964-5). Visually,appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults described that prevent a higher grading. Despite them,it really is an exceptional copy for completeness,brightness and cleanliness. Described scrupulously and honestly,first reading sounds horrendous,but these faults are small in appearance and at first glance,first impression would be of how well the book presents itself,until a detailed and closer inspection finds the small list of faults. 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 edn was his first annual,and 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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