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ROBINSON**, IAN - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 2003. [No. 68.]**

UK.EXETER,DEVON,PEDIGREE BOOKS LIMITED,2003.

ISBN 1904329268.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£6.99)to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,clean,crisp,sharp-cornered,glossy/ glazed,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and repeated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - boards nearly scoring/indent-free but for a minimal,minor superficial few.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound,near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-109pp [paginated] includes 6 colour strip stories, interactive activities include: a spot-the-difference puzzle,a Which Story memory puzzle, Rupert's X-word,and a colouring-in page,a colour pictorial illustrated puzzles' solutions page as the last page.NONE of the activity/fun pages touched or attempted.Cover: Rupert amongst other Nutwood friends/characters holding,ringing two handbells,one in each hand.Other Nutwood friends /characters,round to rear board.First story: Rupert and the Water Bottle,plus 5 others; Rupert and the Ringer,Rupert and the Late Start, Rupert and the Lost Shell,Rupert and the Blue Vase,and Rupert and the White Path. Issue now out-of-print.An exceptional example. 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.Up to now (2003),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 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,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.

O.o.print 2002-2021 [Nos.67-85.]

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

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