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various: : BERYL the PERIL** - 1981 [Plus Minnie the Minx]

LONDON. D.C. THOMSON Co.,Ltd.,185 FLEET STREET, EC4A 2HS. [Autumn]1980.

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UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE. No qwner inscrptn to 'This Book Belongs To' panel on reverse of colour pictorial cartoon illustrated front free endpaper,and no price-clip on front free endpaper's lower corner. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,paper-covered boards with colour pictorial cartoon of BERYL and Minnie the MINX at a fairground,riding the bumper cars and causing mayhem with them,to the front board,a black spine/backstrip with yellow letters,rear board with colour pictorial cartoon of both BERYL+MINNIE in a bumper car,but sitting on a pile of cushions with sore bottoms,having been slippered by their respective fathers who are holding the slippers; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned in bands (MINNIE's set of cartoons with the darker edges) - quality of paper used? - as usual/normal; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound, virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,92pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial Nursery Rhymes cartoon illustrated sets of endpapers+pastedowns,profuse coloured cartoon strips of BERYL and in the traditional red+b/w colour for MINNIE - 2 sections of BERYL's cartoons with MINNIE's section in between the two,penultimate page with cast of characters list without previous owner's invitation to write their name in as the page turner. An uncommon,high graded example of publisher's/BERYL's 11th annual,first cartoon strip HEIGHT OF HILARITY! Visually the exterior appearance is spectacular for a book of it's age and nature, i.e a child's book,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. BERYL THE PERIL is a fictional character created by David Law who was also the creator of Dennis the Menace; for the first issue (No.1 - dated 7th February,1953) of a British children's weekly comic 'The TOPPER' that was published by Dundee based D.C. THOMSON & Co.,Ltd.Her last appearance was in the 'DANDY comic - issue No.3610 (4th December,2012).Like Dennis,she wore black and red clothes,and tormented her parents, her teachers and other members of her community. Although not having as many appearances as other D.C. Thomson characters like Dennis the Menace or Desperate Dan,she is still considered one of the classic characters defining the popularity of UK comics. After 1970,when her original creator retired, the strip was taken over by Bob McGrath and then later by John Dallas (from 1970-1986 in The TOPPER comics/annuals).In 1986 Beryl became The TOPPER's front page star of the comic,replacing Tricky Dicky.Her dog Pearl was also introduced shortly before that time,although before that she had a pet turkey called Gobbler.She remained with the comic when 'The TOPPER' merged with 'The BEEZER' in 1990.With BEEZER and TOPPER ceasing in August 1993,Beryl joined 'The DANDY' comic,notably as the only BEEZER and TOPPER character to transfer to 'The DANDY',as soon as the former comic folded. Beryl was one of the few of D.C. Thomson's characters to earn an annual all to herself, consisting solely from reprints in past years. The annuals were traditionally published in the Autumn for the Christmas market,bi-annually starting in 1959 until 1977,then becoming irregular and finally finishing in 1988.The first 4 annuals were undated,but from 1967 were dated until the last annual issue of 1988. Minnie the Minx,was originally drawn by legendary Leo Baxendale,from 19th December,1953 in comic issue No.596 until 1962,when Jim Petrie took over drawing Minnie until 13 January,2001. The BEANO's 50th Anniversary issue in 1988 was significant,as an increase in the number of colour pages in the comic led to Minnie appearing in full colour for the first time. Minnie also made a cameo in the 1992 BEANO Annual story,"Dennis Through The Beano Book",in which she played the Queen of Hearts.She has also been the star of several Beanotown pantomimes,playing the role of Cinderella in each. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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'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 the 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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