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various: : BERYL THE PERIL and famous fun chums. - 1977

LONDON. D.C. THOMSON Co.,Ltd.,185 FLEET STREET,EC4A 2HS. [Autumn]1976.

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UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.NMINT. No owner inscrpth to 'This Book Belongs To' panel on reverse of front free endpaper and no price-clip to (75p) to illustrated front free endpaper.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,paper-covered boards with 'BERYL' in red capital letters within a yellow background and black highlighting shadow to same,remainder of title in both pale blue capitals and small letters,date in black with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edge and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - and NO scoring/ indents to either board.Colour pictorial cartoon illustration of Beryl dancing in wooden clogs to an LP-playing record player,witht other Beezer & TOPPER comic's characters as onlookers - cartoon repeated to rear board,a red spine/backstrip without sunning or fading and yellow lettering,and immaculate red+b/w Beryl cartoon strip illustrated endpapers.Top+fore-edges with very light ageing/toning and no foxing/spotting; contents bright,m,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn, 92pp [unpaginated] includes profuse red+b/w Beryl cartoons,Tom,Dick & Harry cartoon,Dennis the Menace cartoon,Tiny (the Biggest Dog in the world),the Bash Street Kidsdouble-page of Perils A-Plenty BERYL crtoons and Minnie the Minx cartoons. An uncommon example of publisher's/ BERYL's 10th annual,first cartoon strip Shall We Dance? 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 virtually pristine and 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. 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. 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. ** This item offered P+p included. Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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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