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    By Alfred Bestall
    London   Daily Express Publications
    10.5" by 8" 10-123pp
    A first edition of the first ever Rupert Bear annual, a charming children's work complete with colourful illustrations of the beloved anthropomorphic character, Rupert Bear.
    By Alfred Bestall

    1936 The New Adventures of Rupert

    London   Daily Express Publications
    10.5" by 8" 10-123pp
    A first edition of the first ever Rupert Bear annual, a charming children's work complete with colourful illustrations of the beloved anthropomorphic character, Rupert Bear.
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    First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    The first ever Rupert Bear annual, an important annual which has been published continuously since 1936, even during the paper shortages of World War Two.

    Including 'Rupert and the Wonderful Kite', 'Pictures for Your Paint-Box', 'Rupert, Algy, and the Cannibals', 'Rupert's Autumn Adventure', 'Rupert, Bill, and the Pearls', and 'Rupert's Christmas Adventure'.

    Illustrated throughout in black and red ink.

    By Alfred Bestall, best known for writing and illustrating Rupert Bear for the London 'Daily Express' from 1935 to 1965.

    With the inscription of Marjorie Patricia Bristow, dated 1936, to the front free endpaper.

    Rupert Bear, a cornerstone of British culture since his first appearance in 1920, was originally created by Mary Tourtel, in order to win sales for the Daily Express from its rivals, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail. The enduringly popular character has since appeared in a number of television and film adaptations.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head, with fading to spine and head of rear board. Front hinge strained, and detached to tail. Rear hinge strained, with board slightly tender. Inscription to front endpaper. Internally, binding strained throughout, with five gatherings towards start of the work slightly loose, and page 63-64 detached. Light spotting throughout. Amateur colouring to pages 11, 12, 37, 38, 67, 68, 124 and recto of rear free endpaper. Ink number written to tails of pages 11 to 49. Small loss of paper to tail of page 17 and 18.

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