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CHAPLAIN**, FREDERICK - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1975. [No. 40.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE. No owner inscrptn to actual name-panel at front, but the owner has written their name in red ink, to right-hand page of first story's double-page's top edge but no price-clip (80p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely bumped,tips turned gently inwards, and boards virtually indent-free.Top+fore-edges bright and clean with merest hint of ageing/ toning and without further blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight,and clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - virtually pristine and would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp Origami instructions+illustrations to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,a colour pictorial publisher's advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert talking to a merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit.First story: Rupert and the Little River (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7),Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954), Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b. 1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. 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 - 1975. [No. 40.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.Handwritten,ink gift presentation inscrptn to name-panel,and unusually,the original price (80p) has been clipped but then re-sellotaped in situ,with it's inevitable yellowing/ageing to tape and leaving light,tape residue mirrored to front free endpaper's bottom corner.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips gently turned inwards,very minimal and minor superficial scoring/indent impressions to either board.Top+fore-edges unusually bright and clean with merest tint of ageing/toning and 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,1pp Origami instructions+ illustrations to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,publisher's colour pictorial advert for Rupert stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions at foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert talking to merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit and other Nutwood friends preparing food for a picnic,extending round to rear cover.First story: Rupert and the Little River (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7),Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954),Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b.1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail. He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages.Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. His 2nd annual's covers and endpapers that he has illustrated. 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 - 1975. [No. 40.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (80p)to colour pictorial illustrated title page. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Miniscule rubbing with some reciprocal paper loss to bottom two corners,and to a much lesser degree,all the corner tips of top+bottom of spine/backstrip's front+rear edges,corner tips turned gently inwards and boards with minimal,superficial scoring and a laminate wrinkle/crease to upper board.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean with merest hint of ageing and a single spot/splash to fore-edges in particular; contents bright,tight,and generally clean with no nicks or tears present and no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.A small,single grease(?) spot to top edge of title page,bleeding through to the next couple of pages.The grease(?) spot to aforementioned fore-edge has bled through and minimally affected all the page edges in decreasing degrees from the back to front of book and/or vice versa.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj, as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp origami instructions to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert talking to a merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit.First story: Rupert and the Little River (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7),Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954), Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b. 1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school. Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team, where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail. He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977.His 2nd annual's covers and endpapers that he illustrated. 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 - 1975. [No. 40.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (80p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips gently turned inwards and minimal,minor superficial scoring to either cover.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean, with some minimal blemish; contents bright, tight,brilliantly crisp and clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread, apart from my own collation.No owner's contribution to any of the 3 puzzles inside - in fact no internal marking,marks,or colouring-in anywhere in the book or the text - not even an owner's name or even a gift presentation inscrptn.UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes five CUBIE illustrated stories with colour comic strips each accompanied by rhyming verse text, activites/puzzles of: a Chinese Boat Origami page,a Thinking Cap quiz and an Island puzzle - ALL untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as last page.Plus [unpaginated] colour illustrated contents list/table to reverse of front free endpaper and colour illustrated title page without a price-clip. Stories include: Rupert and the Little River, Rupert and the Thinking Cap,Rupert and the Broken Plate,Rupert and the Blue Star,and Rupert and the Winter Sale. An exceptional example in a truly remarkable state of near pristine preservation and presentation. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ 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 - 1975. [No. 40.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.Owner's childish hand,inked name name-panel to reverse of front free endpaper,diagonal price-clip (originally 80p) to bottom corner and inexplicably - a matching diagonal clip to front top corner too,on the colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely bumped,tips turned gently inwards, and boards with inevitable but minor,superficial scoring/indents to either cover.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal but clean and without further blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight,and clean,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - but possibly a production(?) fault of top corner tips of pp99/100 with a couple of tiny concertina folds/ creases,else virtually pristine and would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp Origami instructions+illustrations to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,a colour pictorial publisher's advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert talking to a merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit,and assorted other friends laying out food for a picnic extending round to rear cover.First story: Rupert and the Little River,(1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7), Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954),Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b. 1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. 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 - 1975. [No. 40.]**

LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. NFINE-.Owner's childish handwritten,felt-tip inked name to name-panel to reverse of front free endpaper,and price-clip (originally 80p) to bottom corner on the colour pictorial illustrated title page - naturally,partially affecting the text to it's verso.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present - but inevitable bumping to head+foot of spine/ backstrip with some miniscule rubbing and colour paper loss.Corner tips minisculely bumped,tips turned gently inwards,and boards with inevitable but very minor,very superficial scoring/indents. Top edges lightly aged/toned with sporadic blemish,fore-edges brighter and cleaner and with virtually no foxing; contents exceptionally bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Previous owner has however,all in the same ink-colour felt-tip, coloured the wheels on gypsy's caravan on front pastedown and randomly elsewhere: [pp71 - the sea to horizon in one panel,Rupert's pyjamas in 2 panels on pp98 also with a word underlined too,pp99 caption to strip coloured over its length,pp100 - soles of Rupert's boots also coloured in,and lastly,also pp101 - ladies hat in strip's panel.Described hard but fairly and honestly - the only standout,obvious faults.UK, slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp Origami instructions+illustrations to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,a colour pictorial publisher's advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert talking to a merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit,and assorted other friends laying out food for a picnic extending round to rear cover.First story: Rupert and the Little River,(1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7), Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954),Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a child's annual,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation,other than the aforementioned colouring inside.These detractions preventing a better grading. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b. 1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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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