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ROBINSON**, IAN - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1992. [No 57.]

LONDON.EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS p.l.c,1992.

ISBN 1874507007.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE. Handwritten ink dated 1992 Christmas gift presentation inscrptn to belongs to box/panel but no price-clip (£4.75) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy /glazed,sharp-cornered,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and pictorial coloured endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Foot of spine/backstrip minimally bumped,with a couple of horizontal laminate wrinkles/creases to same - virtually the only fault - looks almost as new.Boards are virtually indent-free. Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no nicks or tears,and no foxing/spotting present.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6-92pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,a competently and neatly coloured colouring page completed with owner's written blue felt-tip ink stencilled RUPERT name beneath,an untouched spot-the-difference puzzle,publisher's colour pictorial illustrated advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzle's solution and 3 b/w Rupert figures to colour-in also untouched,at foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert,with a white+brown face,holding a lit lantern in one hand and a wrapped present under his other arm,in front of Father Christmas handing out a present from his sack to Gregory.Other Nutwood friends/characters in the background extending round to rear board. First story: Rupert and the Falling Leaf; plus 4 others - Rupert and the Wool Gatherers,Rupert and the Sea Urchin,Rupert and the Gardens Mystery,and Rupert and the Missing Snow. An exceptional example of a pre-owned and carefully cared for item for a collector's collection. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. 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.This edn was his first annual,and he has drawn the covers and end-papers for the annuals since this.Up to now (then 1997),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,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.

ROBINSON**, IAN - Edited by: : THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1992. [No 57.]**

LONDON.EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS p.l.c,1992.

ISBN 1874507007.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.Near MINT. No owner inscrptn or gift presentation inscrptn and no price-clip (£4.75) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy/glazed,sharp-cornered,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and pictorial coloured endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.head of spine/backstrip front gutter's fold/crease with a small crease,top front corner tip minisculaley rubbed and some minimal, superficial scoring to front board only - virtually the only faults - looks almost as new.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,no nicks or tears,and no foxing/spotting present. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6- 92pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,an untouched colouring page,an untouched spot-the-difference puzzle,publisher's colour pictorial illustrated advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzle's solution and 3 b/w Rupert figures to colour-in also untouched,at foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert,with a white+brown face,holding a lit lantern in one hand and a wrapped present under his other arm,in front of Father Christmas handing out a present from his sack to Gregory.Other Nutwood friends/characters in the background extending round to rear board. First story: Rupert and the Falling Leaf; plus 4 others - Rupert and the Wool Gatherers,Rupert and the Sea Urchin,Rupert and the Gardens Mystery,and Rupert and the Missing Snow. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a child's ephemeral book/annual.It is only the minimal,minor exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. 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.This edn was his first annual,and he has drawn the covers and end-papers for the annuals since this.Up to now (then 1997),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,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.

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