Rupert bear annuals were published from 1936, but were not dated until 1958. Vintage 1973 rupert the bear and friends 80 large piece jigsaw puzzle at the shops complete in box by hestair puzzles. The front cover is in great condition and has some age spotting. The book belongs to has been filled in and it is not price clipped. Rupert travels to the shores of loch ness to rescue his legendary friend nessie from the clutches of a fortunehunting adventurer. In rupert and the flying boat rupert meets the professor inventor and sails aloft nutwood. The nursery book that bears an investment money the. Rupert the bear daily express annual 1973 theyve let me put some of the earlier dates in the description the rest are attached as x2 images.
Though rupert was the rightful star, his bitter, spiky pal raggety seems to have stolen his own slice of tv fame. Rupert proved to be a popular character and tourtel produced a total of eightyfive strips over the course of the next fourteen years. A simple flower puzzle and only one origami, ruperts salad plate completes this wonderful book. Further episodes appeared for a couple of years before being published by thomas nelson. Rupert the bear, original song recorded by jackie lee. The dolls are available in a great variety of heights from 4 inches to 30 inches tall. Vintage book covers vintage childrens books vintage cards baby kind childrens book illustration childrens books. In 1935, the stories were taken over by alfred bestall, who was previously an illustrator for punch and other glossy magazines. Rare rupert bear annual up for sale in gloucestershire bbc.
Rupert colour library 1973 onwards martins rupert bear. Rupert bear a considerate, smart, resourceful, brave, trusty, goodspirited white bear who is extremely popular with all the residents in nutwood. The 1973 book is one of only 12 printed that year showing the muchloved childrens character with a brown face on the cover making it ultra rare and causing a stir among collectors across the world, ahead of the auction at dominic winter auctioneers in south. The official classic rupert bear shop licensed by classic media distribution limited. In 1921 thomas nelson and sons published the adventures of rupert, the little lost bearthe very first rupert book by mary tourtel 18741948.
Book original 1937 rupert the bear annual more adventures of rupert. The annuals for 1970 an 1971 are traditionally difficult to find. The adventures of rupert bear my little rupert in the us was a liveaction puppet television series, based on the mary tourtel character rupert bear, produced by atv. Rupert bear annual 1960, very good condition, first edition, alfred bestall. He was also aware that, artistically, there should have been a shadow on ruperts face. No, not all seymour mann dolls are the same height. Rupert the bear cartoons were very popular in the 1970s and 1980s, with the annuals selling in the 100,000s i had quite a few of these, and the cartoons being exported all around the world and rupert appearing in paul mccartneys 1984 music video we all stand together mccartney even made an animated video starring rupert. Hardback facsimile annual a beautifully illustrated facsimile copy of this childrens annual part of all of our childhoods. To appease the artist, a handful of annuals from that year were printed with a brown rupert, and today, to discover a 1973 annual with a brownfaced rupert is a collectors dream. Collection only hello the rupert book dandy and dennis the menaceannual in fair condition. The life and works of alfred bestall by caroline g bott. Inside the book rupert whose adventures have been published in the daily express since 1920 always had a. Tourtel was forced to stop drawing in 1935 because of poor eyesight. Vintage 1966 rupert bear annual, unscribed and price.
Faces of suicide remembering those that left before their time. Rupert bear annuals 1973 for sale in uk view 27 ads. Rupert the bear book in antiquarian and collectable books for sale. The story of the 1973 daily express rupert the bear annual is a strange one, but will, i am sure, be a familar tale to illustrators and des.
Her works have sold 50 million copies internationally. We work out the trending price by crunching the data on the products sale price over the last 90 days. A woman could be seen, reading a rupert tale to an unseen child, as we zoomed in on a toy version of rupert, propped against a cupboard door. Annuals from 19601968 had magic painting pages which, if. Are all seymour mann porcelain dolls the same size. We currently have 610 books in this category in stock. An incredibly rare rupert bear annual will soon go under the hammer at a gloucestershire auctioneers and could fetch up to. Rupert first appeared in a cartoon strip in the english newspaper the daily express and was a collaboration between his creator mary tourtel and her husband on 8th november 1920. Browse and buy a vast selection of rupert bear collections. There are plans for a film, books, limited edition prints and dvds that will see rupert joined by. Rupert and rastus go to the big city and are locked in a big store overnight where they meet the house mouse of the title. If you are looking for a specific book which we do not have in stock, then please get in touch and well let you know just as soon as it comes in. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Buy rupert 1973 the daily express annual first edition by bestall isbn.
It aired from 28 october 1970 to 24 august 1977 on the itv network, with 156 11minute episodes produced over four series. Rupert bear annual 1960, very good condition, first. Alfred bestall took over the drawing of rupert that same year and the idea of a collected printing in the form of an annual took flight the following year. Rupert annuals for sale in uk 82 used rupert annuals. Bestall produced his last rupert story on 22 july 1965. Mary tourtel born mary caldwell on 28 january 1874 15 march 1948 was a british artist and creator of the comic strip rupert bear. Not much of a network guy so heres some information on rupert annuals, worked great for our needs.
Bear library book no 1 rupert and the magic toy mantourtel. What emerges is a gentle, very generous man, who was loved by all who met him. The first story little bear lost ran to a total of 36 installments and in 1921 was published in a book called the adventures of rupert the little lost bear. During the war years, special permission was given by goverment to continue printing the rupert annual, even though there was a paper shortage. Rupert bear bumper activity book bumper activity books by rupert bear and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by english artist mary tourtel and first appearing in the daily express newspaper on 8 november 1920. Vintage rupert at the fair 1973 hardback book hardboard ruper bear. Since then it has been published every year without fail. Ruperts initial purpose was to win sales from the rival daily mail and daily mirror. Bbc rare rupert bear annual up for sale in gloucestershire.
Rupert annuals have been published by the british newspaper daily express newspapers since 1936. Rupert s initial purpose was to win sales from the rival daily mail and daily mirror. Rupert annual 1973 by stated, none and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The 1973 book is one of only 12 printed that year showing the muchloved childrens character with a brown face on the cover making it ultra. We currently have 609 books in this category in stock. Rupert the bear bibliography checklist bookseller world. Mary tourtel wrote a total of 85 strips featuring rupert, many of them finding their way into a series of books during the years that followed. Rupert annual 1972 by anon and a great selection of related books. The annuals mary tourtels first newspaper strip of rupert debuted in the daily express on nov.
For the best chance of winning, increase your maximum bid. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click on a rupert bear clip art picture to see the share links for social media. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. See more ideas about bear, childhood and bear pictures. And there is a very rare variant 1973 annual featuring rupert with a brown face rather than a white one. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. In 1985, express newspapers commenced reproducing the annuals in facsimile form the closest. Potter, enid blyton and the swallows and amazons books are still read. Two incredibly rare rupert bear books sold yesterday for a record. F or 30 years alfred bestall spent most of his working week drawing a bear in checked trousers getting up to all sorts of adventures with a collection of chums including a badger, a fox and a. Slight tear to a couple of pages near spine, and pen mark on the inside of the back cover see photos. New refers to a brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item, while used refers to an item that has been used previously. The comic book price guide for great britain rupert annual.
A beautiful and very interesting book for the fans of rupert the bear. See todays rupert annuals for sale, best offer and auction. Rupert the bear count prince miller reggaeukseventies. He retired from the daily express in july 1965, but continued creating annual publication covers until 1973. A fine copy is appearing in auction at dukes of dorchester this week. He is much more clumsy and forgetful compared to rupert. You need to be registered and approved to bid at this auction.
Only a handful of these exist and the only recorded sale i know of was. Vintage rupert story book purnell hardback rupert the bear. Ws by stewart vincent on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love. Oxfam bookshop carlisle this a collection of stories about the famous white bear rupert, with lovely coloured illustrations. Childrens comics colour story schooldays story books vintage childrens books comic strips childhood memories childrens books 1950s. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by english artist mary tourtel and first. Seymour mann dolls are one of the most soughtafter collectibles and can be purchased on ebay in brand new, used, and preowned condition. The new rupert colour adventure book tourtel, mary on. On occasion, he breaks the fourth wall in addressing his observations and making comments to the viewer. Rupert bear, pictured on the cover of his 1973 annual.