{"product_id":"vintage-1957-rupert-bear-annual-daily-express-hardback-rare-flying-machine-cover","title":"Vintage 1957 Rupert Bear Annual Daily Express Hardback Rare Flying Machine Cover","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eThe Rupert Annual (1957 Edition)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daily Express \/ London Express Newspaper Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1957 (Genuine 1st UK Original Edition, NOT a modern facsimile reproduction)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback \/ Hardcover Pictorial Glazed Boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eIllustrator \/ Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alfred Bestall \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eFeatured Core Stories:\u003c\/strong\u003e Includes the iconic debut adventure \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Rupert and the Crackerjack\"\u003c\/em\u003e alongside the beloved \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Rupert and the Pine Ogre\"!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eOverall Grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Vintage Condition (VGC) – Exceptional collector-grade preservation for an item nearly 70 years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eCovers \u0026amp; Spine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Incredibly bright, vivid front and back cover laminates showcasing Alfred Bestall's famous flying machine artwork. The fragile paper-wrapped spine is 100% complete, fully legible, and solid with only light age-appropriate rubbing at the extreme top\/bottom edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e The structural text block binding remains remarkably tight, firm, square, and completely unbroken. No loose, detached, or sagging page blocks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePapercraft Activity \u0026amp; Puzzle Jackpots:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Paper Glider is Intact:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pages 82–83 featuring the iconic, highly fragile \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"How to Make Rupert's Folded Paper Glider\"\u003c\/em\u003e template are \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ecompletely unmade, uncut, unbent, and flat\u003c\/strong\u003e! (Usually sliced out by children in the 1950s).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Center Board Game is Uncut:\u003c\/strong\u003e The beautiful double-page center game \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Save Nutwood Forest!\"\u003c\/em\u003e is fully intact and untouched.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Paper Clown is Pristine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Page 51 featuring the \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Peeko the Clown\"\u003c\/em\u003e papercraft model is entirely uncut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePuzzle Pages are Clean:\u003c\/strong\u003e Expansive illustrated activity zones like \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Rupert's Country Puzzle\"\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Funfair Puzzle\"\u003c\/em\u003e are entirely free from child pen tracking lines or circled answers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eColouring Contest \u0026amp; Rear Spreads:\u003c\/strong\u003e The entry form for \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Rupert's Colouring Contest\"\u003c\/em\u003e partially coloued, clean, and unsubmitted. Internal pages are beautifully crisp with rich vintage colour and \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ezero vintage paper foxing or heavy brown damp spotting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAbout this Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eA magnificent, museum-quality find for serious antiquarian British comic collectors. This 1957 annual captures Alfred Bestall's mid-century mastery at its zenith, packed with rich color panoramas, puzzle challenges, and classic folklore storytelling. Finding an original copy that has completely escaped the scissors, colouring pencils, and water brushes of its era is an exceptional rarity.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HomeEssentials\u0026Etc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54777556304210,"sku":null,"price":53.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/homeessentialsetc.co.uk\/products\/vintage-1957-rupert-bear-annual-daily-express-hardback-rare-flying-machine-cover","provider":"HomeEssentials\u0026Etc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}