Auction No 423, Category: Children's Books

5 Lots (displaying 1 - 5)

"The Aldine Half-Holiday Library: a complete story of adventure weekly", volumes for 1899, 1901 and 1907, cloth bound, gilt;

Lot: 13

  • Auction Date: Wed 24th Jan 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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The Aldine Half-Holiday Library: a complete story of adventure weekly, volumes for 1899, 1901 and 1907, cloth bound, gilt; many with annotations to first pages of each issue, generally in pencil, some in crayon, a few with labels added. 1907 volume free of inscriptions. Spine ends worn/frayed.      

Children’s Books from 19th Century to 1980s, mostly pre-1960, some in d/jkts, plus few non-related. Mixed condition. (27)

Lot: 14

  • Auction Date: Wed 24th Jan 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Children's Books from 19th Century to 1980s, mostly pre-1960, some in d/jkts, plus few non-related. Mixed condition. (27)

Alfred Bestall "Rupert and Snuffy: The Rupert Adventure Series No.1", Daily Express, pictorial wraps, near fine; and other Rupert Adventure Series

Lot: 19

  • Auction Date: Wed 24th Jan 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £62
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Alfred Bestall Rupert and Snuffy: The Rupert Adventure Series No.1, Daily Express, pictorial wraps, near fine; and other Rupert Adventure Series s/bks comprising Nos. 2 to 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19 to 27, 29, 37, 39, 40, 41, and 45. Numbers 5, 6, 11 and 22 with ownership inscriptions, No.11 with tape repairs to spine, o/w VG/VF (27)

Mary Tourtel "Rupert and the Magic Whistle - Rupert Little Bear Library No.19", Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., [May 1931], 1st Edn, in rare d/jkt,

Lot: 20

  • Auction Date: Wed 24th Jan 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £62
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Mary Tourtel Rupert and the Magic Whistle – Rupert Little Bear Library No.19, Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., [May 1931], 1st Edn, in rare d/jkt, some imperfections, very clean internally; together with thirteen other 1920s/40s Little Bear Library titles in poor condition, all bar one lacking the spines (of these, two with the spines loosely inserted and usable for repair), a few with boards detached, one defaced with scribble. (14)    

Mary Tourtel "The Big Rupert Story Book", Purnell [1951], pictorial boards, near fine, in damaged d/jkt; Alfred Bestall "More Adventures of Rupert"

Lot: 21

  • Auction Date: Wed 24th Jan 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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Mary Tourtel The Big Rupert Story Book, Purnell [1951], pictorial boards, near fine, in damaged d/jkt; Alfred Bestall More Adventures of Rupert [1937] in worn & darkened boards, pp.121/122 badly damaged but with a good replacement page loosely inserted; and other 1940s/50s Rupert annuals in very mixed condition, some VG/Fine comprising The New Rupert Book [1946 & 1951], and More Adventures of Rupert [1953].  (13)