George Perry — A Bear&Apos;S Life Rupert
London, Pavilion Michael Joseph, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this charming biography on Rupert Bear, looking into his publication history and life. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A charming biography on the life of Rupert Bear.Rupert Bear is a popular children's comic strip character, a cornerstone of British culture since his first appearance in 1920. He was originally created by mary Tourtel, in order to win sales for the Daily Express from its rivals, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail.Illustrated in colour throughout.By George Perry and Alfred Bestall. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Fine/Fine.
