Mary Tourtel; Alfred Bestall — More Rupert Adventures

London, Daily Express Publications, 1952. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this collection of Rupert Bear adventures, with bright illustrations throughout. First edition. Brightly illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of stories about Rupert, a bear who lives with his parents in a house in Nutwood, a fictional idyllic English village, where he finds himself in lots of adventures with his other anthropomorphic friends. Stories include: Rupert's Puppy Puzzle, Rupert and the Elephants, and Rupert and the Arrows. Created by Mary Tourtel, a British artist best known as the creator of the comic strip Rupert Bear. Written and illustrated by Alfred Bestall, a British author who wrote and illustrated Rupert Bear for the London Daily Express, from 1935 to 1965. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Pencil marks to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Very Good .