Rupert 1941 Facsimile Annual

by Alfred Bestall

NEW SEALED COPY ,VERY RARE TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION

120 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 1993

About the author

Alfred Edmeades "Fred" Bestall, MBE (died in Porthmadog, Wales), was the author and illustrator of Rupert Bear for the London Daily Express, from 1935 to 1965.

Bestall produced his last Rupert story on 22 July 1965. He retired from the Daily Express in July 1965, but continued creating Annual publication covers until 1973.

Bestall also drew illustrations for the Whitcombe's Story Book, a form of children's reader published in Australasia by Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd. These books were undated; but Bestall's work appears in the 500 numbers, possibly published in the 1950s.

Bestall died on 15 January 1986, aged 93, at Wern Manor Nursing Home in Porthmadog, Wales.[1] He is buried in plot 100 of Brookwood Cemetery.

Reviews

[Katejay · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mum's childhood and my own!

[Martyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nicely produced facsimile. Lovely colours and a charming selection of stories. It does lack a good seaside adventure, but you can't have everything. A few times the main text feels like there are sections missing, but the rhyming couplets fill in the gaps.