She drew rupert for 15 years, then handed him over to alfred edmeades bestall, the bestknown rupert illustrator, in. Rupert is 99 years old, but this year is his centenary. In the late 1890s and early 1900s she illustrated several children. The first story little bear lost ran to a total of 36 installments and in 1921 was published in a book called the adventures of rupert the little lost bear. Mary tourtel died on 15 march 1948, aged 74, at the kent and canterbury hospital, a week after she collapsed in canterbury high street from a brain tumour. Tourtel retired in 1935 after her eyesight deteriorated, and the strip was continued by a punch illustrator, alfred bestall. Red pictorial boards rupert looking up at fox in tree. Rupert s initial purpose was to grab sales from the rival daily mail and daily mirror.
Margot the midget by mary tourtel first edition 1922. Rupert by tourtel, mary and a great selection of related books. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by english artist mary tourtel and first appearing in the daily express newspaper on 8 november 1920. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by english artist mary tourtel and first. Halls remain on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books and the. Rupert at the seaside rupert little bear library no. The adventures of rupert the little lost bear book. She studied at the sidney cooper school of art in kent before becoming a childrens illustrator. She drew rupert for 15 years, then handed him over to alfred edmeades bestall, the bestknown rupert illustrator, in 1935.
All of these books were written and illustrated by mary tourtel and originally published from 19281936, by sampson low. Rupert in the wood of mystery rupert little bear library. Mary tourtel 28 january 1874 15 march 1948 was an english artist and creator of rupert bear. Mary tourtel, creator of rupert bear, was born mary cardwell into an artistic family, her father being a stainedglass artist and stonemason, with one brother continuing the stainedglass tradition and another becoming an animal painter in africa. Written by her husband, h b tourtel, a subeditor on the daily express. Rupert the bear the monster mary tourtel rare vintage hardback book 40s. A lady called mary tourtel was the creator of rupert, and her first cartoon strip appeared in the daily express on the 8th november 1920. A boxed facsimile set of the first four adventures of rupert. Born in kent, she was already an illustrator of childrens books when she was asked to. The character was created by the english artist mary tourtel and first appeared in the daily express on 8 november 1920.
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Margot the midget and the little bears christmas by mary tourtel is for sale. Rupert bear was first imagined and drawn by mary tourtel, although on his first appearance in the daily express on 8 november 1920 he was just called the little lost bear. The vibrant red and yellow clothing of contemporary rupert was originally a soft blue jumper with grey trousers. Rupert the bear rupert the bear he started out as a character in a comic strip at the bottom of the womens page in the daily express, but soon leaped onto the stage, into song and video and of course, into much loved books and annuals. Mary tourtel was an english artist and creator of rupert bear. Margot the midget is a rare rupert the bear childrens illustrated book. A scene from one of the rupert bear serials is shown in image 5. The rupert bear museum was a museum located in stour street, canterbury, kent in england and was opened in 2003. Mary tourtel, nee caldwell january 28, 1874 march 15, 1948 was the creator of the longrunning comic strip rupert bear. Browse and buy a vast selection of rupert bear collections.
Rupert and the red box rupert and the baby cloud rupert and the iron spade by bestall, alfred created by mary tourtel. Slipcase has wear to the corners and a little scuffing in places. Rupert the bear illustration by mary tourtel winter illustration, childrens book illustration. Her works have sold 50 million copies internationally. Author mary tourtels complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers.
As i said, the world of rupert is a vast one, but i was most interested in the series of twelve, small, yellow books published by purnell and sons limited in the late 1960s. Virginia woolf published three books to which she gave the subtitle a. Unfollow rupert the bear books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. In 1931 herbert tourtel died in a german sanatorium, and mary retired four years later in 1935 after her eyesight and general health deteriorated. Marys rupert was more like a real bear, with a lumbering gait and more fur. The adventures of rupert the little lost bear by mary tourtel.
Rupert in the wood of mystery rupert little bear library no. These books, called the rupert little bear library, were reprints from earlier books by tourtel and were only available from the british department store, woolworths. Tourtel was born as mary caldwell and raised in an artistic family, daughter of a stained glass artist and stonemason. Rupert the bear book in antiquarian and collectable books. Buy rupert at the seaside rupert little bear library no. Mary s rupert was more like a real bear, with a lumbering gait and more fur. Rupert bear was created in the 1920s as the express was in competition with the daily mail and its comic strip teddy tail. See more ideas about bear, childhood memories and childhood. Save rupert the bear books to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. For many a child, the joy of christmas was made complete by the gift of the new rupert annual.
Rupert and the red box rupert and the baby cloud rupert and the iron spade by bestall, alfred created by mary tourtel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Feb 15, 2002 created by artist and illustrator, mary tourtel, rupert first appeared in the daily express on november 8 1920 and the initial story series ran for 36 days. Dec 09, 2017 rupert bear was first imagined and drawn by mary tourtel, although on his first appearance in the daily express on 8 november 1920 he was just called the little lost bear. Rupert s initial purpose was to win sales from the rival daily mail and daily mirror. Mary tourtel was a british artist and creator of the comic strip rupert bear. It closed doors in 2012, but the museum and his collection were still part of the canterbuty heritage museum. Ruperts initial purpose was to win sales from the rival daily mail and daily mirror. She drew the strip for the paper from 19211935 when her failing eyesight forced her to hand over to a e bestall. There were two series in the rupert little bear library. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character featured in a series of books based around his adventures. Mary lived most of her life in different hotels, never finding a fixed home as she preferred the freedom of travel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
All of these books in the original series were written and illustrated by mary tourtel 18741948, the english artist who created the rupert bear character. Created by artist and illustrator, mary tourtel, rupert first appeared in the daily express on november 8 1920 and the initial story series ran for 36 days. Discovering rupert bear at the cartoon museum the blog. She married journalist herbert tourtel, who went on to become a subeditor at the daily express, c. Mary tourtel has 47 books on goodreads with 386 ratings. Rupert first appeared in a cartoon strip in the english newspaper the daily express and was a collaboration between his creator mary tourtel and her husband on 8th november 1920.
Courtesy of hamer 20th century books, worksop mary tourtel was the creator of rupert bear, the famous newspaper comic of the daily express. The rupert bear strips were continued by a punch illustrator, alfred bestall. Further episodes appeared for a couple of years before being published by thomas nelson. Rupert the bear books and collectables are for sale to include mary tourtel the adventures of rupert the little lost bear 1921, mary tourtel margot the midget and the little bears christmas 1922, the new rupert book 1946, mary tourtel rupert stories circa 1947, the monster rupert 1950, the new rupert book 1951 and the rupert the bear stamp album. A collection of the first four publications by mary tourtel box set in slipcase by mary tourtel.
The nursery book that bears an investment money the guardian. Rupert bear is a childrens comic strip character created by the english artist mary tourtel and first appearing in the daily express newspaper on 8 november 1920. Mary tourtel wrote a total of 85 strips featuring rupert, many of them finding their way into a series of books during the years that followed. Published as two cartoons a day and a short story underneath, the strip featured a brown bear until the express cut inking expenses and made rupert s colour white. Mary tourtel, author of the monster rupert, on librarything. The nursery book that bears an investment money the. Rupert was the result and he was an immediate success and has subsequently appeared in the paper on a daily basis since his character was launched in 1920 in a story called the adventures of a little lost bear, with mary tourtel s illustrations and captions provided by her husband. Rupert was the result and he was an immediate success and has subsequently appeared in the paper on a daily basis since his character was launched in 1920 in a story called the adventures of a little lost bear, with mary tourtels illustrations and captions provided by her husband.
This is the margot the midget and the little bears christmas first edition book published by thomas nelson in london in 1922. The rupert bear dossier stewart, brian, tourtel, mary, bestall, alfred, et al on. Rupert three stories of the little bears adventures written by mary tourtel. Rupert by tourtel, mary and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rupert three stories of the little bear s adventures written by mary tourtel.
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