Earlier Rupert the Bear books, 1939 The Adventures of Rupert; The Monster Rupert circa 1953 (a few images coloured in); Rupert Little Bear More Stories 1945; Marks & Spencer Rupert Pictures and Stories with Coloured Cut-Outs; Mary Tourtel The Rupert Story Book 1941 (spine loose and some pages coloured) and yellow book Mary Tourtel Rupert and Wonderful Boots (replaced spine)