"GILES" - Giles Annuals, [London], 1945-89, First Series - Forty-third Series (a few duplicates, a few lacking), small oblong 4to, original coloured pictorial wrappers. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (qty)

"GILES" - Giles. Daily Express and Sunday Express Cartoons. [London:] Lane Publications Ltd., [n.d. but cartoons dated Oct. 3rd 1943 - Nov. 15th 1945]. Small oblong 4to (199 x 255mm). Half title, full-page illustrations (half title stained at staples). Original coloured pictorial wrappers by "Giles" (2 small patches of wear to backstrip). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST "GILES" ANNUAL. With 2 other copies of the same, together with annuals for the following years (duplicates noted where present): 1946-47 (Second Series), 1948-49 (Third Series), 1949-50 (Fourth Series), 1950-51 (Fifth Series (2 copies), 1951-52 (Sixth Series), 1952-53 (Seventh Series, 2 copies), 1953-54 (Eighth Series, 3 copies), 1954-55 (Ninth Series),1955-56 (Tenth Series),1956-57 (Eleventh Series),1957-58 (Twelfth Series),1958-59 (Thirteenth Series),1959-60 (Fourteenth Series),1960-61 (Fifteenth Series, 2 copies), 1963-64 (Eighteenth Series),1965-66 (Twentieth Series), 1966-67 (Twenty-first Series),1967-68 (Twenty-second Series), 1968-69 (Twenty-third Series, 3 copies), 1969-70 (Twenty-fourth Series, 2 copies), 1970-71 (Twenty-fifth Series, 3 copies), 1971-72 (Twenty-sixth Series, 3 copies), 1972-73 (Twenty-seventh Series, 3 copies), 1973-74 (Twenty-eighth Series, 2 copies), 1974-75 (Twenty-ninth Series, 2 copies), 1975-76 (Thirtieth Series, 3 copies), 1976-77 (Thirty-first Series), 1977-78 (Thirty-second Series), 1978-79 (Thirty-third Series), 1979-80 (Thirty-fourth Series), 1980-81 (Thirty-fifth Series, 2 copies), 1981-82 (Thirty-sixth Series, 2 copies), 1982-83 (Thirty-Seventh series, 3 copies), 1983-84 (Thirty-eighth Series, 2 copies), 1984-85 (Thirty-ninth Series), 1985-86 (Fortieth Series), 1987-88 (Forty-second Series) and 1988-89 (Forty-third Series), all in their original pictorial wrappers. With a few related items. Only a part of the lot is illustrated. The earliest issues are RARE. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (qty)