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I would greatly appreciate an indication of value for the following items.

MAGAZINE:

Vintage Belgian magazine/comic book commemorating 30 years of publication. The magazine TINTIN was first published in Belgium on the 26 September 1946 as a weekly children's comic featuring Tintin comic strips as well as other characters.

The 30 year edition was sold on the 26 September 1976 and this is an original copy in good condition. It has some wear (as the paper is thin) with a few folded corners on some of the pages but otherwise it is in very good condition (no tears) and has been in storage for decades.

It includes a reprint of the original cover of the very first edition of the magazine along with a reproduction of a charming welcome letter from Tintin as originally published in the first magazine in 1946.

It features the very first comic strip of the now famous 'Les Aventures Extraordinaires de Corentin Feldoe' by Paul Cuvelier which became a regular feature of the magazine for thirty years.

I bought the magazine myself in Brussels on the day of publication so it is 100% authentic.

BOOKS

Four Italian Language Tintin Paperbacks:

'Il Segreto Del Liocorno' (The Secret of the Unicorn) (Volume 2 of 8)
'Il Tresoro di Rakam Il Rosso' (Red Rackham's Treasure) (Volume 3 of 8)
'Il Tempio Del Sole' (Prisoners of the Sun) (Volume 6 of 8)
'I Sigari Del Faraone' (Cigars of the Pharaoh) (Volume 7 of 8)

They were published by Gandus Editore, Genova/Casterman. There is no date but I believe they were published in the 1960s. They are in excellent condition.

Only 8 Tintin books existed in the Gandus Editore collection at the time and are listed on the back cover as the other works of Herge in the series 'Le Avventure di Tintin'. The above comprise volumes 2, 3, 6 and 7 respectively from the existing series of eight books. The full list of titles available in the Italian series at the time included the above as well as 'Il Granchio D'oro' (Land of Black Gold), 'Lo Scettro di Ottokar' (King Ottokar's Sceptre), 'Le Sette Sfere di Cristallo' (The Seven Crystal Balls), and 'Il Drago Blu' (The Blue Lotus). This may help to narrow down the exact publication dates.

Sadly, I no longer have the other four in the set. These were given to me in the early 1970s by my Belgian stepfather who bought the set in Italy when they were first published.

One German Language Paperback:

'Reiseziel Mond' (Destination Moon)

Published by Carlsen Verlag/Casterman in 1975. It is in excellent condition. I bought this myself as I was at school in German at the time.