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Our Trip to Blunderland

Jean Jambon · 1877 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1877 . First edition. Cloth. The fourth thousand of Jean Jambon's very scarce fantastical children's work. The fourth thousand of the first edition of this very scarce work.With a frontispiece and vignette illustratio...

Rosamund&Apos;S Tuck-Shop

Elsie Jeanette Oxenham · 1950 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, Lutterworth Press, 1950 . Cloth. The uncommon second title in Elsie J. Oxenham's Kentisbury series, with a very scarce brightly illustrated dust wrapper. First published in 1937, this is a 1950 edition of this uncommon title.In a very scarce publisher's origi...

The Class-Book: Or 365 Reading Lessons, Adapted to the Use of Schools, for Every Day in the Year. First and Second Parts.

Various; Rev. David Blair [Eliza Fenwick] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Baudry European Library, 1876. Leather. A charming nineteenth-century book of reading lessons for everyday from January to June, in a full tree calf binding. The fourteenth edition of this scarce work; two parts in one volume, in a full tree calf binding with marbled ed...

Ven at Gregory&Apos;S

Elsie Jeanette Oxenham · 1925 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,696.98 | $2,972.56 | ¥474,680)

London, W. & R. Chambers, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this 1925 Elsie J. Oxenham novel, in the exceptionally scarce original dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this novel.In the publisher's original pictorial...

Harry Potter Sii Wrist Watch with Tin (Sorting Hat) & Harry Potter Sii Wrist Watch MIX and Match Straps

J. K. Rowling · 2001 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

China, SII Marketing International Inc. 2001. Hardback. Two smartly packaged Harry Potter collector's wrist watches, in their original packaging. Two wrist watches. Manufactured and fabricated exclusively for Harry Potter by SII Marketing International Inc. Authorized by ...

Fantastic Beasts, Quidditch Through the Ages, & Tales of the Beedle the Bard

J. K. Rowling · 2001 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Bloomsbury, 2001-2008. First edition. Paperback. Three very smart first edition works from J. K. Rowling, produced from the Harry Potter series. Three volumes. First edition. Written by Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and...

The Scarecrow and His Servant

Philip Pullman · 2004 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,886)

London, Doubleday, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of this entertaining fantasy novel for children by Philip Pullman, a smart signed copy. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Scarec...

The Sly Old Cat

Beatrix Potter · 1971 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Frederick Warne, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of charming tale about a sly old cat and a rat, written and illustrated by the celebrated Beatrix Potter, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Illustrated throughout with Beatrix Pott...

China Quest

Elizabeth Foreman Lewis · 1938 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1938. Cloth. A scarce copy of this illustrated novel following a young boy who moves to China. Scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and ten full-page images, as well as many in-text sketches. Collated com...

The Green and the White

Diana Moorhead · 1974 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Brockhampton Press, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this exciting fantasy novel for young readers. This is the publisher's file copy. First edition. Publisher's file copy with an ink stamp to the front endpaper. Illustrated with a frontis...

Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp

Philip Pullman · 2004 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Scholastic Press, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated retelling of the classic children's story Aladdin, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated with twelve full-p...

Gentleman Jim

Raymond Briggs · 1980 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1980 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderfully illustrated first edition of this tale of Gentleman Jim, by popular illustrator and children's author, Raymond Briggs. First edition, in the publisher's original bright pictorial boards. Written a...

The Chinese Siamese Cat

Amy Tan · 1994 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1994 . First edition. Hardback. A fine, first edition of this brightly illustrated children's book, telling the story of Ming Miao and her five kittens, by Amy Tan. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial boards. This charming ta...

One Old Oxford Ox

Nicola Bayley · 1977 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1977 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, first edition of this wonderfully illustrated nursery rhyme, by Nicola Bayley. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial paper-covered boards. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated b...

William and the Tramp

Richmal Crompton · 1952 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of the popular 'Just William' books by Richmal Crompton, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The twenty-eighth &ap...

I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild&Apos;S Pocket Book

Iona and Peter Ope [ed.] · 1992 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Walker Books, 1992 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce signed limited edition of this charming collection of traditional rhymes for children, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Number two-hundred and sixty-three of three-hundred numbered and signed copies produced, signe...

Nicola Bayley&Apos;S Book of Nursery Rhymes

Nicola Bayley · 1975 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1975. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of Nicola Bayley's beautifully illustrated book of nursery rhymes. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the title page; "With best wishes, Nicola Bayley&apos. In the publisher&apos...

Twiddling Your Thumbs Hand Rhymes

Wendy Cope · 1988 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Faber and Faber, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this rhyme book for children, with accompanying hand signs. The first edition. Illustrated throughout by Sally Kindberg with vibrant full colour vignettes. Inscribed by the author to the half titl...

William and the Moon Rocket

Richmal Crompton · 1954 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.38 | $2,576.22 | ¥411,389)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A brilliant association copy of this 'Just William' book, signed by the author to her illustrator, a lovely first edition copy. The first edition, first impression.A lovely presentation copy, inscribed to the...

Biggles Gets His Men

Captain W. E. Johns · 1950 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition Biggles novel by W. E. Johns, in which the hero investigates the kidnapping of a group of scientists. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrap...