Libri per ragazzi

The Luck of Sallowby

Malcolm Saville · 1952 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Lutterworth Press, 1952. First edition. Hardback. A charming story of adventure and discovery by Malcolm Saville. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Malcolm Saville was an English writer known for his children's stories.The Luck of Sallowb...

Orlando the Judge

Kathleen Hale · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, John Murray, 1950 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition of this charming tale about Orlando the Marmalade Cat, by Kathleen Hale. In this tale, Orlando becomes a judge. The scarce first edition of this Orlando tale.This is Kathleen Hale's tenth work ...

A Romance of the Three R&Apos;S

Walter Crane · 1886 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Marcus Ward & Co. 1886. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated collection of children's stories from Walter Crane. With a colour image to each page. A collection of charming children's stories and adventures, including: Little Queen Anne, Pothooks and Perseveran...

An a B C of Children&Apos;S Names

Doris Ewen; Mary Ewen · 1912 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.53 | ¥31,223)

London, Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of this charming collection of verses for children's names through the alphabet. First edition. Very scarce. Dated from the British Library and inscription to the front pa...

Cinderella; or the Glass Slipper

Charles Perrault · 1804 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

London, Tabart and Co, 1804 . Paperback. Benjamin Tabart's very scarce 1804 edition of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tale, the first separate printing of this work in English. This is a very scarce early single volume English language edition of the classic tale; ...

The English Struwwelpeter, or, Pretty Stories and Funny Pictures

Heinrich Hoffmann · 0 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1860. Leather. A Victorian hand-coloured edition of the popular Struwwelpeter, rebound in a half calf binding. 'Struwwelpeter' is a popular collection of children's tales, written to teach children about the consequences when they misbeh...

The Welsh Fairy Book

W. Jenkyn Thomas · 1907 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this delightful treasury of Welsh fairy tales by Welsh folklorist W. Jenkyn Thomas, with illustrations by Willy Pogany. The very scarce first edition, first impression of th...

Manda

Kathleen Hale · 1952 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, John Murray, 1952. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Manda By Kathleen Hale published in 1952. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Kathleen Hale was a British artist, illustrator, and children's author. She is best remembered for...

Jackanapes

Juliana Horatia Ewing · 1884 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1884 . First edition. Leather. The first issue of Juliana Horatia Ewing's moral children's tale, in a signed half morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf. The first edition, first issue of this work, with last word of page 27...

Jack and the Bean-Stalk

Hallam Tennyson · 1886 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Macmillan, 1886 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of the first edition of Hallam Tennyson's 'Jack and the Bean-Stalk', in a half morocco Zaehnsdorf binding, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. This classic English fairy-tale first appeare...

The Seven Seas

Rudyard Kipling · 1896 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Methuen and Co. 1896. Leather. A collection of poetry and ballads focusing on the role of the British Empire overseas. An early edition, published the same year as the first edition of 150 copies printed on handmade paper. Publisher's advertisements have been dis...

The Mandarin&Apos;S Kite or Little Tsu-Foo and Another Boy

G. E. Farrow · 1900 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, C. Arthur Pearson, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charmingly illustrated children's fantasy tale from Farrow. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout. Following the fantastical adventures of two young boys on their exciting fl...

The Mandarin&Apos;S Kite or Little Tsu-Foo and Another Boy

G. E. Farrow · 1900 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Skeffington & Son, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charmingly illustrated children's fantasy tale from Farrow. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout. Following the fantastical adventures of two young boys on their exciting fl...

Just William: The Story of the Film

Richmal Crompton · 1939 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, George Newnes, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this collection of six short stories about William Brown, combined with the script of the 1940 film. The first edition, first impression.A collection of six humorous short stories about ...

The Captain&Apos;S Youngest Piccino

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1894 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1894. Cloth. A bright copy of this anthology of children's tales by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Children's stories by Frances Hodgson Burnett, adorned with numerous plates and illustrations in text. With tales titled 'The Captain&apo...

Pages and Pictures from Forgotten Children&Apos;S Books

Andrew W. Tuer · 1898 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, The Leadenhall Prefs, Ltd. 1898-99. First edition. Cloth. A widely illustrated collection of pages and illustrations from children's books, compiled by British publisher and writer, Andrew White Tuer. This collection is bound in blue cloth with an attractive gilt ...

Le Nouveau Magasin Des Enfants

Charles Nodier; Stahl; Octave Feuillet; Balzac et al. · 1860 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Paris, Hetzel; Hachette, 1860 . Leather. A mid nineteenth century volume of French language short stories for children, with vignette illustrations throughout. In the original French.A charming volume of eight short stories for children, one of a series of such volumes publish...

The Baby&Apos;S Opera: A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses

Walter Crane · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1900. Cloth. A charming book of children's rhymes with bright illustrations from Walter Crane. Illustrated throughout with colour. A collection of rhymes for children, including: The Mulberry Bush, Three Blind Mice, Little Jack Horner, Bo-...

The Goldfish Bowl

Phyllis Austin · 1922 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.37 | ¥16,667)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1922. First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated first edition of this collection of charming children's stories. First edition. Illustrated with colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and many black and white images. Collated complete. A col...

Two Little Pilgrims&Apos; Progress a Story of the City Beautiful

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1895 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of one of the beloved children novels of Frances Hodgson Burnett, complete with the charming illustrations of R. W. Macbeth. The first edition.A charming children's novel, in which two ...