Libri per ragazzi

Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees

Johnny Gruelle · 1924 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New York, The P F Volland Company , 1924. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of one of Raggedy Ann and Andy's popular children's tales by American author Johnny Gruelle. The first edition of this work, with no additional edition remarks or reprints to copyrig...

Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi; M. A. Murray · 2006 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

Gottingen, Steidl, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition of this illustrated and beautifully designed retelling of Pinocchio. This is a stunning imagination of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. A first English edition. With lovely illustr...

Mit Dir Sind Wir Vier

Robert Gernhardt · 1976 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Frankfurt am Main, Insel Verlag Frankfurt am Main, 1976 . First edition. Hardback. The uncommon first edition of this lovely German picture book, signed by the author and illustrator, and from the library of Tom Maschler. First edition of Mit Dir Sind Wir Vier in the original ...

The Unlucky Family

Mrs Henry de la Pasture [Elizabeth Lydia Rosabelle] · 1987 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Suffolk, The Boydell Press, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Mrs Henry de la Pasture's classic children's novel. With twelve illustrations, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. A lovely copy of Mrs Henry de la Pasture's classic children's nove...

The Puffin Treasury of Children&Apos;S Stories

Various · 1996 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Puffin Books, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrated anthology containing a host of children's classic tales, the uncommon first impression. The first edition, first impression of this work. An uncommon copy. Featuring some of the most beloved children&...

Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake & Doctor Dolittle&Apos;S Puddleby Adventures

Hugh Lofting · 1949 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1949-1955. Cloth. Two very smart volumes of children's stories featuring Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting. Two volumes. Written and illustrated by Hugh Lofting, an English American writer trained as a civil engineer, who created the classic children...

Little Dwarf Nose & the Magic Whistle

E. Gordon Browne · 1916 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, George G. Harrap & Company, 1916. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first U.K. edition of Edgar Gordon Browne's charming volume of two fairy tales, complete with colourful illustrations by Florence Anderson. The first U.K. edition.Two charming fairy tales retold by...

The Enchanted Land Tales Told Again

Louey Chisholm · 1906 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

London, T. C. & E. C. Jack, [1906]. First edition. Cloth. The publisher's own copy of this charming collection of fairy tales, colourfully illustrated throughout, with the publisher's pencil corrections throughout. In the original scarce unclipped dust wrapper.The pu...

Somebody&Apos;S Darlings

Chloe Preston · 1920 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1915-1920 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this delightful children's book, illustrated throughout in colour, and authored by Chloe Preston. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated work, consisting of twelve pictorial pap...

This Morning I Met a Whale

Michael Morpurgo · 2008 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Walker Books Ltd, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this illustrated work by Michael Morpurgo, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. Illustrated throughout. The story of a young boy's relationship with a whale that swam up the ...

The Junior Cadet

Percy Francis Westerman · 1945 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London and Glasgow, Blackie & Son Limited, c1945 . Cloth. An uncommon early edition of this work of children's fiction by Percy Westerman in the original dust wrapper. Early edition of The Junior Cadet by Percy Francis Westerman in the original publisher's cloth bind...

Holiday House; a Book for the Young

Catherine Sinclair · 1862 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, and Co, c1855 . Cloth. A very smart copy of Catherine Sinclair's children's novel about the siblings Laura, Harry, and Frank Graham, who live with their uncle and grandmother. A smart mid nineteenth century edition of this children's n...

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding

Beatrix Potter · 1926 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

Lonon, Frederick Warne and Co. 1926. Hardback. A charming copy of this children's tale by Beatrix Potter, with colour illustrations. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding. One of Beatrix Potters charming children's tales featuring Samuel Whiskers. Bea...

Favourites at the Zoo

0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Dean & Son, Ltd. c1925 . Paperback. A very scarce copy of this beautifully illustrated children's book about a trip to the zoo with colour plates by Stanley Berkeley. Favourites at the Zoo in the original publisher's paper wraps. A very scarce children'...

Christopher&Apos;S New House

Merula Salaman · 1946 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Pleiades Books , 1946 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this colourful children's book from the 1940s in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Christopher's New House by Merula Salaman in the original publisher's quarter cloth bin...

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

Beatrix Potter · 1904 · Rooke Books

£2,900.00 (€3,476.11 | $3,831.31 | ¥611,810)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition Beatrix Potter tale, a charming adventure in the scarce publisher's deluxe binding. The first edition, dated to the title page, with Plate II endpapers in Quinby.In the deluxe binding, a scarce va...

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle

Beatrix Potter · 1905 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,876.78 | $3,170.74 | ¥506,325)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A first edition Beatrix Potter tale, very scarce to see in the publisher's deluxe binding, with Potter's original colourful illustrations. The first edition, first impression, with Plate II endpapers in Quin...

Annals of the Poor

Rev. Legh Richmond · 0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, The Religious Tract Society , c1869. Cloth. Containing five short tales of Christian life in the nineteenth century by Legh Richmond. Dated from neat gift inscription to verso half title. With frontispiece and additional engraved title page. Collection of short tales ...

The Good-Natured Bear. A Story for Children of All Ages.

R. H. Horne · 1850 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1850. Cloth. A scarce Victorian moral tale for children, a charming work complete with illustrations. A scarce second edition.A moral Victorian tale for children, following a good-natured bear through trials and tribulations as he is misunderstood due to...

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

Beatrix Potter · 1919 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, Ltd. 1919 . Hardback. An uncommon early edition of Beatrix Potter's charming and colourfully illustrated tale. An uncommon 1910s edition of one of Potter's most popular works, date 1919 via presence of Quinby plate XV endpapers, and &a...