Libri per ragazzi

The Lonesomest Doll

Abbie Farwell Brown · 1928 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Boston & New York, Houghton Mifflin, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. In the charming publisher's original decorative cloth binding, this is the first edition of Abbie Farwell Brown's melancholy children's tale to be illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The first Arthur R...

The Book of Betty Barber

Maggie Browne · 1910 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

Toronto, The Musson Book Company, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with colour plates by Arthur Rackham, this a wonderful example of the very scarce first Canadian edition of Maggie Browne's charming children's tale. The very scarce first Canadian edition of ...

Snickerty Nick

Julia Ellsworth Ford; Witter Bynner [rhymes] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

New York, Moffat, Yard & Co, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham, this is the first edition of Julia Ellsworth Ford's charming children's play inspired by the Oscar Wilde tale 'The Selfish Giant&apos. The first edition, first p...

Imagina

Julia Ellsworth Ford · 1914 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

New York, Duffield & Company, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming children's work by New York socialite Julia Ellsworth Ford, illustrated with vibrant colour plates by Arthur Rackham. The first edition of this work. Authored by Julia Ellsworth F...

The King of the Golden River

John Ruskin · 1932 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, George Harrap, 1932 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptional example of the first Arthur Rackham edition of John Ruskin's charming fairy tale, beautifully illustrated with colour plates from Rackham. Retaining the original dust wrapper. The first trade edition, ...

Puzzle for the Secret Seven; Well Done Secret Seven

Enid Blyton · 1958 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1958-1963. First edition. Cloth. Two installments within Blyton's beloved Secret Seven series, including a first edition, in the original unclipped dust wrappers The first edition of Puzzle for the Secret Seven, and the ninth impression of W...

Five Go to Billycock Hill; Five Go to Demon&Apos;S Rocks

Enid Blyton · 1962 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1962-1963. Cloth. Two adventures following the bestselling Famous Five, featuring the rescue of an RAF pilot and treasures near an abandoned lighthouse. The third impression of Five Go to Billycock Hill, and the second impression of Five Go to Demon...

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1908 · Rooke Books

£43.00 (€51.54 | $56.81 | ¥9,072)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1908 . Cloth. Beautifully illustrated throughout and in the publisher's decorative cloth binding, this is a lovely early 20th century edition of Burnett's classic children's tale. First published in book form in 1885, Frances Hodg...

Their Island Home the Later Adventures of the Swiss Family Robinson

Jules Verne · 1923 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, [1923]. Cloth. A copy of the uncommon first English edition of Jules Verne's expansion on the 'Swiss Family Robinson' story. The first translated edition from Verne's original French. Featuring a monochrome frontispie...

The Book of Trades or, Library of the Useful Arts

1806 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, B. and R. Crosby and Co.; Tabart and Co.; R. Phillips , 1806-c1816. Leather. A delightfully illustrated guide to various arts and trades, for younger readers. Complete in three mixed volumes and with 67 copper plates representing each trade. Mixed edition set, complete...

The Book of Trades; or Circle of the Useful Arts

1836 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Glasgow , Richard Griffin & Co. 1836. Cloth. An early edition of this delightful illustrated children's work on various arts and trades, in the original cloth. Third edition. In the original blind stamped cloth with gilt to the spine. Illustrated with an engraved fronti...

A New Series of Prints, Accompanied by Easy Lessons: Containing a General Outline of Antient History

Mrs. Trimmer [Sarah Trimmer] · 1803 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, J. Harris, 1803 . Leather. A very scarce collection of forty charming illustrated plates displaying scenes from ancient history, aimed to educate the children of the early 19th century. The plate volume only of a work that was issued in two volumes, one bearing text, t...

The Dwindling Party

Edward Gorey · 1982 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Heinemann, 1982 . First edition. Hardback. A striking example of the first UK edition of this colourful pop-up book by Edward Gorey, offering the thrilling tale of a disappearing family. The first UK edition of this work.A charming tale, following the MacFizzet family ...

Walt Disney&Apos;S Alice and the Mad Hatter&Apos;S Tea Party

Lornie Leete-Hodge; Based on the story by Lewis Carroll · 1969 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Purnell, 1969. First edition. Hardback. A charming and very scarce first edition pop-up book, illustrated in the style of the Disney feature animation. A charming and very scarce Disney pop-up book, retelling a chapter from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' t...

Father Christmas&Apos;S Last Present and the Twelve Days of Christmas

Marie-Aude Murail and Elvire Murail; John Julius Norwich · 1998 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Doubleday, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing pair of works signed by celebrated English cartoonist Quentin Blake in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Both the first edition in the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed...

Daddy Lost His Head

Andre Bouchard · 2009 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2009. Hardback. A loveable children's story about a father 'losing his head' and a homage to Quentin Blake, illustrated and signed by the iconic illustrator. The first translated edition of Daddy Lost His Head, an entertaining children&apo...

Through the Looking Glass: And What Alice Found There

Lewis Carroll · 1931 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1931. Cloth. The miniature edition of the sequel to Alice in Wonderland, with John Tenniel's original illustrations, featuring Humpty-Dumpty and Tweedle Dum and Dee. The miniature edition of Through the Looking Glass: And What Alice Found There, ...

Alice&Apos;S Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll · 1978 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

New York, Delacorte Press, 1978. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of Alice in Wonderland, with illustrations by prolific Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson, best known for creating the hugely popular Moomins. An illustrated edition of Carroll's classic, illustrated ...

Cinderella&Apos;S Picture Book

Walter Crane · 1897 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1897 . Cloth. The third volume in Walter Crane"s Picture Book series, presenting Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and Valentine and Orson, richly illustrated throughout with his characteristic colour designs. In the publisher's original orang...

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Judith Kerr · 2013 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, HarperCollins, 2013 . Cloth. A fine example of this celebratory edition of Judith Kerr's classic semi-autobiographical children"s novel about fleeing Nazi Germany, featuring two signed bookplates from the author. First published in 1971, this 'Celebration Edi...