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William and A.R. P; Just William&Apos;S Luck; William&Apos;S Crowded Hours; William - the Showman

Richmal Crompton · 1947 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1947-1952. Cloth. A charming collection of four 'Just William' novels, by English author Richmal Crompton. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers. Each of the dust wrapper's are unclipped, a...

William - in Trouble

Richmal Crompton · 1930 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, George Newnes, 1930. Cloth. An early impression of this collection of Just William stories, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The seventh impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Ink inscrip...

Pip & Squeak Annual 1939

Various · 1939 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Daily Mirror, 1939. Cloth. A scarce edition of this charming annual for children, with many illustrations throughout. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with many images in colour and colour five plates. Collated complete. A charming collection of stories, comic strip...

The Champion Annual for Boys: 1941 and 1942

Various · 1940 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, The Fleetway House, 1940-1941. First edition. Cloth. Two bright volumes of the Champion Annual from 1941 and 1942, with many short stories and articles. Two volumes in quarter cloth bindings with pictorial boards. Ink inscription to the front paste down of the 1941 ann...

A Patriotic Schoolgirl

Angela Brazil · 1918 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Blackie and Son Limited, 1918. First edition. Cloth. A uncommon first edition novel set in a girls' boarding school during the First World War, a gripping tale of espionage and patriotism during the War. The first edition of this uncommon novel. Undated, dated fro...

The Sleeping Beauty of the Wood; an Entertaining Tale, to Which Is Added Paddy and the Bear, a True Story

1840 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Glasgow, Privately printed, 1840. Unbound. A scarce mid-19th century chapbook containing two children's stories, one a retelling of Charles Perrault's La Belle au Bois Dormant. A scarce work, unbound but intact. An anonymous mid-19th century chapbook, retelling the s...

Hans Andersen&Apos;S Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen · 1912 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated Edition de Luxe of the fairy tales of Hand Christian Andersen, illustrated throughout by Andreas Duncan Carse. The very scarce edition de luxe of this scarce work, with this copy being numbe...

The Looking-Glass of the Mind. A Reprint of the Edition of 1792, with the Original Illustrations by Bewick

Arnaud Berquin; Charles Welsh [intro] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, 1885. Cloth. The English translation of Arnaud Berquin's charming short story collection for children, illustrated throughout by Berwick. A reprint of the 1792 edition, in a half cloth binding, rebacked with the original backstr...

Louisette Et Louison

A. De. Breville · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris, Boivin & Co, c1923. Cloth. A French children's book with charming illustrations. In the original French. A charming children's tale about Louisette et Louison by Andre de Breville.With fourteen plates and in-text illustrations by De Jordic.Collated, complete. ...

La Noel de Mes Enfants

Francis Jammes · 1919 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Edouard-Joseph, 1919. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A limited edition children's Christmas tale. A limited edition, on parchment paper, being number 149. A French children's Christmas tale by Francis Jammes. With illustrations throughout the text by A. Rou...

Histoire de Henri D&Apos;Eichenfels: Conte Pour Les Enfans

[Christoph von Schmid] · 1829 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Paris, Chez Levrault , 1829. Hardback. A scarce early edition of this German tale for children, featuring hand-coloured illustrations. Translated from the German of Christoph von Schmid, author of children's stories and educator. His stories were widely popular in Europe ...

Two Dolls&Apos;-Houses

Alice M. Mitchell · 1895 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1895. Cloth. A very scarce children's story, published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. A very scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. A children's story about dolls hou...

Daddy Darwin&Apos;S Dovecot a Country Tale

Julian Horatia Ewing · 1884 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1884 . First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this children's book by Juliana Horatia Ewing, with a colour frontispiece. A first edition copy. Daddy Darwin's Dovecot is a country tale by Juliana Horatia E...

Tales of the Four Pigs and Brock the Badger

Alison Uttley · 1939 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , Faber and Faber, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression copy of Tales of the Four Pigs and Brock the Badger by Alison Uttley. A first edition, first impression copy.Alison Uttley was an English writer of over one hundred books who is best known ...

Favourite Fairy Tales

Edric Vredenburg · 0 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, c1920. Cloth. A very scarce book of popular fairy tales in Father Tuck's 'Golden Gift' series edited by Edric Vredenburg. Dated via Jisc. A very scarce work, listed in only two institutional libraries including the Manchester Met...

Two Wise Chicks; Two Stolen Sticks

0 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Leeds & London, Alf Cooke, c1910. Hardback. Two very scarce children's books published by Alf Cooke featuring colourful illustrations. Two very scarce children's tales, rarely seen in commerce and not found in institutional libraries. Dated from other children's...

The Cradle Ship

Edith Howes · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Cassell and Company, 1927 . Cloth. A reprint copy of this charming children's tale with colour illustrations. A reprint copy, published in 1927. The first edition was published in 1916. Edith Howes was a writer of children's literature, writing fairy tales f...

The Postman&Apos;S Palace

Adrian Henri · 1990 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Methuen Children's Books, 1990. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this delightful illustrated children's book about a postman who fulfils his dreams of building a palace in his back garden. A first edition of this delightful children's book by ...

Happy and Max the Sunken Ship

Kris Jamsa · 1998 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Las Vegas, Jamsa Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this children's tale of Happy and Max by Kris Jamsa. A 'Kids Interactive' publication, complete with free CD-ROM to rear. Children's tale following Happy and Max on an adventure w...

The Monarchs of Merry England (William I to Henry III); (Edward I to Richard III)

Roland Carse · 1907 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Leeds & London, Alf Cook, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first two volumes of Roland Carse's children's history of the English monarchy, illustrated in colour by W. Heath Robinson. The first edition of the first two volumes of Carse's four...