Libri per ragazzi

Snow White

Vojtech Kubasta · 1961 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Bancroft & Co, 1961 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated colour pop-up book for children depicting the story of Snow White, from Vojtech Kubasta. The first edition of this beautifully animated Snow White pop-up book. Illustrated...

The Harry Potter Series

J. K. Rowling · 2001 · Rooke Books

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

London, Bloomsbury, 2001-2007 . First edition. Hardback. An exceptional and scarce complete first edition set of the large print edition of J. K. Rowling's complete Harry Potter series. A terrific set offering all seven books from the magical 'Harry Potter' seri...

The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

Charles Kingsley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1903. Leather. A later printing of the fourth edition of Charles Kingsley's important children's fantasy novel, with illustrations from Linley Sambourne. A later printing of the fourth edition. Illustrated throughout. A children&apo...

The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter · 1970 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Frederick Warne and Co Ltd, c1919-1970 . Hardback. Ten early and mid-20th century editions of Beatrix Potter's brightly illustrated and much beloved children's tales, including 'The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck' and 'The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnie...

Alice&Apos;S Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. 1921. Cloth. A smart copy of this delightful nonsensical children's novel from Lewis Carroll, with colour plates. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates. Collated complete. A renowned nonsense novel for children fo...

The Phoenix and the Carpet

Edith Nesbit · 1908 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, T Fisher Unwin, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The Colonial issue of the third impression of this delightful children's fantasy novel from beloved Edwardian era children's author, Edith Nesbit. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 190...

Bill the Minder

W. Heath Robinson · 1924 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated throughout with tipped in colour plates, and with the original dust wrapper, this work follows the adventures of Bill and his cousins as they meet a selection of interesting characters. A lovely 1...

Allman&Apos;S Penny School Series: A Progressive Arithmetic

Francis Young [editor] · 1872 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, T. J. Allman, 1872. Paperback. A very scarce booklet from the Allman's Penny School series, the sixth part on arithmetic. Allman's Penny School series. Very scarce work. Part VI of 'A Progressive Arithmetic' from the science and art section of this ...

Divine Songs Attempted in Easy Language for the Use of Children

Isaac Watts · 1857 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857. Leather. A scarce copy of this collection of moral and religious verses for young children, with illustrations. Scarce work. Illustrated with numerous vignettes. A collection of educational, moral and religious verses fo...

Appelschnut: Neues Und Altes Von Ihren Taten, Abenteuern Und Meinungen

Otto Ernst · 1906 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Leipzig, L. Staadmann Berlag, 1906. Cloth. A delightful collection of children's stories following the adventures of Appelschnut, inspired by the author's own daughter, in the original German. German. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight co...

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Folding Books Limited, c1950. Cloth. A delightful mid-century peepshow book by Patricia Turner, unfolding into four vibrant 3D pop-up scenes of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, with ribbon ...

Twyford Hall or Rosa&Apos;S Christmas Dinner, and What She Did with It

Charles Bruce · 1872 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Edinburgh , W. P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, 1872. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this children's Christmas novel by Charles Bruce. The first and seemingly only edition of this very scarce children's book. In the original decorative cloth binding. With a...

Lion Ben of Elm Island, Elm Island Stories

Rev. Elijah Kellogg · 1869 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1869 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this entertaining collection of adventure stories from Rev. Elijah Kellogg, from his popular Elm Island boys' adventure series. A scarce first edition, one of a number of works in Rev. Elija...

Peter Pan & Wendy

J. M. Barrie; May Byron · 1946 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1946 . Cloth. Beautifully illustrated throughout in colour, this is a charming edition of J. M. Barrie's iconic tale about Peter Pan, the Lost Boys, Wendy, and Neverland. First published in 1938, this is a wonderful edition of J. M. Barrie&apos...

Cosy Nook Farm

0 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons LTD, c1900. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of one of Father Tuck's 'Pictureland' books, a very scarce volume about farmyard life. The first edition of this very scarce work, with no records of this work being held institu...

The Children&Apos;S Musical Cinderella

William Routledge; Louis N. Parker · 1879 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, George Routledge & Sons , 1879. First edition. Paperback. A scarce musical adaptation of 'Cinderella', colourfully illustrated by Walter Crane. The first edition of this scarce work.A charming rendition of the beloved fairy tale 'Cinderella', put to...

The Jackdaw & Peacock & Other Fables

Aesop; Marcus Ward · 1851 · Rooke Books

£84.00 (€100.69 | $110.98 | ¥17,721)

London, Marcus Ward & Co LTD, c1874. Paperback. A very scarce volume of six fables of Aesop, accompanied by colourful plates. A very scarce work.A lovely volume of fables by Aesop, adapted in to "easy words for children". Including 'The Jackdaw in Peacock's Feathers&...

Girls of the Forest

L. T. Meade · 1902 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London; Edinburgh , W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1902. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition copy of the adventures of three sisters in a richly imagined woodland world by prolific writer, L. T. Meade, featuring 10 illustrations by Percy Tarrant. In the pub...

The Miami Giant

Arthur Yorinks · 1995 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

U.S.A. HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated picture book for children from American author Arthur Yorinks. First edition. Illustrated in colour throughout. A charming and exciting children's story, fol...

The Long Winter; Little House in the Big Woods

Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1962 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London, Children's Book Club; Methuen & Co, 1962-1968 . Cloth. Two charming mid 20th century editions of classic children's works from American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known as the writer of the 'Little House on the Prairie' series. Wilder is reme...