Libri per ragazzi

Mr. Punch&Apos;S Book for Children

Charles Pears · 1902 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Punch" Office, 1902. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this scarce book for children from humorous Mr. Punch. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated throughout with eight colour plates and many colour figures. Collated complete. A charming collections ...

Believe

Robert Sabuda · 2019 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Walker Books Ltd, 2019. First edition. Hardback. A beautiful first edition of this inspiring and hopeful pop-up book from book artist Robert Sabuda. First edition. With six intricate pop-up scenes made with white card. Collated complete and in perfect working condition...

Bookano Zoo, Animals in Fact, Fancy, and Fun

S. Louis Giraud · 1939 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Strand Publications; Bookano Books, 1939. Hardback. A striking pop-up book produced by Bookano, illustrated with six colourful pop-ups of animals. One of Bookano's popular pop-up books, showing animals in a zoo, the striking and colourful pop-ups show a giraffe, a...

The Clever Little Tailor or Seven at a Blow

Frederic B. Saywell · 1928 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd. 1928. First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated first edition of this charming children's verse. First edition. Illustrated with a colour tipped in frontispiece and eleven colour tipped in plates. Collated complete. A charming vers...

The Adventures of Tommy

H. G. Wells · 1967 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Constable Young Books Ltd. 1967 . Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated children's book, written and illustrated by H. G. Wells, with the original, very scarce dust wrapper. A new edition. First published in 1929.With the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. This charm...

Das Kathe Kruse Bilderbuch

Max Jungnickel · 1925 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Munich, Georg W. Dietrich, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming children's picture book, in the original German language. German. First edition. Illustrated with twelve colour plates. Collated complete. A picture book for children with a char...

The Female Approach with Masculine Sidelights

Ronald Searle; Max Beerbohm · 1949 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, MacDonald, 1949. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this highly entertaining and amusing collection of drawings by the renowned illustrator Ronald Searle. First edition, first impression. The second of the St. Trinian's School works. An amusing an...

A Collection of Noddy Stories

Enid Blyton · 1949 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1949-1954. Paperback. A charming collection of three Noddy stories from popular English children's author Enid Blyton, with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. Paperback editions. No. 1, 7, and 9 of the Noddy Library. Illustrat...

Tom&Apos;S Time-Machine

Guy Daniel · 1954 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1954 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exceptionally scarce time-travel novel aimed at junior boys and girls, written by Guy Daniel. The first edition. Very scarce work. With the original, unclipped dust wrapper. This enterta...

Rupert Story Book

Mary Tourtel; Alfred Bestall · 1935 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Paulton (Somerset) and London, Purnell and Sons, Ltd. c1960. Hardback. A charming collection of stories following the beloved children's character Rupert Bear. Brightly illustrated in colour throughout with four plates. Collated complete. A collection of stories about Rup...

Rupert Annuals for the Years 1977, 1978, & 1979

Alfred Bestall · 1977 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1977-1979. First edition. Hardback. Three smart first editions of the Rupert Bear annuals for the years 1977, 1978, and 1979. Three volumes. First edition. Brightly illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of stories about Rupert, a be...

A Little Book of Old Rhymes

Cicely Mary Barker · 1936 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charmingly illustrated collection of rhymes for children. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eleven colour plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A collect...

King Arthur&Apos;S Knights: The Tales Retold for Boys and Girls

Henry Gilbert · 1934 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1934 . Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated collection of tales surrounding King Arthur's Knights, retold by Henry Gilbert. Dated using Jisc, from copies of the work held at the British Library. Bound in the publisher's original red cl...

The New Rupert Book: Rupert Annual 1938 Facsimile Edition

Alfred Bestall · 1989 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Daily Express Publications`, 1989. Cloth. A limited edition facsimile of the 1938 Rupert Annual, with the original wrap around band and the original postage packaging from the publisher. Limited edition, number 06142. In the publisher's original quarter cloth wit...

Rupert&Apos;S Adventure Book

1940 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1940. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this wartime Rupert adventure volume, containing eight exciting and colourfully illustrated tales. The first edition.A charming Rupert volume, containing eight tales of the bear's exci...

Queen Mab&Apos;S Fairy Realm

Anonymous · 1901 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, George Newnes, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully designed children's work, with illustrations from artists including Arthur Rackham, H. R. Millar, R. Savage and others. An delightful first edition.Illustrated with a colour frontisp...

Dean&Apos;S Moveable Books, Red Riding Hood

1858 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)

London, Dean & Son, 1858. Hardback. A very scarce moveable book telling the beloved fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood', a colourful work volume. A very scarce work.This volume contains a total of eight colourful moveable scenes, telling the fairy tale 'Little R...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Colouring Book & Enchanted Images Glow-in-the-Dark Book

Warner Bros. · 2002 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Warner Bros. 2002 . First edition. Paperback. A wonderfully bright pair of glow-in-the-dark, colouring and sticker books surrounding the wizarding world of Harry Potter. A charming pair of collectable children's books surrounding the second installment to J. K. Ro...

The Girls of the Abbey School

Elsie J. Oxenham · 1921 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London & Glasgow, Collins' Clear-Type Press, c1925 . Cloth. A very scarce copy of the third work in Elsie J. Oxenham's much loved Abbey series of novels for girls. First published in 1921, this is a later printing of the third novel in Oxenham's series of childr...

Borrobil

William Croft Dickinson · 1944 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1944. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming fantasy tale set in a magical Scotland, the author's presentation copy. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Author's presentation copy, in...