Libri per ragazzi

Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws

Charles Wilson; J Walker McSpadden · 1917 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Associated Newspapers, c1921. Cloth. A brightly illustrated and attractively bound edition of the tale of this legendary heroic outlaw. A delightful edition of the infamous Robin Hood tale, illustrated with five full colour plates bearing the artwork of N. C. Wyeth, kn...

The Milkmaid and Hey Diddle-Diddle and Baby Bunting

Randolph Caldecott · 1882 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1882. First edition. Leather. Two volumes of Randolph Caldecott's illustrated children's picture books bound together, with charming colour illustrations. Two volumes of Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books bound together in a quar...

A Stout English Bowman, Being a Story of Chivalry in the Days of Henry III

Edgar Pickering · 1906 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Glasgow and Bombay, Blackie and Son Limited, 1906. Cloth. A smart historical novel, bound in a pictorial cloth binding with illustrations throughout. An exciting historical novel set in the third century, during the rule of King Henry III. A piece of juvenile fiction.W...

Teeny Tiny Gnome Tomes

Wil Huygen; Harry N. Abrams · 1981 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Methuen , 1981. Hardback. Three charming volumes about gnomes by Wil Huygen with Rien Poortvliet's colourful illustrations, in the original slipcase. Complete in three volumes, in the original slipcase. Slipcase is in a near fine condition.Wil Huygens and Rien Poo...

Divine and Moral Songs for the Use of Children

Isaac Watts · 1835 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, William Darton, c1835. Cloth. A small volume of illustrated children's Christian poetry. Scarce in this edition. Illustrated throughout, with a frontispiece.Dated c.1835 with the British Library's holdings on LibraryHub. An educational volume by Christian Min...

Bookano Stories, with Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form

S. Louis Giraud · 1920 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Strand Publications, c1935. Hardback. A marvellous pop-up book with a number of colour illustrations as well as five pop ups. The Bookano Stories began publication towards the end of the 1920s, and were the first 'automatic' books. Sixteen annuals were produc...

A Pretty Book of Pictures for the Little Masters and Misses, or, Tommy Trip&Apos;S History of Beasts and Birds with a Familiar Description of Each in Verse and Prose to Which Is Prefix&Apos;D, the History of Little Tom Trip Himself, of His Dog Jouler, and of Woglog the Great Giant

Oliver Goldsmith · 1867 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Edwin Pearson , 1867. Leather. A scarce limited edition of this children's book containing the story of Tommy Trip, as well as the description of various animals and poems. Illustrated throughout by Thomas Bewick. The fifteenth edition. One of two hundred and fift...

Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Wonderful Cats

John Ruskin · 1823 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Dean and Son Limited, c1905. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this children's book, part of the Dean's Holiday Series number 27. A reprint of this short children's story for the publisher's Dean's Holiday series, this volume being number 27. A h...

A Long Trip to Teatime

Anthony Burgess · 1976 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Dempsey and Squires , 1976. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this tale by Anthony Burgess, illustrated. The first edition of this work by acclaimed author Anthony Burgess. This tale was primarily written for children but is very enjoyable at any age. It foll...

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

Edmund Dulac · 1920 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, c1915. Cloth. A stunning Edmund Dulac's illustrated book comprising stories such as The Little Seamstress and Cinderella. Undated. Dated from Copac c1915. A stunning picture book illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Published for the French Red Cross...

Sambo and Susan and Other Tales

Katharine Harrison-Wallace · 1938 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Collins, 1938. Cloth. A very scarce work written and illustrated by Katharine Harrison-Wallace, and held in the original dustwrapper. This a very scarce. In the publisher's original cloth binding, held in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. With a foreword by ...

Nursery Rhymes, Tales, and Jingles

1846 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, James Burn, 1846. Cloth. A charming work of popular childhood nursery rhymes and jingles, illustrated throughout and in a cloth gilt decorated binding. The second edition of this work. This collection of nursery rhymes, tales, and jingles, combine all of the most popul...

Alice&Apos;S Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll · 1881 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1881. Cloth. A scarce early edition of this highly influential work of children's fiction, complete with the original charming illustrations by John Tenniel. With publisher's advertisement to the rear of the work. Sixty Seventh Thousand. Com...

In Grandpa&Apos;S House

Philip Sendak; S Barofsky · 1985 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

New York, Harper and Row, 1985. First edition. Hardback. An English translation of this children's novel by Philip Sendak. First thus, the first edition of this translation. Translated into English by Seymour Barofsky. Illustrated throughout by the author's son, Maur...

Harry Potter Boxed Set

J.K. Rowling · 1997 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,886)

London, Bloomsbury , 1997-2000 . Paperback. A brilliant boxed set of the first four volumes of the renowned magical Harry Potter series, with a first impression copy. A four volume set.  A mixed set, with one first impression copy.  In the publisher's original paperback...

Number Two Joy Street: A Medley of Prose & Verse for Boys and Girls

G. K. Chesterton; Walter de la Mare; A. A. Milne; Hilaire Belloc; Hugh Walpole; Et al. · 1924 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, [1924]. First edition. Cloth. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, [1924]. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Marian Allen; Hugh Chesterman; Harry Rountree; Valery Carrick; J. R. Monsell; Alec Buckels; C. T. Nightingale; Kenneth Harrow; Et al. A smart f...

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

Beatrix Potter · 1908 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, c1910 . Hardback. A wonderful early edition of Beatrix Potter's charming tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, colourfully illustrated throughout by Potter herself. First published in 1908, this is an early edition of Potter's popular work, with...

The Dog Who Wasn&Apos;T What He Thought He Was

Walter Emanuel · 1914 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, 1914. Cloth. Colourfully illustrated by Cecil Aldin, this charming children's work is written from the point of view of Gibus the dog. Illustrated by British artist Cecil Aldin in his signature style. Aldin is best known for his charming...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher&Apos;S Stone

J. K. Rowling · 2015 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London; Oxford; New York; New Delhi; Sydney, Bloomsbury, 2015. First edition. Cloth. A striking and richly illustrated copy of the first Tim Kay edition, with dust wrapper. A copy of the first Tim Kay illustrated edition, in lovely condition. The twelfth printing. A captivatin...

The Stick Book

Unknown · 1912 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Henry Frowde, c1912. Hardback. A very scarce and curious tale concerning a fairy and her magic sticks, illustrated by pre-Raphaelite illustrator Florence Hardy. The Stick Book, a very scarce and curious children's book, anonymously written, possibly by the illustr...