Libri per ragazzi

The Story of Sambo and the Twins

Helen Bannerman · 1937 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Nisbet & Co Ltd, 1937. Hardback. Helen Bannerman's sequel to her popular work for children, following Sambo on another exciting adventure. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Story of Sambo and the Twins' is a sequel to Helen Bannerman's inc...

Five G.A. Henty Novels

G. A. Henty · 1890 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Blackie & Son, 1890-1906. First edition. Cloth. Five thrilling and charmingly illustrated historical adventure novels by G. A. Henty, three of which are first editions. A collection of five works of historical adventure fiction from prolific author G. A. Henty. Three o...

A Book of Fables

Aesop; Sheila Hawkins · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Puffin Picture Book, c1940. Paperback. A scarce copy of this collection of fables for children, with bright illustrations throughout. Scarce work. A Puffin Picture Book. Illustrated with colour throughout. A collection of Aesop's fables, retold in simple language ...

An Aesop&Apos;S Fable: The Lion and the Mouse

Aesop; A. J. Wood · 1995 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Hampshire, Templar Publishing, 1995. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this illustrated fable from Aesop, retold by British writer A. J. Wood. First edition retold by A. J. Wood. Very scarce edition. Illustrated throughout. A charming retelling of one of t...

The Aesop for Children

Aesop · 1919 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Chicago, Rand McNally & Co. 1919. First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated first edition of this collection of the fables of Aesop, written for children and young readers. First edition of this collection. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous in-text and ful...

Aesop&Apos;S Fables: A Pop-Up Book of Classic Tales

Aesop · 2010 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Simon and Schuster, 2010. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition copy of this scarce pop-up book containing ten of the fables of Aesop. First edition, first impression. Scarce work. Illustrated with six large pop-up scenes, alongside fourteen smaller foldi...

The Stream That Stood Still

Beverley Nichols · 1948 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming fantasy tale by Beverley Nichols, illustrated with a colour frontispiece. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Stream That Stood Still' is...

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

Aesop · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1896. Cloth. A delightful illustrated new edition of this classic collection of fables, with many vignettes throughout. A new edition of 'Aesop's Fables', comprising classic stories with underlying with moral, social, religious and ...

The Golden Age

Kenneth Grahame · 1928 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1928. Leather. A smartly bound collection of childhood reminiscences from Kenneth Grahame, with illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard. First published in 1895, this edition of The Golden Age was the first with illustrations by E. H. Shepard. ...

Rags, M.D. , Again Rags, & Rags and Buttons

Lewis Dutton · 1935 · Rooke Books

£109.00 (€130.65 | $144.00 | ¥22,996)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1935-1936. First edition. Cloth. Three charming volumes of children's tales from English writer Lewis Dutton, with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. Scarce works. "Michael said that Rags and Tatters were the very nicest puppies he ha...

Prince Rabbit and the Princess Who Could Not Laugh

A. A. Milne · 1966 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Edmund Ward, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume of two charming short stories by A. A. Milne, colourfully illustrated. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A lovely volume containing two short stories by A...

Playtime and Company: A Book for Children

E. V. Lucas · 1925 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Methuen and Co. Ltd , 1925. First edition. Cloth. A delightful collection of children's poetry by E. V. Lucas, with illustrations by beloved 'Winnie the Pooh' artist, E. H. Shepard. First edition. In the publisher's original quarter cloth, with ill...

Routledge&Apos;S Scripture Gift-Book

1866 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1866. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce biblical work for children, educating on tales from the Bible, complete with chromolithograph plates. The first edition of this scarce work.A charming children's gift-book cont...

The Blossoms of Morality

[Richard Johnson] · 1810 · Rooke Books

£198.00 (€237.33 | $261.59 | ¥41,772)

London, J. Harris; Scatcherd and Letterman; et al, 1810. Leather. An entertaining educational work for young men and women, complete with woodcuts by John Bewick. An educational work for "the amusement and instruction of young ladies and gentlemen", advising the reader on mora...

The Cowslip, or More Cautionary Stories in Verse

[Elizabeth Turner] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, The Leadenhall Press, [1899]. Hardback. A Leadenhall Press facsimile of the first edition of Elizabeth Turner's delightfully illustrated book of cautionary tales for children, told in verse. A facsimile of the first edition, which was published in 1811. Published ...

Tales from Shakespeare

Charles Lamb · 1917 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Blackie, 1917 . Leather. A children's retelling of Shakespeare's major comedies and tragedies, by famed sibling poets Charles and Mary Lamb, in a full calf prize binding. A 1917 edition of this work, in a full calf school prize binding from the Amesbury Schoo...

The Vicarage Children

Lorna Hill · 1961 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated children's book from English author Lorna Hill. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A most amusing story, drawn from the author's own experiences as the wife...

Drawing for the Artistically Undiscovered

John Cassidy · 1999 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Palo Alto , Klutz , 1999. First edition. Paperback. A fantastic interactive guide to drawing by Quentin Blake and John Cassidy, complete with the original pencils and pens provided. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original spiral paperback. With the or...

Rupert Little Bear More Stories

Mary Tourtel · 1939 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated first edition of this collection of Rupert Bear stories. First edition. Uncommon work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, as well as colour images and decorations throughout. A coll...

Domestic Recreation

Priscilla Wakefield · 1805 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, Darton and Harvey, 1805. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce educational text on natural history by Priscilla Wakefield, an illustrated work for children. The first edition of this very scarce work.A charming educational work for children, dis...