Libri per ragazzi

Red Snow and Other Parables from Nature

Mrs. Alfred Gatty [Margaret Gatty] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Bell and Daldy , 1868. Cloth. Third series of this pocket sized collection of morally didactic tales for children by Margaret Gatty. Fifth edition of this work. A charming Victorian children's book by Margaret Gatty, the third series in the original publisher&apos...

The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales

Mrs. Alfred Gatty [Margaret Gatty] · 1858 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Bell and Daldy , 1858. Brochure/Pamphlet. Second edition of this collection of tales by Margaret Gatty, with illustrations. Collection of children's tales by Margaret Gatty, the second edition of this work. Containing four tales discerning morality; titles include...

With Airship and Submarine: A Tale of Adventure

Harry Collingwood [William Joseph Cosens Lancaster] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Blackie and Son Limited , 1908. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this illustrated adventure novel by Harry Collingwood. Scarce first edition of this novel by Harry Collingwood, a juvenile adventure story in a nautical and airhip setting with illustrations ...

The Lavender Cat

Janette Sebring Lowrey · 1944 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York, Harper & Brothers , 1944. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this delightful children's book about an orphan and his cat, with beautiful illustrations throughout. The first edition. In the publisher's full cloth binding with the original unclippe...

An English Boy&Apos;S Life and Adventures in Uganda

Chas. W. Hattersley · 1913 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of C. W. Hattersley's adventure fiction book for boys from the early twentieth century with illustrations. First edition, first printing of An English Boy's Life and A...

Young England: An English Magazine for Boys Throughout the English-Speaking World.

The Pilgrim Press · 1908 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

London, The Pilgrim Press, 1908-1909 . First edition. Leather. A first edition annual publication of Young England, a magazine for boys, in morocco binding. First edition, in morocco binding, of the annual volume of Young England from the years 1908-1909.Young England was a bo...

Round the World: A Tale for Boys

W. H. G. Kingston · 1866 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London , T. Nelson and Sons , 1866. Leather. A scarce and early edition of one of Kingston's adventure books for boys, Round the World. This is a scarce, early edition of Round the World: A Tale for Boys by Willian Henry Giles Kingston, who was an English writer of boys&a...

R. Caldecott&Apos;S Picture Book No. 2: Containing the Three Jovial Huntsmen, the Queen of Hearts, Sing a Song for Sixpence and the Farmer&Apos;S Boy

R. Caldecott · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , Frederick Warne and Co. c1880. Cloth. A pleasing copy of R. Caldecott's second picture book containing classic children's stories that are beautifully illustrated. This is a delightful copy of R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2 that contains the classic ...

Mother Carey&Apos;S Chickens

Kate Douglas Wiggin · 1911 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1911 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of American writer Kate Douglas Wiggin's charming children's novel with a moral message. A signed, early edition of this children's novel from American educator and author Kate Douglas Wiggin. ...

Y Winllan: Ebrill, Mehefin, Awst

Various; Dr Thomas Jones; John Evans · 1871 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Bangor, Cyhoeddedig yn y Llyyfrfa Wesleyaidd, 1871. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful and very scarce collection of three monthly periodicals of this Welsh children's magazine, presented in a custom-made slipcase made by book collector Anthony David Estill. Very scarce, i...

Guy&Apos;S Duty

Penelope Leslie · 1862 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, NAtional Society's Depository , c1900. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce children's novella by Penelope Leslie, with a charming frontispiece by Gertrude D. Hammond. First and only edition, very scarce. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Gertrude D. Hammond ...

A Wonder Book

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1961 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1961. Cloth. A later impression of this popular illustrated retelling of classical myths written for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. An illustrated edition of Nathaniel Hawthorn's retelling of classical Greek myths written for children. With si...

Fourteen Songs from When We Were Very Young

A. A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson · 1926 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1926. Cloth. A lovely work containing a selection of Milne's children's poems, set to music by the composer Harold Fraser-Simson, with illustrations to each page of sheet music. Eighth impression from 1926. Illustrated with decorations to e...

The Adventures of a Japanese Doll

Henry Mayer · 1901 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London; New York, Grant Richards; E. P. Dutton & Co, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce charming first edition work following a Japanese doll who explores the world, complete with beautiful colour plates. The first edition of this very scarce work.A charming late Victor...

Captain Anne

Dorita Fairlie Bruce · 1939 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Oxford University Press, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the final book in the 'Springdale' series by popular children's writer Dorita Fairlie Bruce, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the scarce original unclip...

Adventures with Benghazi

Rose Fyleman · 1946 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)

London, Eyre & Spottiswood , 1946. First edition. Cloth. The author's signed presentation copy of the first edition, first impression of this charming children's work by Rose Fyleman. The first edition, first impression of this work. The author's signed presenta...

The New Adventures of Rupert

Alfred Bestall · 1936 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the first ever Rupert Bear annual, a charming children's work complete with colourful illustrations of Rupert Bear. The first ever Rupert Bear annual, an important annual which has been pub...

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident and the Eternity Code

Eoin Colfer · 2002 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Puffin Books, 2002-3. First edition. Cloth. Two fine first editions of the second and third novel of the Artemis Fowl series, complete with fine dust wrappers. With the series starting in 2001 and spanning eight books, the Artemis Fowl series is a successful fantasy se...

Cinderella

1940 · Rooke Books

£835.00 (€1,001.03 | $1,103.34 | ¥176,210)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1900. Hardback. A very unique and vanishingly scarce panorama of 'Cinderella' containing colourful figures from the fairy tale, intended to be played with. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A very scarce copy of the 'Cin...

Little Lucy&Apos;S Wonderful Globe

Charlotte M. Yonge · 1871 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Macmillan & Co , 1871 . First edition. Cloth. A charming and scarce illustrated children's novel from a popular nineteenth century writer. The scarce first edition of this work from English novelist Charlotte Mary Yonge.Illustrated with twenty-three plates from Da...