Libri per ragazzi

THE SWIFTLET ISLES

PORTER James G. · 1977 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, 1977 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered purple cloth (scuffed at tail of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. 121, illus with endpaper maos and b&w drawings by Tony Oliver (previous owner's neat inscription on front e...

LISTEN TO THE WIND

BRINSMEAD H.F. · 1970 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Oxford University Press, 1970. 9780192713162 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered red cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover taped to inside edges, not price clipped). Pp. 214, illus with b&w drawings by Robert Micklewright (no inscriptions).

THE WAYFARING TREE

BB Denys Watkins-Pitchford · 1946 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Hollis & Carter, 1946 1st edn 2nd printing. 8vo. Original silver decorated blue cloth, top edge blue (spine and edges boards rather faded - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 198, illus throughout with author's woodcuts (no inscriptions).

Flora&Apos;S Feast: A Masque of Flowers

Walter Crane · 1889 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Cassell & Company Limited, 1889. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of this whimsical fairy story, beautifully illustrated and set in verse by Walter Crane. The first edition of this children's fairy story, penned and pictured by Walter Crane.  In the ...

The Water-Babies

Charles Kingsley · 1922 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, [1922]. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated edition of this popular children's fairy-tale by Charles Kingsley, with coloured plates. A later edition, originally published in 1863.  In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding.  W...

Hanasaki Zizi (le Veillard Qui Fait Fleurir Les Arbres Morts. )

J. Dautremer [Trans.] · 1886 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Tokyo , Kobunsha, 1886. Paperback. A scarce French plain-paper edition of Hanasaki Jiji, one of the earliest Hasegawa fairy-tale publications, beautifully illustrated throughout by Kobayashi Eitaku. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wrappers with silk ties.  An ...

Der Jugend Fabelschatz. Eine Auswahl der schönsten Fabeln...

Hoffmann, Julius (Bearb.): · 1897 · Antiquariat Bücheretage - Hagena & Schulte

€25.00 ($27.56 | £20.85 | ¥4,401)

Stuttgart, Thienemanns (1897). Frontispiz, 148 S. u. 3 Tafeln. Ill. OHln. Kanten beschabt. Name a. Titel.

Die Maje. Ein Volksblatt für Alt und Jung im deutschen Vaterlande. Jg. 4. Hrsg. von W.O. van Horn (d.i. Friedrich Wilhelm Philipp Oertel).

1861 · Antiquariat Bücheretage - Hagena & Schulte

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.68 | ¥3,521)

12 Hefte in 1 Bd. Wiesbaden, Riedner 1861. 572 S. u. einige Tafeln. Neueres Hln. m. Rückentitel. Originalrücken aufgezogen. Titelei stark fleckig. Exlibris. Papier teils etwas fleckig.

Lederstrumpf-Erzählungen. Band 1: Wildtöter. Für die Jugend bearbeitet von Franz Hoffmann.

Cooper, James Fenimore: · 1845 · Antiquariat Bücheretage - Hagena & Schulte

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.68 | ¥3,521)

Stuttgart, Schmidt & Spring 1845. Frontispiz, 374 S. u. einige Tafeln. Hln. d. Zt. m. Resten v. handschr. Rückenschild. Einband stark berieben. Innengelenke angeplatzt. Stempel a. Vorsatz. Titelei u. Tafeln stark fleckig. Papier fleckig.

The History of Little Jack, a Foundling and the History of William, an Orphan

[Thomas Day] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, W B Whittaker, 1818. Leather. An early nineteenth century edition of Thomas Day's Little Jack and The History of William Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Illustrated throughout with several vigne...

The Adventures of Chippybobbie and His Friend Mr Fieldmouse

Hawley Morgan · 0 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited, c1917. Cloth. A charming early twentieth-century children's book, written and illustrated by Hawley Morgan. Compete with its extremely scarce original dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with many coloured plates, and illustrations ...

The Major&Apos;S Big-Talk Stories

Francis Blake Crofton · 1881 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1881. Cloth. A collection of stories for children set in Africa, featuring ostriches, lions, buffalo, and more. Illustrated throughout with numerous engravings in the text. In a decorative green cloth binding. Externally, smart, though with som...

My Fine Big Book

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London , Blackie and Son, c1930. Cloth. An anthology of short stories for children. An uncommon collection of children's short stories written by various authors. Contains many large, in text, black and white illustrations, and a coloured frontispiece. Bound in cloth with...

The Comic Adventures of Dame Trot and Her Cat

Will Gibbons · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London , Griffith, Farran, Okeden and Welsh, c1890. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated children's book from the late nineteenth century. Dated from advertisements. Illustrated by Will Gibbons. In a cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, worn. Heavy bumping and ...

A China Cup and Other Stories for Children.

Felix Volkhovsky · 1892 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London , T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. Cloth. A scarce edition of the revolutionary Volkhovsky's series of children's stories. Illustrated frontispiece of a woman killing a fowl with numerous illustrations throughout, all by Malischeff. Includes the stories, The Tiny Screw,...

The Storks the False Prince

Elizabeth Still Harrington · 1875 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)

London , Henry Sotheran and Co, 1875. Cloth. An extremely scarce translation of these German children's tales. Including The Storks and The False Prince. In a green cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some dampstaining to the boards. Front hinge strained. Intern...

The Lord&Apos;S Prayer

Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire · 1934 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. 1934 . Cloth. A large volume containing the Lord's Prayer. With numerous coloured and black and white illustrations. "The Lord's Prayer pictured as a lovely, friendly part of the daily lives of a little girl and boy of today...

The Adventures of Don Lavington

George Manville-Fenn · 1898 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London, S. W. Partridge and Co. 1898. Cloth. A charming work of children's literature by school teacher, turned author George Manville-Fenn In an attractive pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated with several black and white plates and in-text illustrations throughout, this...

The Fox&Apos;S Frolic

Sir Francis Burnand · 1930 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, William Collins Sons and Co. 1930 . Cloth. A comedic and whimsical take on fox hunting in which the foxes become the huntsmen, in the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper-covered pictorial boards, and illustrated throughout in colour by Harry B. Neilson.Â...

Aunt Effie&Apos;S Rhymes; Afternoon Tea; Stiggles

Jane Euphemia Saxby; J. G. Sowerby; K. K. De Karroff · 1878 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, George Routledge & Sons; Frederick Warne and Co.; Faber and Faber Limited, 1878-1943. First edition. Hardback. Three charming illustrated children's books containing both nursery rhymes and wholesome stories that are bound to put a smile on the reader's face....