Libri per ragazzi

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

0 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Folding Books Limited , c1950 . Cloth. An uncommon and unique peepshow volume depicting this beloved children's tale via colourful pop-ups. A unique peepshow book, depicting the fairy tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' through four double-paged pop-up...

La Belle Aux Cheveux D&Apos;or

Madame d'Aulnoy · 1946 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Paris, Les Éditions Montbrun, 1946 . Paperback. Scarce limited edition of this charming French fairy tale from Madame d'Aulnoy, illustrated by Lluis Vidal Molné. Scarce edition. No. 32 of 350 copies printed on white Velin Alfa paper. Publisher's original paperback...

Nicholas Nickleby

Alice F. Jackson; Charles Dickens · 1912 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London; Edinburgh , T. C. & E. C. Jack, [1912] . Cloth. A scarce copy of this children"s retelling of Dickens"s Nicholas Nickleby, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper and eight colour plates by F. M. B. Blaikie. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Co...

The Browns: A Book of Bears

B. Parker · 1906 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, W. & R. Chambers, 1906 . First edition. Hardback. Beautifully illustrated throughout with drawings of a family of bears, this is the first edition of this delightful children's work by B. and N. Parker. The first edition of this charming children's tale about...

Schoolgirl Kitty

Angela Brazil · 1923 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Blackie and Son, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. Charmingly illustrated throughout, this is the first edition of Angela Brazil's entertaining school story, in the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, in a very scarce publi...

The Curious Girl: A Drama in One Act

[Mary Jane Godwin]; [Louis-Francois Jauffret] · 1817 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

[London], [Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co.], [1817] (Undated, as lacking titl. Leather. [London]: [Printed for M. J. Godwin and Co.], [1817] (Undated, as lacking title page. Dated from copy held by the University of Cambridge Libraries). Leather. Good. 6" by 4". Not Stated. A...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling · 1999 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Bloomsbury, 1999 . First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition, sixth impression of the third novel in the popular 'Harry Potter' series by JK Rowling, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original pictorial paper har...

The Robber Kitten

R.M. Ballantyne · 1860 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London , Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1860. Cloth. A delightful second edition of the entertaining children's narrative of a robber kitten, with a colourful frontispiece, 7 colourful plates, and a musical score. The scarce second edition of the work, first published in 1858.In...

Eragon; Eldest

Christopher Paolini · 2004 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, Doubleday, 2004-2005 . First edition. Cloth. Fine signed first UK editions of the first two novels in Christopher Paolini's 'Inheritance Cycle' series of novels about a young dragon rider named Eragon. Signed first UK editions, first impressions of each ...

Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets Etc. Etc.

Edward Lear · 1889 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London , Frederick Warne and Co , 1889. Cloth. The fifth edition of this witty children's book of alphabets by Edward Lear, with 162 illustrations alongside humorous captions. The fifth edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative cloth binding.An abundantl...

La Couleur Des Emotions: Un Livre Tout Anime

Anna Llenas · 2014 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Editions Quatre Fleuves, 2014. Hardback. A very smart copy of this delightful pop up book for children exploring the colour of emotions, in French. French. Illustrated with nine full colour pop-up scenes and five pull-out tabs. Collated complete, in excellent working co...

The Pie and the Patty-Pan

Beatrix Potter · 1905 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Frederick Warne and Co , 1905. Cloth. A fantastic early edition of this charming tale from Beatrix Potter, complete with her brilliant colour plates. An early edition, with the circular illustration to the front cover, ribbon endpapers, and dedication for Joan without ...

The Animal Shelf Series

Ivy L. Wallace · 1948 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Collins, 1948-1951. First edition. Hardback. A delightful collection of seven volumes from The Animal Shelf Series by British author and illustrator Ivy Lilian Wallace. Seven volumes. First editions. Illustrated throughout with numerous full-page and in-text colour ima...

The Nursery "Alice

Lewis Carroll · 1890 · Rooke Books

£8,950.00 (€10,729.55 | $11,826.18 | ¥1,888,715)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition, second issue of this unique abridgement of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale, illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs. Inscribed to a personal friend of Carrol...

Struwwelpeter or, Merry Stories and Funny Pictures

Heinrich Hoffmann · 1845 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, c1905. Cloth. An English edition of this popular German children's book written and illustrated by Heinrich Hoffmann. Illustrated with twenty-four pages of colour images. An English edition of Der Struwwelpeter or 'Shock-Headed Peter&ap...

The Child&Apos;S Guide to Knowledge: Being a Collection of Useful and Familiar Questions and Answers on Every-Day Subjects, Adapted for Young Persons, and Arranged in the Most Simple and Easy Language

A Lady [Fanny Umphelby] · 1862 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 1862. Leather. A scarce edition of this popular primer by British author Fanny Umphelby, credited here as "A Lady". The twenty-third edition of this work. Scarce to find copies as early as this. In the original quarter calf binding, with mar...

Farm Life in Animal-Land

0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons LTD, c1900. Hardback. A vanishingly scarce Father Tuck 'Natural History' volume, a charming work illustrated with eight chromolithographs. A vanishingly scarce work, with no record of it being held institutionally.This work offers a brief ...

The Heroes; or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children

Charles Kingsley · 1868 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1868. Leather. A beautifully illustrated first new edition of Kingsley"s beloved myth retellings of Perseus, Theseus, and Jason for young readers. New edition.Illustrated with eight colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In a fu...

The Little Fire Engine; the Little Train; the Little Steamroller

Graham Greene · 1973 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1973-1974 . First edition. Cloth. A three-volume first American edition set of Graham Greene"s classic children"s stories, vibrantly illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings.Complete with the...

A Collection of Fantastic Children&Apos;S Novels by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett · 1993 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Doubleday, 1993-2016. First edition. Cloth. A very smart collection of humorous children's novels by English author and satirist Sir Terence David John Pratchett. Six volumes. Written by Sir Terence David John Pratchett, an English author, humorist, and satirist, ...