Libri per ragazzi

Silver and Gold

Enid Blyton · 1927 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, c1927. Cloth. A charming poetry anthology and early work from the iconic children's author, with eight colour plates. An early edition of Silver and Gold, a children's poetry anthology, written by iconic children's author Enid Bly...

The Doctor, &C.

[Robert Southey] · 1834 · Rooke Books

£2,950.00 (€3,536.56 | $3,898.02 | ¥622,537)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1834-47 . First edition. Cloth. A complete set of Robert Southey"s miscellany, including the first appearance of his version of the well-loved children"s classic The Story of the Three Bears. The first edition of this misc...

Cinderella

C. S. Evans · 1919 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, William Heinemann, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with silhouette figures, this is the first trade edition of his wonderfully decorative edition of the Cinderella tale, in the original dust wrapper. The first trade edition of t...

Dame Truelove&Apos;S Tales, Now First Published As Useful Lessons for Little Misses & Masters

'Dame Truelove' · 1817 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, J. Harris, 1817 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated throughout with charming plates of children at play, this is the very scarce first edition of this collection of educational tales for children, subtly offering moral guidance. The first edition of this very scarce ...

The Ladder to Learning: A Collection of Fables

Mrs. Trimmer [Sarah Trimmer] · 1829 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, John Harris, 1829. Leather. Illustrated throughout, this is the twelfth edition of educational writer Sarah Trimmer's collection of informative fables for young children. The twelfth edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-eight...

Lucy Brown and Mr Grimes

Edward Ardizzone · 1970 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London; Sydney; Toronto, The Bodley Head, 1970. Hardback. A charming new edition of this title, redrawn, and in original dust wrapper. A new edition, revised and redrawn, and dedicated to Ardizzone"s granddaughter Joanna. A charming title following the unlikely friendship betw...

Alice in Wonderland: The World&Apos;S Greatest Fairy Story

Lewis Carroll · 0 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, P.R. Gawthorn, c1940. Cloth. A very charming illustrated edition of Carroll's classic, with beautiful colour plates by British illustrator Rene Cloke, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A very charming illustrated edition of Alice in Wonderland: The World&apo...

Sarah and Simon and No Red Paint

Edward Ardizzone · 1965 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Constable Young Books Ltd. 1965. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this charming tale, illustrated and flat signed by the author and illustrator, Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. First edition. Flat signed by the author...

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Beatrix Potter · 1903 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1903. First edition. Hardback. A delightful first edition of this early Beatrix Potter tale about Nutkin the troublesome squirrel. The first trade edition, first or second issue of this work, without 'Author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit&apos...

St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks. Vol. XX, No. 3. January 1893.

Rudyard Kipling; Helen Gray Cone; Et al. · 1898 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

New York, The Century Co. 1898 . Paperback. A scarce copy of the January 1893 issue of the celebrated monthly children"s magazine St. Nicholas, featuring the first appearance of Rudyard Kipling"s story "The Potted Princess," profusely illustrated throughout. In the publisher&a...

The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse

Beatrix Potter · 1918 · Rooke Books

£1,395.00 (€1,672.37 | $1,843.30 | ¥294,386)

Londo[n], Frederick Warne and Co. 1918. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first impression of this beloved children's tale from Beatrix Potter. First edition, first impression, with the dropped "N" from London on the imprint. Quinby, No. 25, endpapers Plate XV as called ...

The Golden Primer, Part I

J. M. D. Meiklejohn · 1884 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1884 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition of the first part of this charming children's educational work by J. M. D. Meiklejohn, illustrated throughout by Walter Crane. The scarce first edition of this work.Part I only o...

The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse

Beatrix Potter · 1919 · Rooke Books

£159.00 (€190.61 | $210.10 | ¥33,554)

London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1919 . Hardback. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates, this is an early edition of Beatrix Potter's charming retelling of Aesop's 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse&apos. First published the year prior, this is an early edi...

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Beatrix Potter · 1903 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1903 . First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this popular Beatrix Potter tale about a troublesome squirrel, beautifully illustrated with her original charming colour plates. The first trade edition, first or second issue of this work, with...

Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda

Margaret Atwood · 2006 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Bloomsbury, 2006. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this children's book by Margaret Atwood. Inscription from author to half title: 'To Phil, Best Wishes, Margaret Atwood&apos. First edition, first impression, as denoted by the complete number lin...

Meg and Mog Meg at Sea Meg&Apos;S Eggs

Helen Nicoll · 1972 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, William Heinemann, 1972 - 1973. First edition. Cloth. Three scarce first edition hardback copies of the much-loved witch and her cat, Meg and Mog, created by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski. Containing: 'Meg and Mog' 'Meg at Sea' 'Meg's Eg...

The Youth&Apos;S Magazine or Evangelical Miscellany

Various · 1839 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, T Hamilton, 1839. Leather. A children's evangelical periodical. Being volume II of the 4th series and issues January-December of 1839. Printed by Teape and Son as stated by colophon to the tail of final page. Lacking a title page to the volume and therefore all pu...

A Day with the Sea Urchins

Helen M. Burnside · 1893 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1893. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated children's tale. Illustrated by Alfred Cooper with songs set to music by Myles Birket Foster. In paper covered boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed with bumping to extremities. Loss to head and tail of ...

Chatterbox Weekly One Halfpenny

Various · 1903 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Wells Gardner Darnton & Co, 1903. Cloth. The complete collection of the "Chatterbox" halfpenny weekly paper, for the year 1903. New series, No. 1 through to No. 52. Illustrated throughout, featuring several coloured plates. Founded and edited by John Erskine Clarke, w...

Tom Catapus and Potiphar a Tale of Ancient Egypt

Lily Schofield · 1903 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London and New York, Frederick Warne and Co, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A children's story set in Egypt, written in verse and illustrated throughout. First edition. In a gutta-percha, or caoutchouc binding with a yap edge to front board. This is an early form of adhesive...