Libri per ragazzi

A Collection of Little Grey Rabbit Stories

Alison Uttley · 1967 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Collins , 1967-94 . First edition. Hardback. A collection of six 'Little Grey Rabbit' adventures, written by Alison Uttley, with charming illustrations by Katherine Wigglesworth and Margaret Tempest. A charming collection of children's tales featuring Al...

The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, and, Alibaba and the Forty Thieves

Frantisek Sklar; Jaroslav Béza · 1960 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Bancroft & Co (Publishers) LTD, 1960. Cloth. Two lovely and colourfully illustrated pop-ups works retelling classic tales. Two colourful pop-up books, containing the tales 'The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor', and 'Alibaba and the Forty Thieves&apos.Two...

Wonder Pie

0 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

England, Not Stated, c1920. Cloth. A very scarce anthology of tales and poems for children, colourfully illustrated, including with two pop-ups. A very scarce work. An anthology of short tales and poems for children, including 'The Kitten Who Would Not Wash His Face&apos...

Fables of la Fontaine with Moving Pictures

Jean de La Fontaine; E. Wright [trans.] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1912 . Cloth. A very scarce English language edition of La Fontaine's 'Fables', illustrated with six moving plates in full working order. A very scarce edition of La Fontaine's fables, illustrated with mov...

El Libro Dioramico: La Casita de Azucar

R. Sabates · 1960 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Barcelona, Editorial Roma, c1960 . Cloth. A vibrantly illustrated 1960s children's diorama by R. Sabates, adapting the tale of 'Hansel and Gretel' into Spanish, and naming them 'Perdito y Maruja&apos. In the original Spanish.The text and illustrations are t...

The Wonder Builder

K. E. Garman · 1924 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Chicago, Ideal Book Builders, c1924 . Hardback. A very scarce children's puzzle book, featuring five plates with small pieces that can be pushed out, muddled up, and reinserted. A very scarce work.Illustrated with five vibrant colour plates, with a total of sixty push out...

Dina Y Tom

M. de Guzman · 0 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Barcelona, Durve, c1950. Hardback. A charming children tale, in the original Spanish, a colourful and interactive work with paper clothes and a pop-up jack in the box. In the original Spanish.A charming work for children, following two siblings names Dina and Tom.With colour i...

The Story of Peter Rabbit

Beatrix Potter · 1969 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Child Guidance Books, 1969 . Hardback. A charming children's action book retelling Beatrix Potter's beloved tale, 'The Tale of Beatrix Potter&apos. Illustrated by June Goldsborough.With five vibrant colour movable plates. When each page is opened, concea...

Redbird

Patrick Fort · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York, Orchard Books, Franklin Watts, Inc. 1988 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this Braille children's book about a small airplane attempting a landing. The first edition of this 'eyes on the ends of your fingers' book.With text in English, a...

Catechisme Vivant: La Parole de Dieu

Rd. Pere M. Coerezza · 1954 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Hong Kong, Catechical Centre "Peter Ricaldone, 1954. Cloth. A very scarce pop-up illustrating the Catechisms and 'Word of God', with text from Father M. Coerezza. In the original French.Consisting of twenty catechisms, each illustrated with full colour pop-up scenes,...

Army Boys in France; or, from Training Camp to Trenches

Homer Randall · 1918 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Cleveland; New York, The World Syndicate Publishing Co, c1919 . Cloth. A lovely example of this thrilling children's novel about life on the French front in the First World War. An early edition of this work, which was first published in 1918 by George Sully & Company.In ...

Lenzgesind

Ernst Kreidolf · 1926 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Zurich; Leipzig, Rotapfelverlag, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming anthology of butterfly fairy tales by Ernst Kreidolf, beautifully and colourfully illustrated. The first edition of this work.In the original German. In a custom dust wrapper, in t...

The Forest of Boland Light Railway

BB [Denys Watkins-Pitchford] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fantastical children's novel by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illust...

Old Dutch Nursery Rhymes

R. H. Elkin [trans.]; J. Rontgen · 1917 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Augener Ltd. 1917. First edition. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated first UK edition of this collection of Old Dutch nursery rhymes, rendered into English and harmonised. The first UK edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with a colour pla...

Nutwood Journals and Ephemera from the &Apos;Followers of Rupert&Apos;

Alfred Bestall · 1983 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Brighton, Tony Shuker; Daily Express Publications, 1983-91. First edition. Paperback. A collection of scarce Rupert Bear 'Nutwood' journals, including two special issues, with a large selection of paraphernalia from the 'Followers of Rupert', an organisatio...

Au Pays Des Betes Sauvages

Rene Guillot · 1948 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Paris, G.-T. Rageot, 1948. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this charming illustrated adventure story for children from French writer Rene Guillot, in the original French. French. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Following a young boy named Sanga and hi...

The New Rupert Rupert

The Daily Express · 1954 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London , Daily Express, 1954-1955. First edition. Hardback. A delightful set of two Rupert Bear books from The Daily Express Annual with colourful illustrations throughout. Two unclipped Rupert works from The Daily Express Annual.In the publisher's original illustrated la...

Somebody

Stella Austin · 1903 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd, [1903]. Cloth. An illustrated edition of Stella Austin's scarce children's novel. The eighth edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and three monochrome plates. ...

The Terror of Villadonga

Geoffrey Household · 1936 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) LTD, [1936]. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first U.K. edition of this exciting adventure novel by Geoffrey Household, an illustrated work set in Spain. The uncommon first U.K. edition of this work. Published in the U.S. as 'The S...

Eileen&Apos;S Journey: History in Fairyland

Ernest Arthur Jelf · 1899 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, John Murray, 1899 . Cloth. A beautiful example of the 'popular edition' of Ernest Arthur Jelf's work of children's fantasy fiction, in the original 19th century dust wrapper. The 1899 'Popular Edition' of this very scarce work, which was f...