Libri per ragazzi

The Adventures of Rupert

Alfred Bestall · 1991 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Express Newspapers, 1991. Cloth. A very smart facsimile edition of the Rupert annual for the year 1939, with bright illustrations throughout. Facsimile edition. The Rupert Annual for 1939. A charming collection of eight full-length Rupert stories, including: Rupert&apo...

My First Voyage to Southern Seas

W. H. G. Kingston · 1907 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1907 . Cloth. A wonderfully presented copy of W. H. G. Kingston's entertaining adventure novel for young boys, with illustrations. Bound in the publisher's original red pictorial cloth. Dated using Jisc, from copies of the work held at...

Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories for Children

Julian Hawthorne · 1880 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1880. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce anthology of children's tales by Julian Hawthorne, a charming collection in the original cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work, with no record of it having been s...

Book of the Three Dragons

Kenneth Morris · 1930 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

New York and Toronto, Longmans, Green and Co, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Kenneth Morris's reworking of a classic Welsh legend, illustrated throughout by Ferdinand Huszti Horvath. The first edition, first printing. The scarce trade is...

Biggles and the Black Raider

Captain W. E. Johns · 1953 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated Biggles adventure from Captain W. E. Johns. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight colour plates. Collated complete. The fort...

Biggles Hunts Big Game: A Story of Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I. D. And His Special Air Police

Captain W. E. Johns · 1948 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling Biggles adventure, featuring the colour illustrations of Leslie Stead. First edition, first impression. Illustrated throughout with monochromatic colour images. The thirty-fourth book i...

The Missing Prince

G. E. Farrow · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1897. Cloth. A smart illustrated copy of this charming children's story from noted British author G. E. Farrow. Illustrated with a frontispiece and many full-page and in-text images. A charming children's story following the adventures of a P...

Biggles Forms a Syndicate

Captain W. E. Johns · 1961 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. First edition. Hardback. A bright first edition, first impression of this adventurous Biggles novel, illustrated throughout by Leslie Stead. The first edition, first impression of this work in the original pictorial laminated boards. Ink mar...

The Amber Spyglass

Philip Pullman · 2000 · Rooke Books

£560.00 (€671.35 | $739.96 | ¥118,177)

London, David Fickling Books/ Scholastic, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the final work in Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series. The first edition, first impression of this work.Flat signed by Pullman to the title page.In the pub...

American Animals

David Newell · 1929 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Joilet, Illnois, P.F. Volland Company, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A delightful signed first edition of David Newell's collection of verses on American wildlife for children, with ten colour plates by the author. A signed first edition of this playful work, published in 1...

Our Darlings: The Children&Apos;S Treasury of Pictures and Stories

Numerous Contributors · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London , John F. Shaw and Co. c1903. First edition. Cloth. An early edition of this Edwardian children's annual, with numerous illustrations including three monochrome illustrations by artist Arthur Rackham. An early edition of this Edwardian children's annual. Publi...

St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks

Various · 1913 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, The Century Co. 1913-1914. Cloth. A smart three volume collection of articles, short stories, and illustrations for young folk from St. Nicholas magazine. Three volumes. Volume XL Part I - November 1912 to April 1913, Volume XLI Part I - November 1913 to April 1914, ...

St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks

Various · 1915 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

New York, The Century Co. 1915. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of articles, short stories, and illustrations for young folk. Volume XLII Part II only. Volume XLII Part II only. An issue of St. Nicholas Magazine, a popular monthly American children's magazine, foun...

Maidlin to the Rescue: A Story of the Abbey Girls

Elsie Jeanette Oxenham · 1934 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, W. & R. Chambers, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of the sixteenth work in Elsie J. Oxenham's Abbey series The first edition, first impression of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates from Rene Cloke. Collated, complete...

A Collection of Harry Potter Diaries and Address Books

Warner Bros. · 2001 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Warner Bros.; Bloombury, 2001-2003 . First edition. Hardback. A pristine collection of diaries and address books surrounding the magical world of Harry Potter. Very scarce. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial boards. This interesting and scarce collection ...

Harry Potter Cassette Tapes

J. K. Rowling; Stephen Fry [Read By] · 1999 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

Wiltshire, Cover to Cover, 1999-2001. Hardback. A smart collection of four of the Harry Potter books on audio cassette tape, read by Stephen Fry. Four volumes. Scarce format. Four volumes of the original audiobooks for the Harry Potter series, following the lives of a young wi...

The Story of Sylvie and Bruno

Lewis Carroll · 1932 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1932. Cloth. A novel set in Fairyland by the noted author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', Lewis Carroll, with illustrations by Harry Furniss. A reprint. First published by Macmillan in 1889. Illustrated by Harry Furniss with...

A Near Thing for Captain Najork

Russell Hoban · 1975 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1975 . First edition. Hardback. An excellent, first edition of Russell Hoban's amusing story of Tom and Captain Najork, wonderfully illustrated by Quentin Blake. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial boards. Written by American a...

William - the Dictator

Richmal Crompton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the twentieth 'Just William' volume, an anthology of ten entertaining short stories. The first edition, second impression, published in November 1938. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.&a...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle · 1970 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1970. First edition. Hardback. The first U.K. edition of this bestselling work, a charming tale for children following a baby caterpillar on his feasting adventures. The uncommon to see first U.K. edition of this popular work. One day, a tiny and very...