Libri per ragazzi

La Corona and the Tin Frog

Russell Hoban · 1979 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1979. First edition. Hardback. A fine first edition copy of this charming children's work by Russell Hoban, signed by Hoban and the illustrator to the title page. The first edition, first impression.Signed by Russell Hoban and Nicola Bayley to the t...

The Incredible Island

Christine Campbell Thomson · 1924 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this thrilling adventure novel from Christine Campbell Thomson. The first edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a colour title page.Christine Campbell Thomson was the editor of ele...

Fairy Know-a-Bit or Nutshell of Knowledge

A.L.O.E [Charlotte Maria Tucker] · 1874 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , T. Nelson and Sons, 1874. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first British edition of a short children's book by Charlotte Maria Tucker written under the pseudonym A.L.O.E. The first edition.Very scarce. Written by Charlotte Maria Tucker under the pseudonym A.L....

Bulgy in Wombolia

Roderick Maude-Roxby · 1945 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1945. First edition. Hardback. A scarce copy of this humorous children's story, written and illustrated by the actor Roddy Maude-Roxby. The first edition of this scarce work in the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper boards...

Pages and Pictures from Forgotten Children&Apos;S Books

Andrew W. Tuer [ed] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

London, The Leadenhall Press, 1898-9. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of children's illustrations and stories from various forgotten children's books. The first edition. Illustrated profusely throughout with four hundred monochrome illustr...

Toy Bearkins at School

John Howard Jewett · 1908 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London , Ernest Nister, [1908]. First edition. Hardback. A charming children's story of Toy Bearkins at School. The first edition. Very scarce. Toy Bearkins At School is part of the Little Mother Stories collection. In the original pictorial boards. This charming children...

The Land of Nursery Rhyme

Alice Danglish and Ernest Rhys · 1932 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London , E. P. Dutton , 1932. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of children's nursery rhymes from the 1930s. The first edition. A very scarce edition of this work from 1932. A charming collection of nursery rhymes, transporting the reader into a world of castles...

Twenty-One Volumes of the Rick Brant Science-Adventure Series

John Blaine [Harold L. Goodwin; Peter J. Harkins] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£1,175.00 (€1,408.63 | $1,552.60 | ¥247,960)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1948-1966. Cloth. An exceptionally bright twenty-one volume set of work from the thrilling Rick Brant Science-Adventure series, including five first editions. Twenty-one novels from a series that eventually ran to twenty-four titles. The series foll...

Dean&Apos;S New Moveable Book of the Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens

Eliza Lee Cabot Follen · 1850 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.54 | $1,651.70 | ¥263,787)

London, Dean & Son, c1864 . Hardback. A charming, scarce Victorian moveable picture book, relaying a humorous tale of three troublesome kittens, with moving parts and tabs. Publisher Dean & Son pioneered the production of moveable books on a large scale, using lithographs and ...

William-the Bold William and the Tramp William and the Moon Rocket William and the Space Animal William&Apos;S Television Show William&Apos;S Treasure Trove William and the Pop Singers

Richmal Crompton · 1950 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1950-65. Cloth. 7 Volumes of 'The Just William' Series by Richmal Crompton illustrated by Henry Ford and Thomas Henry. Seven volumes of novels from the 'Just William' series.First editions of the works. Illustrated with monoch...

William and the Tramp

Richmal Crompton · 1952 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, George Newnes, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression copy of this collection of Just William stories, with illustrations throughout, and the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original...

Three Boys on the Tramp

F. Scarlett Potter · 1900 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Ernest Nister, 1900. Cloth. A very scarce story from Potter, following three boys as they leave home. Very scarce work. Dated from the British Library. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and many in-text figures. A charming children's tale of the adventures ha...

Tiger Tim&Apos;S Annual: 1936 and 1938

Various · 1935 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Fleetway House, 1935-1937. First edition. Cloth. Two bright volumes of Tiger Tim's annual for 1936 and 1938, illustrated with many colour illustrations throughout. Two volumes in quarter cloth bindings with pictorial boards. Ink inscription to the front free e...

Post Haste a Tale of Her Majesty&Apos;S Mails

R. M. Ballantyne · 1880 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

London, James Nisbet & Co, 1880. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see signed first edition of this mysterious children's novel by R. M. Ballantyne, an illustrated mystery revolving around the postal system. Signed by the author, with his signature pasted to the front ...

The Little Wanderers: An Alpine Story; the Shepherd Noble: An Old English Story

Miss E M Stewart · 1878 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, D Stewart, 1878. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this book featuring two charming children's tales. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. 1860 and 1880 editions can be found institutionally at the Trinity College, the British Library, and the University of Oxf...

Our Four-Footed and Feathered Friends: A Book for Boys and Girls

Albyn Mulloy · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Jarrold & Sons, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this collection of writing on animals and birds for children, illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece, four plates, and many in-text sketches. Collate...

Tom Thumb Returns

S. M. Spence · 1944 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Thorsons, 1944 . First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this children's tale, with colour illustrations. A first edition copy of Tom Thumb Returns. A charming children's tale follow Tom Thumb as he return from Fairland, written by S. M. Spence. Wi...

Tell Me a Story

Doris Palmer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Cecil Palmer, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of tales and verses from Doris Palmer. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with four coloured plates and in-text decorations. Collated complete. A...

Eight Tales of Fairyland

Louise B. Poirez · 1887 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London , The Leadenhall Press, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this book of fairy tales, with illustrations. A first, scarce volume of eight fairy tales by Louise B. Poirez. The fairy tales that appear in this volume are Down the Dahlia Walk, Puddle...

Sylvie and Bruno

Lewis Carroll · 1889 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1889. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Lewis Carroll's final novel, with forty six illustrations by Punch illustrator Harry Furniss. A first edition of Lewis Carroll's final novel, with forty six illustrations by Punch illustrator H...