Libri per ragazzi

The Gem

Unamed · 1934 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Unamed, [Amalgamated Press], 1934-35. Magazine. A delightful collection of 'The Gem' magazine, exploring the adventures of the boys of St Jim's school. Three volumes of 'The Gem' a children's story paper established in 1907. In print until 1940 th...

New Comical Nursery Rhymes and Funny Stories

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Ward, Lock and Tyler, c1870. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of amusing children's rhymes, illustrated and issued by Ward, Lock and Co. The first edition of this work. Undated, dated using Copac. Very scarce, with only copies on Copac held at Legal ...

The Girls of Gwynfa

Elsie Jeanette Oxenham · 1924 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. LTD, 1924. Cloth. An exciting children's tale about some children who get lost alone in the heart of Wales. Elsie Oxenham was a very popular author of children's novels, publishing around eighty-seven books during her lifetime. She&apo...

Jackanapes; Daddy Darwin&Apos;S Dovecot; Lob Lie-by-the-Fire

Juliana Horatia Ewing · 0 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, SPCK, c1897. Cloth. A collection of short, illustrated tales aimed at children. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Being Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot, Lob Lie-By-The-Fire. With charming illustrations throughout by Randolph Caldecott. Undated, dated usi...

Little Bear&Apos;S Visit an I Can Read Book (No. 14)

Else Holmelund Minarik · 1962 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, World's Work, 1962. First edition. Hardback. An educational, reading primer for children. Colourfully illustrated throughout First thus, first U.K edition. With original unclipped dustwrapper. Written for the 'I Can Read' series, of which this is number ...

We Are 7

Unknown · 0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

England, G & D L, c1900. Cloth. An extremely scarce children's publication printed on cloth. Illustrated throughout. Advertised to the front leaf as a 'Never-Rip' Calico Book. This is just one title from an entire series and is number 13 of the series. Undated, ...

Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy As You Like It

William Shakespeare · 1909 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.82 | $204.81 | ¥32,710)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, c1915. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates by Hugh Thomson, and in the publisher's original decorative cloth, this is a wonderful example of Shakespeare's beloved comedy. First published in 1909, this is an early ex...

Number Three Joy Street: A Medley of Prose & Verse for Boys and Girls

Walter de la Mare; G. K. Chesterton; A. A. Milne; Laurence Housman; Compton Mackenzie; Hilaire Belloc; Hugh Chesterman; Et al. · 1925 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1925. Cloth. The first American edition of the third Joy Street annual, a richly illustrated children's anthology featuring A. A. Milne, Walter de la Mare, G. K. Chesterton, and many others, in the scarce original pictorial dust wrapper....

Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children

Kate Greenaway · 1878 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, George Routledge & Sons, [1878]. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition, second issue of Kate Greenaway's beautifully colour illustrated collection of rhymes for children. The first edition, second issue. Bound in the publisher's original quarter clot...

The Valley of Adventure; the River of Adventure; the Castle of Adventure; the Island of Adventure

Enid Blyton · 1955 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1955-1957 . Cloth. Four volumes from the Adventure Series by popular children's novelist Enid Blyton, illustrated by Stuart Tresilian. A four volume set. Mixed editions, including a first. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bind...

Cecily Parsley&Apos;S Nursery Rhymes

Beatrix Potter · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, c1933 . Hardback. A wonderful example of Beatrix Potter's collection of traditional English nursery rhymes, charmingly illustrated throughout in colour. First published in 1922, this charming later example of this work features Quinby pl...

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

Beatrix Potter · 1906 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first issue of this charmingly illustrated Beatrix Potter title, bound in a charming panorama format that was only used for two of her works. The first edition, first issue of this work. Quinby 12, w...

Contes D"or de Ma Mãƒâ¨Re-Grand

Charles Robert-Dumas · 1929 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Paris, Boivin & Cie, Editeurs, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated first edition of Robert-Dumas"s Grandmother"s Golden Fairy Tales, illustrated with numerous tipped-in coloured plates by prominent French illustrators. A first edition of this charming collecti...

Lyrics Pathetic & Humorous from a to Z

Edmund Dulac · 1908 · Rooke Books

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

London; New York, Frederick Warne & Co. 1908 . First edition. Cloth. First edition of Dulac"s charmingly illustrated alphabet, with twenty-four colour plates and aristocratic provenance, contents loose but complete. In the publisher"s original cloth-backed pictorial boards. Gu...

Tim and Lucy Go to Sea

Edward Ardizzone · 1938 · Rooke Books

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

London, Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition. Hardback. In the scarce original dust wrapper, this is the first edition of this early Little Tim adventure by Edward Ardizzone, beautifully illustrated throughout in colour by the author. The first edition of this work, in...

Eloise in Paris

Kay Thompson · 1958 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Max Reinhardt, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Kay Thompson's sequel 'Eloise' children's book, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. First UK edition. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper.The second book publishe...

Gentle Giant

Michael Morpurgo · 2003 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A first edition, first impression, colourfully illustrated, with unclipped dust wrapper. A very scarce first edition, first impression of this enchanting story, with complete number line. Richly illustrated t...

The Little Red Hen

Michael Foreman · 1999 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Andersen Press, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition first impression of the charming children's fable, retold. A beautifully illustrated first edition, containing Michael Foreman"s retelling of the classic children"s tale about determination and ...

Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles

Lewis Carroll [trans. by R. et A. Prophetie] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Paris, Editions G. P, 1916. Hardback. A scarce French edition of Alice in Wonderland, with unique and surreal colour illustrations from French painter Andre Jourcin. Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles, a charmingly illustrated and scarce French edition of Carrol's classic Alice...

Alice&Apos;S Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll · 1980 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Macmillan Children's Books, 1980 . Hardback. A fantastic pop-up edition of Lewis Carroll's acclaimed Victorian children's fantasy book. In the original pictorial hardback binding. A fantastic pop-up edition of Lewis Carroll's famous children's...