Libri per ragazzi

My Pets Animal Fun

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London , The Epworth Press, J Alfred Sharp, c1920. Cloth. A charming children's book from the early 20th century. Undated, dated from other works from the same publisher on Copac. A scarce work, with beautiful illustrations throughout. This work is a series of rhyming tal...

Ignoramus: A Fairy Story

E. Todd · 1901 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Manchester , Sherratt and Hughes, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A scarce fairy story about a young girl nicknamed 'Ignoramus' with an illustration to frontispiece, black and white plates and further illustrations integrated with the text. First edition. With decorative...

The Christmas Box

Francis Brett Young · 1938 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , William Heinemann Ltd. 1938. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Francis Brett Young's The Christmas Box in original dustwrapper. Francis Brett Young (1884 – 1954) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and composer. With 36 illustrations by Kay Ambrose...

Bramble

Margery Colman · 1945 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

London , Faber and Faber, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A charming work of children's fiction, illustrated throughout with coloured lithographs. First edition. Complete with the original illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated by the author. In original pictorial cloth binding...

The Adventures of Dick Boldhero in Search of His Uncle, or Dangers and Difficulties Overcome

Peter Parley [Samuel Griswold Goodrich] · 1793 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Darton and Co. c1880. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this children's novel about an American boy's search for his uncle. With numerous vignette illustrations throughout. Samuel Griswold Goodrich (August 19, 1793 – May 9, 1860) was an American author, better kn...

The Friendly Story Book an Alderman Book

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London , James and Jonathan, c1939. Cloth. A very scarce copy of The Friendly Story Book An Alderman Book by Anonymous With '32 Easy to read pages and over 100 colour pictures&apos. An Alderman Book. In original paper wraps. Stories include: Clementine, Holiday, Rainy Pic...

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture Book for the French Red Cross

Edmund Dulac · 1916 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London , Hodder and Stoughton, [1916]. Cloth. A collection of songs and stories from popular culture, illustrated by Edmund Dulac. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books and when after the war the deluxe children's book market shrank he turned to magazine illustr...

Cliff House a Story for School Girls

A. M. Irvine · 0 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London , S. W. Partridge and Co. c1908. Cloth. An illustrated edition of Irvine's novel for school girls, with six full page illustrations throughout by Malcolm Paterson. With previous owner's ink inscription to label to front free endpaper. In a decorative cloth bin...

The Daughter at School

Rev. John Todd. · 1874 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London , John Nelson and Sons. 1874. Cloth. A late nineteenth century conduct guide aimed at girls. Written by the Reverend John Todd. Todd wrote many popular moral tales such as The Student's Manual. This work intended to help young girls who are sent away to school. Cha...

Little Max

Unknown · 1869 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, 1869. Cloth. A scarce and beautifully illustrated children's book. Illustrated with fifteen etchings by Rudolf Geissler Rudolf Geissler (1834-1906) was a Victorian painter, engraver and illustrator who worked on several Victorian chi...

Cat and Dog Stories As Told to One Another

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London , W. Swan Sonnenschein and Co. c1880. Cloth. A scarce short story for children about cats and dogs. Illustrated throughout. With Cadbury's Cocoa advert to rear board, and adverts to the pastedowns and endpapers. In paper-covered boards. Externally sound, with some ...

Which Wins the Prize?

S. S. Pugh · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London , The Religious Tract Society, c1900. Cloth. A scarce copy of this turn-of-the-century children's story from S. S. Pugh. Illustrated with a frontispiece and engraved vignettes. In a decorative cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally, smart, with just a few ma...

The Cruise of the Kingfisher

H de Vere Stacpoole · 1947 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,218)

London , Wells Gardener, Darton & Co. 1947. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated work of children's fiction by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. A ship's doctor for more than forty years, Stacpoole was an expert on the South Pacific islands, which feature heavily in this exciting ...

Old French Nursery Songs

Horace Mansion · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , George G. Harrap & Co, c1917. Cloth. A nicely illustrated collection of popular French Nursery Songs collected and arranged to music by Horace Mansion. Charming full page illustrations by art nouveau illustrator Anne Anderson. In a cloth binding. Externally sound thou...

A Peep Behind the Scenes

Mrs. O. F. Walton · 1849 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , The Religious Tract Society, c1950. Cloth. An attractive edition of this story-book by Mrs. O. F. Walton. Amy Catherine Walton, better known as Mrs. O. F. Walton, was a British author of Christian children's and teenage books, mainly but not exclusively fiction. ...

Every Boy&Apos;S New Monthly March to September 1890 No. 1, Volumes 1 - 7

Edgar R. Hoadley, William Murray Graydon and George H. Coomer · 1890 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London , W. H. Baldwin, 1890. Cloth. Seven issues of Every Boy's New Monthly from 1890, bound in one volume. Containing many interesting stories and articles for young boys on subjects such as sailing, hunting and cycling. With numerous black and white illustrations and d...

The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet

The Brothers Grimm · 1945 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Cassell and Company Limited, 1945. Cloth. A pleasingly illustrated edition of this classic German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Alternatively called The Pack of Ragamuffins, The Vulgar Crew, A Pack of No-goods, Riffraff, and The Pack of Scoundrels, it tells the sto...

An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog

Dr Goldsmith · 1766 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, George Routledge and Sons, c1879. Cloth. One of popular artist Randolph Caldecott's picture books. No date to title page, dated from Copac. With both colour and non colour illustrated plates and vignettes. This text is an elegy on the death of a mad dog, a poem wr...

The Life and Perambulations of a Mouse

Anonymous [Attributed to Dorothy Kilner] · 1850 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Grant and Griffith, 1850. Cloth. A scarce children's book about the life of a mouse. New edition, with engraved frontispiece. Bookseller's label of Calder to front pastedown. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some bumping, and some cocking to...

L&Apos;Ami Des Enfants

Arnaud Berquin · 1867 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris, Didier et Cie, 1867. Leather. The most famous work of children's author Arnaud Berquin. In original French. Berquin did not want his work to contain fairy tales or imaginative literature. He wrote stories consisting of events that might happen to children in their ...