Libri per ragazzi

Monsieur le Vent Et Madame la Pluie

Paul de Musset · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Librarie Hachette, c1927. Leather. A French children's tale about Mr Wind and Mrs Rain. A French children's tale about Mr Wind and Mrs Rain. Illustrated with numerous engravings in the text. From the Collection des Grands Romanciers Contemporains series. In pa...

Francois le Bossu

Countess of Segur; Sophie Rostopchine · 1893 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

Paris, Hachette, 1893. Cloth. A new edition of Countess de Segur's popular children's novel, here in the original French, illustrations throughout by Emile Bayard. In the original French.A children's work, 'Francois le Bossu' was originally serialised ...

Fables de la Fontaine

Jean de la Fontaine · 1906 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Paris, Librairie Illustree Jules Tallandier, 1906. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of the fables of La Fontaine. A beautifully illustrated edition of the fables of La Fontaine. Volume two of original four. With seventy fables printed in French and illustrated by Benja...

Conseils a Ma Fille Avec Six Nouvelles Figures

J-N Bouilly · 1834 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

Brurelles , A H Wahlen, 1834. Leather. The first volume of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly's novel A Ma Fille. With an illustrated frontispiece and an additional two plates. Jean-Nicolas Bouilly was a French playwright, librettist, children's writer. Some of Bouilly's work...

Fernando Histoire D&Apos;Un Jeune Espagnol Traduit de L&Apos;Allemand

Christopher Schmid; Louis Friedel · 1883 · Rooke Books

£32.99 (€39.55 | $43.59 | ¥6,962)

Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, Editeurs, 1883. Hardback. An uncommon copy of the french translation of Schmid's ;Fernando - The History of a Young Spaniard&apos. A rare survival in the original pictorial embossed boards with gilt detail Written by Christoph von Schmid, an au...

The Twins

Edward Shirley · 1904 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1904]. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce children's narrative poem of twinhood and mischief by Edward Shirley, charmingly illustrated throughout by John Hassall. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with p...

Rondes Et Chansons (Serie 1)

None Stated · 1934 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Librairies Imprimeries Réunies, [1934]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this charming French songbook of rounds and traditional chansons, illustrated with full page colour illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original dark quarter cloth binding wi...

Two Little Pilgrims&Apos; Progress Little Lord Fauntleroy

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1913 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Cloth. A lovely pair of illustrated children's stories by Frances Hodgson Burnett, in the publisher's original decorative cloth. Two volumes in the publisher's original decorative and pictorial cloth.A pair of childr...

A Scarce Set on Children&Apos;S Literature

Alice Orton; M.B. Synge; Rosa N. Carey; L.T. Meade · 1909 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons; The Office of Girl's Own Paper; Henry Frowde Hodder and Stoughton, 1909-1915. Cloth. Four volumes of scarce children's literature written by female authors, including the popular Rosa N. Carey and L.T. Meade, including colour plates. F...

The Grey House on the Hill

Louise Lillias Plunket Greene · 1903 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1903. Cloth. A charming edition of a lovely children's story centered around kindness, illustrated by Arthur Rackham during the height of the 'Golden Age' of illustration. An early edition of The Grey House on the Hill, a lovely a...

Catalogue of a Highly Important Collection of Children&Apos;S Books Parts I-VI

1974 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

New York, Sotheby & Co. 1974-1977 . Cloth. A complete six part catalogue of one of the most extensive collection of children's books ever to be sold at auction. A complete six parts, bound in one.In a full red cloth binding.Illustrated with 84 plates. Collated, complete.C...

My Book of Motors

John Anderson; Herbert Strang [ed.] · 1939 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1939 . Cloth. A very scarce copy of this highly illustrated story of motors. A very scarce work.Part of The Happy Days Series, edited by Herbert Strang. Strang was the pseudonym of two English authors, George Herbert Ely an...

Blackie&Apos;S Popular Nursery Rhymes

1913 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Blackie and Son Limited, [1913]. Cloth. - A scarce work.In the original decorative blue cloth binding. With a gilt to fore edge.A charming collection of popular nursery rhymes.Including familiar favourites such as Little Bo-Peep, Peter Piper, Handy Pandy, Baby Bunting,...

Wanted: A King

Maggie Browne [Margaret Andrewes] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Duckworth and Co. 1910. Cloth. A scarce fantastical children's title, richly illustrated in both colour and monochrome. A scarce children's title - following in the fantastical children's literary tradition of Alice in Wonderland.Features a colour fronti...

Four on an Island

L. T. Meade [Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London; Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, [1892] (Undated, dated from a co. First edition. Cloth. London; Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, [1892] (Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library). First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 6". W. Rainey. An incredibly scarc...

The Next-Door House

Mrs Molesworth [Mary Louisa Molesworth] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, W. & R. Chambers, c1893 (Undated, dated approximat. Cloth. London: W. & R. Chambers, c1893 (Undated, dated approximately from a copy held by the University of Cambridge Libraries). Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. An uncommon, illustrated children&apo...

Book of Nursey Rhymes and Mother Good Rhymes

Marguerite de Angeli · 1954 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York, Doubleday, 1954. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a lovingly illustrated children's book containing an array of nursey rhymes, written and illustrated by an award-winning American children's author. The first edition of a Book of Nursery and Mothe...

The Little Lame Prince and His Travelling Cloak

Miss Mulock [Dinah Maria Mulock Craik] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Chicago, Rand McNally Co. 1927 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated copy of this children's book on morality and empathy. A later edition, first published in 1909.In the original decorative green cloth binding. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, and coloured in text...

The Zandra Rhodes Fashion Dress Up Book

Zandra Rhodes · 1960 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, The Fashion and Textile Museum , c1990 . Paperback. A very scarce paper dress up doll from the bold fashion designer Zandra Rhodes. A very scarce work.As new, in the plastic wrapper.A dress-up paper doll showcasing the designs of Zandra Rhodes, with authentic dress sty...

The Brownies Through the Union

Palmer Cox · 1895 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. Charmingly illustrated throughout by the author, this is the very scarce first UK edition of Palmer Cox's poetical work about a tour taken by the mythical Brownies around the USA. The very scarce first UK edition of th...