Libri per ragazzi

A Fiddler for the Abbey

Elsie Jeanette Oxenham · 1948 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Frederick Muller, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first edition of the thirty-third novel in the Abbey series by Elsie J. Oxenham. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated wi...

A Collection of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling Themed Books

Lindsey Fraser; Marc Shapiro; David Colbert; Michael Gerber; Bill Adler; Sean Smith; Frankie Taylor; Jack Goldstein · 2000 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London; New York; Luton, Mammoth; John Blake; St. Martin's Griffin; Puffin Books; Gollancz; Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.; Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2000-2013. First edition. Paperback. London; New York; Luton: Mammoth; John Blake; St. Martin's Griffin; Pu...

Fantastic Beasts, Quidditch Through the Ages, & Tales of the Beedle the Bard

J. K. Rowling · 2001 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Bloomsbury, 2001-2008. First edition. Paperback. Three very smart first edition works from J. K. Rowling, produced from the Harry Potter series. Three volumes. First edition. Written by Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and...

A Collection of Aardman Animations Ephemera

Aardman Animations · 1998 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Character Card Company; Ladybird Books Ltd, 1998-2000. First edition. Paperback. London: Character Card Company; Ladybird Books Ltd, 1998-2000. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 16" by 6"; 12" by 12"; 12" by 12"; 11.5" by 8.5". Aardman Animations. Two Aardman Animat...

The Man

Raymond Briggs · 1992 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Julia MacRae Books, 1992. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated book from Raymond Briggs, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated throughout with fifty-seven pages of colour images. A short humorous g...

Once Upon a Time: The Fairy Tale World of Arthur Rackham

Margery Darrell [editor] · 1976 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

New York, The Viking Press, 1976. Cloth. A smart fourth printing of this beautifully illustrated work on the extraordinary popularity of English illustrator, Arthur Rackham. Fourth printing, originally published 1972. Illustrated with fifty-two full page images, many of which ...

Penguin Small

Mick Inkpen · 1992 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1992 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderfully illustrated, first edition of this delightful children's book featuring a snowman and a penguin, written by Mick Inkpen. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial boards. Written and...

Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book

Raymond Briggs · 1982 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London, Hamish Hamilton , 1982 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderful, first edition of this charming children's pop-up book featuring the much-loved character of Fungus the Bogeyman, created by Raymond Briggs. First edition, first impression, in the publisher's orig...

Les Cinq Freres Chinois

Claire Huchet Bishop · 1965 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, The Bodley Head, 1965. First edition. Hardback. The scarce to see first edition in French of this classic children's tale by Claire Huchet Bishop, with the original illustrations by Kurt Wiese. The first edition of this work in French, scarce to see.With two origi...

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Richard Adams · 1977 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Antwerp; Tokyo, A. W. Bruna & Zoon; Holp, 1977. First edition. Hardback. Two signed editions of this Richard Adams children's work, with one copy being the first Japanese edition, and one being the first Dutch edition. Two foreign language editions of this charming work, ...

Watch the Pony Grow!

William Hall · 1943 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , Collins , 1943. First edition. Hardback. A charming very scarce children's book about a pony's life from childhood to adulthood. The first edition. Very scarce. A charming children's book about a pony's life from childhood to adulthood. Each page g...

The Little Train

Graham Greene · 1946 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London , Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce children's book written by Graham Green and illustrated by Dorothy Craigie. The first edition. Second and more attractive issue, with design to front boards. Very scarce. Lacking the very scarce du...

The Pied Piper of Hamelin a Child&Apos;S Story

Robert Browning · 1920 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd, [1920]. Paperback. An illustrated edition of Browning's children's poem, which retells the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. In the original publisher's wraps. Dated 1920 from a copy held by the University of Bristol on JISC...

Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights & More Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights

E. Dixon [editor] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, J. M. Dent & Co, 1893-1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition set of this collection of fairy tales, with illustrations throughout. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates with tissue guards, and many in-te...

Fireside Stories

Mrs. Macquoid; Geraldine Glasgow; Minnie Faulkner · 1893 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Ernest Nister, c1893. Cloth. A very scarce collection of stories for children, with illustrations throughout. Very scarce. Dated from ink inscription to the front pastedown. Illustrated with six full-colour images and many monochromatic sketches in-text. A charming col...

The Horkey: A Provincial Ballad

Robert Bloomfield · 1882 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1882. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this brightly illustrated verse from English poet, Robert Bloomfield. First edition. Illustrated throughout with colour images. A charming poem in the end of harvest customs and celebrations, a time known...

The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary

Dr. Seuss; P. D. Eastman · 1964 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

New York, Beginner Books (Random House), 1964. Hardback. A brightly colourful children's dictionary from Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat. Illustrated in colour throughout. Learn the alphabet with Dr. Seuss's ABCs. A fantastically colourful and entertaining learning t...

The White Goose

Tasha Tudor · 1943 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Oxford University Press, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A charming children's tale written by American author Tasha Tudor, beautifully illustrated in colour throughout by Tudor. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A charming chi...

Diana and Her Rhinoceros

Edward Ardizzone · 1973 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, The Bodley Head, 1973. Hardback. A smart copy of this charming children's tale written and illustrated beautifully by Edward Ardizzone, signed by Ardizzone to the endpaper. Signed by Ardizzone to the recto of the front endpaper, 'To Rebecca + Adam with love f...

Le Marchand D&Apos;Images

Tuisca Hartung · 1857 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.51 | $103.07 | ¥16,460)

Dresden, C. C. Meinhold & Fils, 1857. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition collection of poems and puzzles for children, in the original French, colourfully illustrated. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original French.A charming children's work by ...