Libri per ragazzi

Key to Knowledge; or, Things in Common Use Simply and Shortly Explained

A Mother; [Maria Elizabeth Budden] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, John Harris, 1830. Leather. A scarce educational work for children, a charming volume told through twelve conversations between a mother and her daughters. The eighth edition of this scarce work.An educational work for children, told through a series of twelve conversa...

Precept and Example; or, Midsummer Holidays

Mary Elliott [Mary Belson Elliott] · 1810 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, W. Darton, [1810]. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition children's work, a charming and simple tale about three children during the summer holidays, emphasising their moral fallings and how these are overcome. The very scarce first edition of this w...

Instinct Displayed, in a Collection of Well-Authenticated Facts, Exemplifying the Extraordinary Sagacity of Various Species of the Animal Creation

Priscilla Wakefield · 1811 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Darton, Harvey, and Darton, 1811 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of English Quaker philanthropist Priscilla Wakefield's study of animals and their instincts, and the overall 'beauty of creation&apos. The very scarce first edition of th...

Tales of Truth, for Young People

Mary Elliott [Mary Belson Elliott] · 0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Darton and Clark, c1840. Leather. A very scarce and charmingly illustrated collection of tales for the young, by British author and poet Mary Belson Elliott. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight further charming engraved plates.Aiming to provide moral guidance and...

Aunt Louisa&Apos;S Keepsake

Aunt Louisa [Laura Valentine] · 1868 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1868. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated early edition of this collection of nursery rhymes for children, by Laura Valentine. Early edition. Dated using the British Library. Illustrated with twenty-three plates printed in oil colours. Collated mis...

The History of Sandford & Merton: A Work Intended for the Use of Children

Thomas Day · 1818 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, F. C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; et al, 1818. Leather. The incredibly popular children's work of Thomas Day, an educational novel imbued with the ideals of Rousseau. Two volumes bound in one, Volume II is bound without the title page....

Merry Mr. Punch

Hamish Hendry · 1902 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Grant Richards , 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition Punch and Judy book, with delightful colour illustrations by Gertrude M. Bradley. A very scarce first edition. Held institutionally in only 5 UK libraries. In a full cloth binding with gilt lettering. With tw...

Peter Duck; Coot Club; Secret Water; the Big Six

Arthur Ransome · 1937 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1937-1951. Cloth. Four works from the popular children's adventure series, 'Swallows and Amazons&apos. Three works from the, 'Swallows and Amazons', series by Arthur Ransome, featuring the first edition of, 'Secret Water&apos. E...

The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes

Beatrix Potter · 1911 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, c1912 . Hardback. A beautifully illustrated early edition of Beatrix Potter's charming tale, about a squirrel named Timmy Tiptoes. An early printing of this work, dated c1912 due to the presence of first edition endpapers, but no date to th...

A New Hierogliphical Bible

Anonymous · 1844 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Manchester, S. Johnson & Son, 1844. Cloth. A very scarce delightfully illustrated pictorial Bible, featuring countless vignette wood engravings representing Biblical passages. A delightful and very scarce 'Hieroglyphical Bible', featuring passages from both the Old a...

The Life and Times of Conrad the Squirrel a Story for Children

[Lady Augusta Noel] · 1872 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1872. Cloth. A charming children's tale following Conrad the Squirrel. The second edition. A second edition copy of The Life and Times of Conrad the Squirrel A Story for Children. Written by Lady Augusta Noel, also the writer of Effie's Fr...

Circus: Zig Zag Board Books

1964 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Hungary , Bancroft & Co. 1964. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of this charming and original 'zig zag board book' concerned with a day at the circus. A very scarce copy. Bright example of this Zig Zag Board Book published by Bancroft, consisting ...

The Tale of Tom Kitten

Bearix Potter · 1907 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.43 | $2,907.00 | ¥464,265)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first edition Beatrix Potter tale, a charming adventure following three mischievous kittens, in the scarce deluxe binding. The first edition, one of the first three printings, which were indistinguishable from one a...

The Lighter Side of School Life

Ian Hay · 1915 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , T. N. Foulis, 1915. Cloth. A smart second edition copy of this work by Ian Hay, with colour illustrations. A second edition copy of this work. The Lighter Side of School Life is by Ian Hay, who is the author of A Safety Match. This work is illustrated with illustrati...

Ginger & Snout

Constance Ripman · 1942 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Leicester, Franklyn Ward & Wheeler Ltd. 1942. First edition. Hardback. A charmingly illustrated first edition of this children's book signed by the illustrator, Eva Ash. First edition. Signed by the illustrator in presentation. A charming children's story following a...

The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse

Beatrix Potter · 1918 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1918. First edition. Hardback. A first edition Beatrix Potter tale, a charming retelling of Aesop's 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse&apos. First edition, first printing, 2nd issue, with the 'N' present to the publisher l...

A Mother Goose ABC in a Pumpkin Shell

Joan Walsh Anglund · 1961 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Collins, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Joan Walsh Anglund's charming ABC work for children, a colourfully illustrated volume of Mother Goose rhymes. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A delightful ABC treasure trove for youn...

Through Thick and Thin: The Story of a School Campaign

Andrew Home · 1896 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, W. & R. Chambers, 1896. Cloth. A scarce edition of this charming children's tale by Andrew Home, with illustrations. Dated from the British Library. Illustrated with frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. A charming school novel for children. Written by...

Selected Tales of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter · 1955 · Rooke Books

£128.00 (€153.45 | $169.13 | ¥27,012)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1955-1965 . Hardback. Eight smart copies of later editions of Beatrix Potter's brightly illustrated beloved children's tales. Eight volumes of later editions of the classic children's tales of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter...

Magna Charta Stories: World-Famous Struggles for Freedom in Former Times; Recounted for Youthful Readers

Arthur Gilman [ed.] · 1888 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Blackie & Son, c1900. Leather. Anthology of adventurous tales for young readers in a beautiful Bickers signed prize binding. Dated via Jisc. Tales concerned with the struggles for freedom in history, from the mythical age of Horatius to the time of King John of Englan...