Libri per ragazzi

Old English Nursery Songs

Horace Mansion · 1921 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. [1921]. Cloth. Charming illustrated collection of children's nursery rhyme with musical sheets. Dated from Copac. Collection of old English nursery songs arranged into music by Horace Mansion. Featuring six delightful coloured plates and fur...

The Children and the Pictures

Lady Pamela Tennant · 1907 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Mr. William Heinemann, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition of this book for children by Lady Pamela Tennant. In the publisher's original cloth binding. 21 plates including the frontispiece, most of which are colour reproductions of famou...

Hans Andersen&Apos;S Fairy Tales

S. Louis Giraud [ed.] · 1920 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Strand Publications, c1935. Hardback. A colourfully illustrated collection of Hans Andersen's tales, part of the Bookano pop-up children's book series. A charming mid-twentieth-century collection of Hans Andersen's tales for children, including 'The...

Ridicula Rediviva

J. E. Rogers · 1869 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1869. First edition. Hardback. Charmingly illustrated collection of nursery rhymes by J. E. Rogers, an uncommon work. Containing a series of nursery rhymes, written and fully illustrated in colour by artist and illustrator J. E. Rogers. The first edit...

Butterscotia, or a Cheap Trip to Fairy Land

Edward Abbott Parry · 1896 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, David Nutt, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce Limited Edition of Edward Abbott Parry's charming children's tale, illustrated throughout and signed by the publishing house. The very scarce Limited Edition of this work; number thirty-five of eighty-fiv...

Puppy Tails

Cecil Aldin; Richard Waylett · 1912 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, Lawrence & Jellicoe, 1912 . Cloth. Delightfully illustrated throughout, with colour plates by Cecil Aldin, this is a wonderfully amusing collection of short verses about the adventures of young dogs. First issue - actually it seems late 1911 as per inscription - and wi...

The Black Puppy Book and the White Puppy Book

Cecil Aldin · 1908 · Rooke Books

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

London, Henry Frowde and Hodder and Stoughton; Hodder and Stoughton, 1908-9 . Cloth. Delightfully illustrated by Cecil Aldin, present here are the famed illustrator's 'Black Puppy Book' and 'White Puppy Book&apos. Each illustrated volume features a humorous...

Contes de Grimm

Brothers Grimm · 1946 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Not Stated, Hachette, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this French illustrated children's book of tales by the Grimm brothers. First edition of Contes de Grimm, Le Brave Petit Tailleur La Table, L'ane et Le Gourdin in the original publisher's qu...

Thomas and the Sparrow

Ian Serraillier · 1946 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, Geoffrey Cumberlege: Oxford University Press, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition collection of children's poetry by Ian Serraillier. A scarce first edition. In the publisher's cloth binding with gilt detail, and the original unclipped dust ...

Dãƒâ„ã‚â™Bowa Koãƒâ-ã‚â‚Yska

Anna KamieÃÂ-„ska · 1967 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

Warsaw, Biuro Wydawnieze Ruch, 1967. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this delightful Polish children's book signed by the illustrator, Adam Kilian. The first edition. In the original illustrated hardback binding. An ink inscription from the illustrator to...

The Rabbit Witch and Other Tales

Katharine Pyle · 1895 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

New York, E. P. Dutton and Company , 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this charming illustrated collection of children's stories. A very scarce first edition. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Beautifully illustrated throughout by the author. A c...

R. Caldecott&Apos;S Second Collection of Pictures & Songs

Randolph Caldecott · 1895 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1895. Cloth. A charming collection of children's verses, written and drawn by Randolph Caldecott. R. Caldecott's Second Collection of Pictures and Songs contains The Milkmaid, Hey Diddle Diddle, and Baby Bunting, The Fox jumps over th...

The &Apos;Big Top&Apos; Circus Annual

1940 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London , The Amalgamated Press , 1940. Hardback. A scarce annual for The Big Top Circus, with comic strips, stories and illustrations. A scarce children's annual of The Big Top Circus from 1940.The volume is full of stories and tales about the circus, including Micky Loga...

R. Caldecott&Apos;S Collection of Pictures & Songs Containing the Diverting History of John Gilpin, the House That Jack Built, an Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, the Babes in the Wood, Th Three Jovial Huntsmen, Sing a Song for Sixpence, the Queen of Hearts, the Farmer&Apos;S Boy

R. Caldecott · 1881 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, George Routledge and Sons, [1881]. Cloth. Re-backed copy of this collection of children's songs by well-known illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Dated from Jisc. A collection of illustrated children's rhymes by Randolph Caldecott, containing numerous well-known ...

Hans Andresen&Apos;S Fairy Tales

Hans Andersen · 0 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Boots the Chemists, Hodder and Stoughton, c1923. Cloth. Bright Boots edition of this collection of fairy tales by Hans Andersen with illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. Famous fairy tales by Hans Andersen collected in this large paper volume, published by Boots the Che...

The Flying Cat

Vicars Bell · 1964 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , Faber and Faber , 1964. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, illustrated copy of this sweet children's story by the popular children's author, Vicars Bell. A scarce first edition copy. In the original cloth binding with gilt lettering, and the publisher&ap...

Bouncing Buffalo

Posy Simmonds · 1994 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1994. First edition. Hardback. Lovely copy of the scarce first impression of this children's tale by Posy Simmonds. Children's tale by Posy Simmonds, British cartoonist and illustrator, best known for her association with The Guardian. Scarce...

Hans Andersen&Apos;S Fairy Tales

Hans Andersen; E. Lucas · 1939 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1939 . Cloth. A lovely and scarce collection of Hans Andersen's fairy tales translated in English with colour plates. An early edition in the original publisher's binding of a collection of Hans Andersen's iconic fairy tales transl...

A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies; or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses

Anonymous · 1790 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, F. Power and Co, 1790. Cloth. The very scarce twelfth edition of this fascinating educational guide for the 'little masters and misses' of the latter half of the eighteenth century. Covering a variety of subjects. The twelfth edition of this very scarce eight...

The Magic Walking Stick and Stories from Arabian Nights

John Buchan; Francis Jenkins Olcott · 0 · Rooke Books

£67.00 (€80.32 | $88.53 | ¥14,139)

London , Associated Newspapers, c1935. Cloth. A charming collection of children's stories and folk tales with colour illustrations. The Arabian Nights stories is a collection of Middle-Eastern folk tales comprised in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. The Magic Walkin...