Libri per ragazzi

Nine Little Fairy Tales

H. H. Harrod · 1923 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, A. & C. Black , 1923. First edition. Cloth. H. H. Harrod's very scarce collection of fairy tales embellished with lovely illustrations. A very scarce collection of fairy tales by H. H. Harrod, first and only edition of this work. Held by four institutional librari...

Fairy Tales from the Far North

P. C. Asbjornsen; H. L. Braekstad [trans.] · 1897 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, David Nutt, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. The beautifully illustrated first edition, second issue of this late nineteenth century English translation of the Norwegian folk tales of Peter Christen Asbjornsen. The very scarce first edition, second issue of H. L. Braekstad...

The Family Fairy Tales; or, Glimpses of Elfland at Heatherston Hall

Cholmondeley Pennell [ed.] · 1865 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, John Camden Hotten, 1865 . Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce and delightfully illustrated Victorian era volume of fairy tales. The second edition of this very scarce illustrated collection of fairy tales, edited by Victorian poet Henry Cholmondeley Pennell.First ...

The Child&Apos;S Companion Ninety-First Annual Volume

1906 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London , The Religious Tract Society , 1906. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition copy of the eighty-third Child's Companion annual, with illustrations throughout. The first edition of an uncommon copy of the eighty-third annual volume of The Child's Compan...

Madam How and Lady Why or First Lessons in Earth Lore for Children

Charles Kingsley · 1905 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1905. Leather. Charles Kingsley's classic juvenile work in a charmingly leather-bound. Charles Kingsley's children's work concerning natural phenomenon and educating the young on geology and the earth. A later edition of this interestin...

Grimms&Apos; Other Tales. A New Selection by Wilhelm Hansen.

The Brothers Grimm [Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm]; Wilhelm Hansen; Ruth Michaelis-Jena [ed.]; Arthur Ratcliff [ed.] · 1956 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Limited Edition collection of the tales of the Brothers Grimm, illustrated throughout with wood engraved plates from Gwenda Morgan. A Limited Edition collection of the fairy tales of the ...

The Young Visiters or, Mr Salteena&Apos;S Plan

Daisy Ashford; J. M. Barrie [preface] · 1919 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)

New York , George H. Doran Company , 1919. First edition. Hardback. A charming first US edition of a nine year old's view of English upper class society, with illustrations. A very popular and intriguing novella written when Daisy Ashford was nine, preserving her juvenile...

Tales from Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth · 1903 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

not stated , Wells Gardner, Darton & co , 1903. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of children's stories written by Maria Edgeworth and illustrated by Hugh Thomson. This is a charming collection of children's stories written by Maria Edgeworth. Edgeworth was...

Keziah in Search of a Friend

Noel Hope; Mrs. Bramwell Booth · 1908 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, S. W. Partridge , [1908]. Cloth. A bright copy of this uncommon novel for girls by Noel Hope, featuring eight illustrations. Telling of a story concerning schoolgirls and friendship. Written by Noel Hope, with a preface by Mrs. Bramwell-Booth (Florence Eleanor Booth), ...

Under the Wolf&Apos;S Fell: A Story of the &Apos;Fifteen&Apos;

Dorothea Moore · 1912 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, S. W. Partridge & Co. LTD, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce children's novel by Dorothea Moore, which follows the adventures of a group of friends in a Northumberland village, illustrated with several colour plates. Very scarce first and only edition. Il...

Under the Dog Star. A Tale of Boarders. By Austin Clare, Author of "the Carved Cartoon," "by Lantern Light," "One Step Astray," Etc.

Austin Clare; Wilhelmina Martha James · 1845 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated first edition of this scarce children"s novel from Austin Clare. A very scarce first edition of "Under the Dog-Star. A Tale of the Boarders". Written by Wilhelmina Martha James (...

Tom Brown&Apos;S School Days

Thomas Hughes · 1979 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1979. Cloth. A lovely new edition in unclipped dust wrapper of Thomas Hughes' popular children's school novel, with illustrations in text. A popular children's story by Thomas Hughes, illustrative of a student's life at Rugby Schoo...

Something Like a Chum

R. A. H. Goodyear · 1932 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. LTD, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A nicely illustrated first edition copy of Goodyear's work of children's fiction, with an inscription from the author to the title page. First Edition. With an inscription from the author to the tit...

Mamma&Apos;S Stories

Mrs. Jerram [Jane Elizabeth Holmes] · 0 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Darton and Clark, c1840. First edition. Cloth. A lovely little copy of children's stories by Mrs. Jerram, in the publisher's original cloth binding with numerous illustrated plates. First Edition, Very Scarce.Illustrations include a frontispiece and seven ill...

The Angel and the Donkey

James Reeves · 1969 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated advanced review copy for Reeves' religious children's book, with colour illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. First Edition, Review Copy. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustratio...

The Compass Points North

M. E. Atkinson · 1938 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of M.E. Atkinson's wonderfully illustrated children's book, which follows the adventures of the Lockett children, in the unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, Uncommon. Presented in...

L&Apos;Oie Du Capitole

Leo Claretie; A Vimar · 1862 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Paris, Societe Francaise d'Editions d'Art, L.- Henry May, c1900. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated copy of 'L'oie du Capitole', a French children's book about the mythological capitol geese, with hand-coloured illustrations. 'Ed...

Chatterbox

J. Erskine Clarke (Ed) · 1907 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co. 1907. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated collection of the fifty-two issues for the Chatterbox children's periodical, including twelve colour plates. Bound in cloth with gilt boards.Illustrations include twelve colour plates and numerous...

Parables from Nature

Margaret Gatty · 1894 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, George Bell and Sons , 1894-7. Cloth. A later impression of this illustrated first and second series Victorian children's educational work concerning science and religion. A charming Victorian children's book by Margaret Gatty, the first and second series in ...

The Borrowers Aloft

Mary Norton · 1961 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this children's fantasy novel by 20th century English author Mary Norton. Brilliantly illustrated throughout by Diana Stanley. A very smart, first edition copy of this children&a...