Libri per ragazzi

Old Jack & the Two Supercargoes

W. H. G. Kingston · 1814 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, c1907. Cloth. Two smart pictorially bound pieces of juvenile adventure fiction by W. H. G Kingston, illustrated with plates in colour. 'The Two Supercargoes' is set in the depths of Africa, and 'Old Jack' tells of a seafaring...

The True Story Book

Andrew Lang [ed.] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1893. Cloth. A bright late nineteenth century anthology of adventurous tales for children. The second printing of this work, with frontispiece, numerous illustrated vignettes, and eight illustrated plates. Collated, complete. An anthology of stor...

Jack at Sea, or, All Work and No Play Made Him a Dull Boy

George Manville Fenn · 1896 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1896. Cloth. An uncommon, decoratively bound piece of children's fiction by George Manville Fenn. Written by George Manville Fenn (1831-1909), a prolific English novelist and editor particularly well-known for his juvenil...

The Story of Sunny Sahib

S J Duncan · 1923 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Humphrey Milford, 1923. Hardback. An illustrated copy of Sarah Jeannette Duncan's children's story, set during the British occupation of India. A 1923 reprint, illustrated with 6 colour plates by A. E. Jackson. Collated, complete. Part of the Children's ...

A Little Book

Eliza Grove · 1861 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Not Stated, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A delightful and rare illustrated first edition collection of short rhymes for children. A rare first edition, with frontispiece, decorative title-page and illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. This small collection of rh...

Sleepy Time Tales Off Cherub Village, Apricot Farm, Playtown, Puddletown, Happy Town, the Little Cherub, Playtime Village, Primrose Wood

Sheila Hodgetts · 1958 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Sampson Low , [1958]. Magazine. A lovely scarce collection of five and fifteen minute sleepy time tales for children, illustrated in colour throughout. By Sheila Hodgetts. A scarce set in eight volumes of these lovely little tales for children. Dated from Copac 1958. ...

Tittymouse & Tattymouse

Rosalind Vallance · 1946 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Frederick Muller, 1946. Hardback. An uncommon children's work by Rosalind Vallance, with illustrations by Margaret Tempest and a pictorial dust wrapper. A charming little work narrating the adventures of two mice after they move from a town to the countryside.Rosa...

Haf a&Apos;I Ffrindiau

J. Ellis Williams · 1929 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

Wrexham, Hughes a'i Fab, 1929-30. Cloth. A scarce three volume collection of children's fiction in Welsh, describing the adventures of Summer and friends by John Ellis Williams, illustrated throughout. Titled 'Summer and Friends', this is a charming work de...

The Most Amazing Night Book

Robert Crowther · 1995 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Harmondsworth , Viking , 1995. First edition. Hardback. A fantastic first impression copy of this entertaining children's movable book, set in a city during the night time. The first edition and first impression of this work by Robert Crowther. A highly entertaining mova...

Quasimodo Mouse

Bernard Stone · 1984 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Andersen Press Ltd. 1984. First edition. Hardback. A fine first edition of this children's work by Bernard Stone, brilliantly illustrated by Ralph Steadman and signed by both author and illustrator. This fantastic tale tells of Quasimodo and Toothy travelling to t...

The Children&Apos;S Life of the Bee

Maurice Maeterlinck · 1920 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1920. Cloth. A beautiful and lavishly illustrated edition of this important work, edited for children, presented in an excellently preserved dust wrapper. Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was a Belgian playwright and essayist, awarded the Nobel...

The Little Dove the Little Lamb

F. A. Krummacher, C. Schmid · 1838 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Edinburgh, Thomas Clark , 1838-1839. First edition. Paperback. The first scarce English edition of these German children's tales. The first English editions of this works. Two scarce copies translated from the original German. A lovely set of two volumes comprising lovel...

The King of Beasts

Ronald Searle · 1980 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1980. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first edition copy of this children's book by the renowned artist Ronald Searle. The first edition of this work by Ronald Searle. A lovely volume containing comical and colourful illustrations of various ...

Ratsmagic

Christopher Logue · 1979 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1979. Hardback. A superb edition of this illustrated work by Wayne Anderson, with a story told by Christopher Logue. Signed by the artist to the title page. A reprint of this work. Profusely and illustrated throughout with very charming yet intriguing an...

Wenn Der Frãƒâ¼Hling Blãƒâ¼Ht

Fanny Stockhausen · 0 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Munich, Theo Stroefiers Kunstverlag, c1900. Cloth. A charming Victorian children's picture book in the German language, profusely illustrated with colour plates. This is a collection of verses for children, charmingly illustrated depicting children with all manner of anim...

The Panjandrum Picture Book

Randolph Caldecott · 1846 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. c1895. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated collection of children's tales by British artist Randolph Caldecott. This work is a picture book created by illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It consists of short tales, with illustrations in both black an...

Nos Enfants Ce Qu&Apos;Ils Sont Souvent Ce Qu&Apos;Ils Sont Devraient Etre

Marie de Bosguérard · 0 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

Paris, Librairie de Théodore Lefévre et Émile Guérin, c1890. Hardback. An uncommon edition of this children's book by Marie de Bosguérard, illustrated. An uncommon edition of this illustrated children's book in the original French language. Undated. Dated from W...

Le Jeune Age Illustre

Various · 1881 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

Paris, Victor Palme, 1881. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this first year of issues of 'Le Jeune Age Illustre', a French children's periodical published weekly. The first edition of this work.In the original French.A children's periodical, publi...

The Home of Mankind the Story of the World We Live in

Hendrick Willem van Loon · 1939 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.53 | ¥8,230)

London, George G. Harrap & Company LTD. 1939. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated history of the world and it's many countries, illustrated with detailed colour plates, and many monochrome plates. An educational history of the world for children.In this work van Loon explore...

A Whizz for Atomms

Geoffrey Willans · 1956 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Max Parrish, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this humorous book written by Geoffrey Willans and illustrated by Ronald Searle. The first edition copy of this hilarious guide for children and young adults going through life in the twentieth century, illust...