Libri per ragazzi

The Water-Babies a Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

Charles Kingsley · 1900 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London; New York, Macmillan and Co. Limited; The Macmillan Company, 1900. Leather. A charming and fantastical children's title bound in half calf. Bound in half green calf and blue cloth boards, and decorated with marbled endpapers, gilt tooling to spine and gilt top edge...

2vols in 1 Cobwebs to Catch Flies; or, Dialogues in Short Sentences, Adapted to Children from the Age of Three to Eight Years.

[Ellenor Fenn] · 1825 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; N. Hailes; John Marshall , 1825. Leather. A charming and influential early children"s primer by Ellenor Fenn, encouraging age-specific learning through illustrated dialogues. In a contemporary full maroon roan binding. Complete in...

2vols in 1 Cobwebs to Catch Flies; or, Dialogues in Short Sentences, Adapted to Children from the Age of Three to Eight Years.

[Ellenor Fenn] · 1837 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Printed for Baldwin and Cradock, 1837. Leather. A charming early Victorian children"s primer of moral dialogues and reading lessons, designed to educate and entertain young readers through conversation. In a contemporary straight-grained roan binding. Lacking the endpa...

The Magic Finger

Roald Dahl · 1995 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Viking, 1995 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this children's book by noted author Roald Dahl to be illustrated by Quentin Blake. The first edition, first impression to be illustrated by Blake.  In the publisher's original green...

Scenes in America for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers; Scenes in Europe for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers; Scenes in England for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers

The Rev. Isaac Taylor · 1821 · Rooke Books

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

London, J. Harris and Son, 1821-1823. Leather. Three beautifully illustrated topographies for young readers by Isaac Taylor, complete with folding maps and engraved plates. A delightful trio of 19th-century travel works from the Rev. Isaac Taylor, designed with younger readers...

Nurse Matilda Nurse Matilda Goes to Town Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital

Christianna Brand · 1964 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Brockhampton Press, 1964-1974. First edition. Hardback. A lovely set of illustrated first editions which inspired the Nanny McPhee films. First editions of all three 'Nurse Matilda' titles, in lovely condition.In original pictorial boards with striking gilt s...

Pictures on the Pavement; the James Reeves Story Book

G.W. Stonier; James Reeves · 1955 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Michael Joseph; Books for Children, 1955-1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of works of fiction illustrated by children's author and illustrator Edward Ardizzone. A two volume set.In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original dus...

The Pleasures of Life

Maria Elizabeth Budden · 1818 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, J. Harris, 1818 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Maria Elizabeth Budden's charming didactic moral tale for children, written by the popular 19th century children's author. The very scarce first edition of this work.Lacking the origin...

Always Happy!!! or, Anecdotes of Felix and His Sister Serena

Maria Elizabeth Budden · 1814 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, J. Harris, 1814 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Maria Elizabeth Budden's charming didactic moral tale for children, written by popular author Maria Elizabeth Budden. The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with an engraved...

Modern Arabia Displayed, in Four Tales

Anonymous · 1811 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, J. Harris, 1811 . First edition. Leather. A fascinating and vanishingly scarce first edition collection of four short stories intending to educate children about 'the lives of the Arabians in the last century&apos. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this work...

The County Album; Containing Four Hundred Topographical Hieroglyphics

Anonymous · 1829 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, John Harris, 1829 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this unusual work which aims to educate the reader on regional products, manufactures and objects of interest through charming vignette illustrations. A very scarce first edition.With charming...

Tim and Lucy Go to Sea

Edward Ardizzone · 1938 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

London, New York, Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful example of the first US edition of this early Little Tim adventure by Edward Ardizzone, beautifully illustrated throughout in colour by the author. The first US edition of this work,...

Flora&Apos;S Feast: A Masque of Flowers

Walter Crane · 1899 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Cassell and Company Limited , 1899. Cloth. Walter Crane's delightful flower fairy poetry series, illustrated with colour lithographs of his line drawings. A new impression. First published 1889.In the publisher's quarter cloth binding, with pictorial paper co...

Through the Looking-Glass

Lewis Carroll · 1933 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London and Glasgow, Collins, c1939. Cloth. A scarce copy of the charming photoplay, featuring photographs from the 1933 Paramount film. A smart and scarce photoplay of Carroll's popular sequel, first published in 1871.Punctuated with charming vignette illustrations by ill...

The Fly-by-Night Beyond the Rainbow Warrior

Michael Morpurgo; Terry Jones · 1996 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Puffin Books; Pavilion; Pavilion Books Limited, 1996-1997. First edition. Paperback. A very smart pair of first editions, each signed by Michael Foreman, and one copy by Terry Jones. A charming pair of titles, richly illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman. Volume tw...

Quentin Blake&Apos;S the Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor

John Yeoman; Quentin Blake · 2009 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Pavilion Books Limited, 2009. Hardback. A signed copy, retelling, with charming illustrations, tales from The Arabian Nights. A scarce new edition, in beautifully decorated boards.The first impression of this new edition, with complete number line.Signed by the illustr...

The Quentin Blake Book of Nonsense Stories and the Quentin Blake Book of Nonsense Verse

Multiple authors · 1998 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Viking Penguin, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing pair of works selected, illustrated and signed by celebrated English cartoonist Quentin Blake in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Both the first edition, first impression in the publisher's original cloth...

Soggy to the Rescue; Soggy and the Mermaid

Philip Moran · 2007 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Plymouth, Mabecron Books, 2007-2008. First edition. Hardback. Two charming adventures following the heroic teddy bear, set on the Cornish coast, signed by award-winning illustrator Michael Foreman. The first editions of Soggy and the Mermaid and Soggy to the Rescue, two charmi...

The Tiger Who Lost His Stripes

Anthony Paul · 1980 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Andersen Press, 1980. First edition. Hardback. A lovely children"s tale following General MacTiger coping with losing his stripes, signed by both author and illustrator, Anthony Paul and Michael Foreman. The first edition of The Tiger Who Lost His Stripes, the lovely c...

Titus in Trouble

James Reeves · 1959 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, The Bodley Head, 1959 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this lively children's story, delightfully illustrated throughout by Edward Ardizzone, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Complete wit...