Libri per ragazzi

Rupert Annuals for the Years 1962 and 1963

Mary Tourtel; Alfred Bestall · 1962 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1962-1963. First edition. Hardback. Two smart first editions of the Rupert Bear annuals for the years 1962 and 1963. Two volumes. Brightly illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of stories about Rupert, a bear who lives with his pare...

By Underground

Algernon Blackwood · 1930 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.58 | $475.69 | ¥75,971)

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, [1930]. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this very scarce fantasy tale by Algernon Blackwood. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original glassine bag, in a good condition.A charming and fantastical tale for children by ...

Aile D&Apos;Argent la Magique

Philippe de Rothschild · 1947 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

Paris, Gallimard, 1947 . First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of Philippe de Rothschild's very scarce children's work, illustrated throughout by Eliane Bonabel. The scarce first edition of this work. In the original French.Inscribed to the half title &apo...

Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor

Mervyn Peake · 1945 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1945. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated comical tale by Mervyn Peake, the first edition of this work with colour illustrations. The second edition, and the first edition with colour illustrations. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Captai...

More Adventures of Rupert

The Daily Express · 1953 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Daily Express , 1953. Hardback. A lovely collection of vibrant coloured comics themed around Rupert Bear, published by the Daily Express. In original hardcover binding. 'Rupert's Painting Contest' featured at the front of the book, closing date January ...

Rupert&Apos;S Adventure Book

Alfred Bestall · 1992 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Express Newspapers, 1992. Hardback. A very smart facsimile edition of the Rupert annual for the year 1940, with bright illustrations throughout. Facsimile edition. The Rupert Annual for 1940. A charming collection of eight full-length Rupert stories, including: Rupert ...

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Collection of Wizarding Fairy-Tales

J. K. Rowling; Sotheby's · 2007 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Sotheby's, 2007. First edition. Paperback. Sotheby's special auction catalogue focusing solely on their sale of J. K. Rowling's unique handmade manuscript of 'Tales of Beedle the Bard&apos. The first and only edition of this special catalogue, promo...

The Cunning Little Vixen

Rudolf Tesnohlidek · 1986 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, The Bodley Head , 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this charming Czech novel by Rudolf Tesnohlidek, with beautiful colour illustrations by Maurice Sendak. The first UK edition. First published as a newspaper serial in the 'Lidove Noviny' in...

Biggles and the Missing Millionaire

Captain W. E. Johns · 1961 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Brockhampton Press, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this Biggles adventure from Captain W. E. Johns. First edition, first impression. The seventieth book in the series. With a colour frontispiece. Biggles and his team are on the trail of a yacht th...

Biggles Goes Home

Captain W. E. Johns · 1960 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this exciting Biggles novel, illustrated throughout by Leslie Stead. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, ...

Five Run Away Together

Enid Blyton · 1948 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1948 . Cloth. The second impression of the third 'Famous Five' adventure, in the brightly illustrated original dust wrapper. The second impression of British author Enid Blyton's third 'Famous Five' novel, published four yea...

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl · 1967 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1967. First edition. Hardback. The first U.K. edition of his debut children's novel, an illustrated macabre tale centering around a magical peach. The first U.K. edition, first impression of this work. First published in the U.S. in 1961....

Moeder de Gans. Baker- En Kinderrijmpjes

Marie Hildebrandt · 0 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Amsterdam, Van Holkema & Warendorf, c1915 . Cloth. A very scarce limited edition Dutch language retelling of 'Mother Goose' and other rhymes, with tipped in colour plates by Arthur Rackham. A Dutch language work.A very scarce work. A limited edition children's w...

The Iron Woman

Ted Hughes · 1993 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Faber and Faber, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this sequel to The Iron Man from Ted Hughes, illustrated by Adam Davidson. First edition. Illustrated with eight full page images. Collated complete. The sequel to The Iron Man, this science fiction ...

Two Queens at the Abbey

Elsie J. Oxenham · 1959 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Collins, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the final title in Elsie J. Oxenham's Abbey series, in the scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the scarce publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustr...

Newt Scamander: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

J. K. Rowling · 2017 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Bloomsbury, 2017 . First edition. Hardback. A fine, first edition of this profusely illustrated edition of J. K. Rowling's 'Fantastic Beasts&apos. First edition thus of this fantasy work by J. K. Rowling, being the first illustrated edition, with beautiful il...

Captain Beaky

Jeremy Lloyd · 1977 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Chappell and Company Limited, 1977 . First edition. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this delightful collection of poetry by Jeremy Lloyd. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial boards. Written by English writer, screenwriter, poe...

Garfield la Faim Justifie Les Moyens

Jim Davis · 1988 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)

Milano, Incontri Grafici, 1988 . Hardback. A bright and colourful copy of this amusing Garfield tale by Jim Davis, written in French. Early edition. First published in English in 1983 under the title 'Garfield Eats His Heart Out&apos.Bound in the publisher's pictoria...

Just William&Apos;S Luck

Richmal Crompton · 1948 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the only full length 'Just William' novel, a comical work by Richmal Crompton. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Just William's Luck&ap...

The Flying Sorcerer

Hazel Wynn Jones · 1976 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Heinemann, 1976 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this very scarce children's fantasy novel, in which a young boy travels through time and encounters a wizard. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work, in the publisher's or...