Libri per ragazzi

The Voyage of the Stormy Petrel

W. C. Metcalfe · 1905 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Religious Tract Society, [1905]. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce adventure novel set on the seas on a voyage to Australia, an illustrated novel by William Charles Metcalfe. A vanishingly scarce work.An adventure story for children by William Charles Metcalfe, a grippin...

New Treasure Seekers

Edith Nesbit · 1907 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. Cloth. The second edition of one of Edith Nesbit's popular children's adventure novels, a lovely illustrated work. The second edition, published three years after the first edition.Another of Edith Nesbit's Bastable novels, followi...

Christmas Carols Old English Carols for Christmas and Other Festivals

L. Edna Walter · 1922 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London , A & C Black , 1922. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this charmingly illustrated collection of carols. A collection of old English carols for Christmas time and other festivals which have been selected and edited by L. Edna Walter and harmonised by Lucy E...

The Daisy: Or, Cautionary Stories in Verse. Adapted to the Ideas of Children from Four to Eight Years Old

1899 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)

London, Printed for J Harris [The Leadenhall Press], 1899. Hardback. The uncommon facsimile edition on original text block of this anthology of children's verses from the Leadenhall Press. An uncommon copy of this little children's book, containing a series of cautio...

A Village in a Valley

Beverley Nichols · 1934 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this idyllic children's story set in the countryside. Found in the original dust wrapper. A first edition of this illustrated children's story by John Beverley Nichols. Found in the price clipped d...

Happy Little Edward and His Pleasant Ride and Rambles in the Country

Thomas Teller [editor] · 1850 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.82 | $204.81 | ¥32,710)

New Haven, S. Babcock, 1850. Paperback. A scarce work from Babcock's Toy Books Series, with engravings throughout. Scarce work. Illustrated with four full-page engravings. A charming children's tale following Edward on his adventures in the countryside. From Babcock&...

Extracts of the Captain: A Magazine for Boys & "Old Boys" Volume II Containing J.O. Jones

R. S. Warren Bell [editor] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, George Newnes, Limited, 1902. Cloth. A collection of extract from The Captain magazine containing chapters of J. O. Jones by R. S. Warren Bell. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout. A collection of extracts from The Captain magazine to complete the story of J. O. Jones ...

Four and Twenty Kickabouts

[John Lea] John Lea Bricknell · 1920 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this vanishingly scarce adventure tale by John Lea Bricknell, profusely illustrated by J. R. Monsell. The first edition of this work in a quarter cloth binding with the publisher's original...

Rupert: A Collection of Favourite Stories

Alfred E. Bestall · 2007 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Egmont, 2007. Cloth. A very smart special collection of Rupert the Bear stories, with original illustrations by Alfred E. Bestall. With original slipcase. First thus. Illustrated in colour throughout, with many full page recreations of book covers. A collection of stor...

Molly the Milkmaid

Tamar Faed · 1910 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London , Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1910. Hardback. A scarce copy of Molly The Milkmaid with colour plates. The fifth volume in the Jingle Books series, being Molly The Milkmaid, with verses by Tamar Faed and illustrations by E. Dorothy Rees.This is a collection of tales which fo...

The Modern Boy&Apos;S Book of Adventure Stories

Various · 1936 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , The Amalgamated Press , 1936 . Cloth. An exciting collection of adventure stories including Biggles, with illustrations. The Modern Boy's Book of Adventure Stories for 1936. This volume contains a collection of exciting adventure stories including Biggles '...

Reading without Tears. Or, a Pleasant Mode of Learning to Read

[Favell Lee Mortimer] · 1864 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London , Hatchard & Co, 1864 . Cloth. An early edition of this book on learning to rear. An early edition of Reading Without Tears. or, A Pleasant Mode of Learning to Read by Favell Lee Mortimer. Stated thirteenth thousand. This volume is a guide for teaching children how to...

Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aeschendune

A. D. Crake · 1883 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

London , Rivingtons, 1883. Cloth. A copy of this popular historical tale for children by A. D. Crake. A fourth edition copy. Augustine David Crake was an author of juvenile historical fiction, with this being such a work. Alfgar the Dane of the Second Chronicle of Aescendune ...

Yonderbeyonder

Thyrza Davey · 1990 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful children's tale by Thyrza Davey, the scarce first edition of this work. The scarce first edition of this work. A moving and exciting children's tale following Lisa; battling between life and death,...

The Night Before Christmas

Clement C Moore · 1980 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Macmillan, [1980]. Hardback. Facsimile edition of Denslow's 1902 children's tale ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' in the original dust wrapper. From 'The Macmillan Facsimile Classics' series. Dated via Jisc. 'The Night before ...

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture-Book for the French Red Cross

Edmund Dulac · 1915 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, For The Daily Telegraph by Hodder and Stoughton, 1915 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this stunning children's picture book illustrated by famed French-British illustrator and painter Edmund Dulac. Illustrated with nineteen tipped in colour plates, a...

The Birth of the Opal: A Child&Apos;S Fancies

Daphne Allen · 1913 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

London, George Allen & Company, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates by the author, this is a wonderful first edition children's poem authored by child painter Daphne Allen. The first edition of Daphne Allen's charming chi...

Jolly Old Sports

Frank Adams · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Blackie and Son, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The charmingly illustrated first edition of Frank Adams's collection of three humorous tales. The uncommon first edition of this brightly illustrated children's book.Illustrated with thirty-six vibrant full colour ...

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

Aesop; V. S. Vernon Jones [translator]; G. K. Chesterton · 1919 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, William Heinemann, 1919. Cloth. A scarce neat collection of Aesop's fables, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham. Scarce work. Fourth impression, 1919. Originally published 1912. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and twelve colour plates with tissue gua...

The Use of Sight: Or, I Wish I Were Julia

Agnes Strickland · 1824 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London , William Darton, [1824]. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Agnes Strickland's very scarce early nineteenth century children's tale. The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, two further engraved plates, a...