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The Young Cadet; or, Henry Delamere&Apos;S Voyage to India, His Travels in Hindostand, His Account of the Burmese War, and the Wonders of Elora

Mrs. Hofland; Barbara Hofland · 0 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, John Harris, c1830. Leather. The second edition of Barbara Hofland's educational travel novel, following a young boy as he travels across India, nicely illustrated with six plates. The second edition.An entertaining and educational travel tale for children, explor...

The Caution; or, Infant Watchfulness

Mrs. Cameron; Lucy Lyttelton Cameron · 1834 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Houlston and Son, 1834. Cloth. A very scarce children's morally educational work by Lucy Lyttelton Cameron, a charming volume illustrated with a frontispiece. The fourth edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece.A charming educational tale f...

The Rose, Containing Original Poems for Young People

Mary Elliott [Mary Belson Elliott] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, William Darton, [1824] . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated book of poems for children by Mary Elliott. The very scarce first edition of this work. To the tail of the front wrap the publisher's note 'Price 1...

Elizabeth Villiers and Other Stories for Girls

Charles and Mary Lamb · 1883 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

Edinburgh , William P. Nimmo, 1883. Cloth. A very scarce volume of children's tales with a colour frontispiece. A charming and very scarce volume of tales for girls by Charles and Mary Lamb.The stories that appear in the volume include Elizabeth Villiers; or, The Sailor U...

The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse

Beatrix Potter · 1919 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. LTD, 1919. First edition. Hardback. A very early reprint of one of the charming tales of Beatrix Potter, following a town and a country mouse and their adventures together. A very early reprint, with no date to the title page, first edition endpap...

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Beatrix Potter · 1903 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1903. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this popular Beatrix Potter tale, complete with her original charming colour plates. First edition, the first or second impression, which are believed to be indistinguishable from one another, wi...

The Strand Fairy Book

1916 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London , George Newnes Limited, 1916. Cloth. A scarce and charming collection of fairy tales with illustrations throughout. This is a charming volume of fantasy fairy tales, including The Lucky Coin, The Prince and the Lions, Drak the Fairy and Fairy Dust amongst others. With...

Beautiful Children Immortalised by the Masters

C. Haldane McFall; T. Leman Hare [ed.] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company , 1909. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this large paper collection of children's portraits from famous paintings. Featuring fifty reproductions in colour of famous paintings of children, including some by Lawrence, Mabuse, Van...

Snow White

None · 1976 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Prague, Press Photo, 1976. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated pop-up book telling the much-loved story of Snow White in Bulgarian. Bulgarian language. An exciting and enchantingly animated retelling of a classic children's story. The story of Snow White and the Seven Dwa...

Little Mistress Magpie

None · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

USSR, Malysh, c1978. Paperback. A scarce edition of this charming pop-up children's story in the Persian language. Persian language. An exciting and enchantingly animated children's tale. Dated from the British Library. Highly illustrated throughout with seven full c...

The Old West: A Hallmark Pop-Up Book

Peter Seymour · 1970 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Not Stated, Hallmark Children's Editions, [1970]. Hardback. A delightful children's pop-up book about the Old West, in lovely condition. A pop-up book in the original pictorial paper boards. 11 functioning pop-up models and moveable parts. Collated complete. A brief ...

Bookano Stories No 7 - with Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form

S. Louis Giraud [ed.] · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Strand Publications, c1950 . Hardback. A brightly illustrated volume of the Bookano Stories series, illustrated with five delightful pop-up scenes. The seventeenth number of the Bookano Stories series of pop-up books, edited by S. Louis Giraud.Illustrated with full col...

Table, Lay Yourself!

0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Bancroft & Co. c1960. Hardback. English edition of this charming pop-up book designed by Vojtěch Kubašta. English edition of this work. Telling the tale of tailor Jacob and his three sons and their gift of table that lays itself. llustrated by celebrated Czech arch...

The Mermaid&Apos;S Revenge Folk Tales from Britain and Ireland

Forbes Stuart · 1979 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Great Britain, Abelard, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this beautifully illustrated short children's book of folk tales. First edition of The Mermaid's Revenge Folk Tales from Britain and Ireland by Forbes Stuart in the original publisher&...

The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book: A Book of Old Favourites with New Illustrations

Arthur Rackham · 1948 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1948. First edition. Cloth. An early reprinting of this first edition Arthur Rackham, a very highly regarded book illustrator. Early reprinting of this first edition. First published in 1933, London. A large collection of illustrations to ac...

Ameliaranne at the Circus

Margaret Gilmour · 1939 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,753)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1939. Hardback. A lovely little children's book from the popular Ameliaranne series, beautifully illustrated throughout with colour. An uncommon new edition. In the original paper covered pictorial boards. With illustrated paste-downs, ...

The Children&Apos;S Book of the Saguenay

Leonard L. Knott · 1945 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Montreal, Editorial Associates Limited, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated Canadian children's book about the Saguenay. First edition of The Children's Book of the Saguenay by Leonard L. Knott in quarter cloth binding.Illus...

The Sweet and Touching Tale of Fleur and Blanchefleur, a Mediaeval Legend

Mrs. Leighton [trans.] · 1922 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Daniel O'Connor, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout in colour by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, this is Mrs. Leighton's first edition of the children's tale 'Fleur and Blanchefleur&apos. The first edition of Mrs. Leighton's Engli...

Song of a Boy

John Holland · 1939 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Privately Printed, 1939. First edition. Cloth. First Edition scarce illustrated collection of the beautiful art and poetry of John Holland. First edition copy of John Holland's life through his art and poetry in this anthology created and published in his memory a...

Imagerie D&Apos;Epinal Rondes Et Chansons

n/a · 1980 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Epinal, Imagerie Pellerin, 1980. Hardback. A beautiful reprinted collection of song and round for children with illustrations of nineteenth century French prints. Reprinted collection of French songs and rounds with colourful nineteenth century line prints by Imagerie d'E...