Libri per ragazzi

Noah&Apos;S Alphabet of the Ark

0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1940. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce children's alphabet book of animals. Very scarce. Illustrated throughout with letters taken from an eighteenth-century alphabet. A children's alphabet book of animals inspired by the tale of Noah's ...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

J. K. Rowling · 2000 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Bloomsbury, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of J. K. Rowling's fourth Harry Potter novel, in the original dust wrapper. The true first edition, first impression. With 'First Edition' to the colophon. Printed by Clays Ltd....

The Sky-Pirates

Douglas V. Duff · 1955 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Blackie & Son, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of Douglas V. Duff's thrilling children's adventure novel. The uncommon first edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper.With three illustrations...

Donkey and Foal

1904 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons LTD, c1904. Paperback. A very scarce standing illustration of a donkey and her foal, a charming and colourful novelty work published by Raphael Tuck. A very scarce work.No. 186 in Tuck's 'Royal Art Relief Novelty Series&apos.A charming col...

Annie the Anteater

P. Bolsover · 1963 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

Brighton, Litor Publishers LTD, 1963. Paperback. A very scarce children's work, a charming and colourfully illustrated tale following a young anteater named Annie. The first edition of this scarce work.Book two of Robert Tyndall and P. Bolsover's 'Trumpy Tales&a...

The Family from One End Street and Some of Their Adventures

Eve Garnett · 1937 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

London, Frederick Muller Ltd. 1937. First edition. Cloth. A very very rare signed first edition of this important children's novel from Eve Garnet with her illustrations throughout First edition. Signed by the author with an inscription to the half title. Very scarce in t...

How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: A Collection of Stories and Pictures by the Children of Kenya

Children of Kenya; Richard Leakey · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Alan Hutchinson, 1978. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first UK edition of this collection of stories and pictures from the children of Kenya. First UK edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with eighteen colour plates, fourteen of which are double-page spreads. Collated ...

The Book of Nonsense

Edward Lear · 1901 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1901 . Cloth. A charming copy of Edward Lear's much-loved humorous Book of Nonsense, with one-hundred-and-ten illustrations. The thirty-fifth edition. Originally published in 1846. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Profusely ill...

Japanese Fairy Tales: Vol. I

David Thompson [Trans.] · 1889 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.19 | $1,783.54 | ¥284,808)

Tokyo, The Kobunsha , 1889 . Paperback. A wonderfully illustrated collection of No. 1 to 6 from the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, translated by David Thompson. Second editions of six stories from the Japanese Fairy Tales Series, originally published in 1885-6. In the publisher&a...

This Year: Next Year

Walter De La Mare · 1937 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Faber & Faber, 1937. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this colourfully illustrated anthology of charming seasonal poems by Walter de la Mare. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A charming anthology of poems for children, ...

Little Ladder to Learning About Animals and Their Uses

1867 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Not stated [George Routledge and Sons], 1867. Cloth. An uncommon children's educational book comparing various animals, illustrated throughout with detailed engravings. Very scarce to find this work bound alone. In the publisher's original cloth with illustr...

Daily Mail Boys Annual

John Bellamy [editor] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Associated Newspapers Ltd. 1955-1958. Cloth. Three smart Boys Annuals from the Daily Mail, with the original dust wrappers. Three volumes. Illustrated throughout with many colour images. A collection of Boys Annuals from the Daily Mail newspaper, filled with stories, g...

Biggles Flies East

Capt. W. E. Johns · 1943 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Toronto , Oxford University Press, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce, first Canadian edition of this thrilling adventure by W. E. Johns, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first Canadian edition. First published in the UK in 1935. Scarce to see with the...

Biggles Defies the Swastika

W. E. Johns · 1943 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. The first Canadian edition of this thrilling adventure by W. E. Johns, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper and illustrations by Howard Leigh and Alfred Sindall. The first Canadian edition. First published in ...

Bookano Stories No. 14

S. Louis Giraud; Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Strand Publications; Bookano Books, c1947. Hardback. A scarce volume of 'Bookano Stories', an entertaining collection of tales, illustrated with five colourful pop-ups. A scarce number of 'Bookano Stories', this being Number 14. Illustrated with a ...

The Little Polar Bear

George Theiner · 1964 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Bancroft & Co Ltd, 1964. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce children's pop-up book about a charming little polar bear by George Theiner, illustrated in colour by Rudolf Lukes. The first edition. Illustrated throughout with vibrant colour ...

The Modern Boy&Apos;S Annual 1940

Various · 1940 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, The Fleetway House, 1940. Annual. The 1940 edition of the heavily illustrated periodical, 'The Modern Boy's Annual&apos. The 1940 issue of 'The Modern Boy's Annual&apos.Illustrated with a full colour frontispiece by Roland Davies and numerous monoch...

The Pop-Up Book of Ships

Dr Eric Kentley; David Hawcock · 2009 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, Universe Publishing, 2009. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this informative pop-up book about the history of ships by Dr Eric Kentley, with colour illustrations throughout by Garry Walton. The first edition. Illustrated in colour by Garry Walton and pa...

Stand-Ups of Mother Goose

Sidney Sage · 1934 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Akran Ohio; New York , The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1934. Paperback. A charming pop-up book of popular nursery rhymes, with a series of stand-up decorations added to create three-dimensional scenes. A brightly illustrated pop-up book of nursery rhymes, illustrated by Sidn...

Roodkapje: Een Pop Up Boek

0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Not Stated, Hallmark, c1970. Hardback. A very scarce production sample of this pop-up book of the classic children's tale Little Red Riding Hood, in the original Dutch. Dutch. Very scarce work. Production sample. Illustrated with three full colour folding scenes, six pull...