Cucina e gastronomia

Domestic Economy and Household Science

Robert James Mann · 1880 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Edward Stanford, 1880. Cloth. A second edition copy of this very scarce study on domestic economy from English physician Robert James Mann. Second edition. Very scarce work. Intended for home education and for schools, this volume explains the broad principles of the s...

A Little Book of Healing Herbs: Gathered from an Old Herball

Alice M. Tudor · 1927 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, The Medici Society, Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this book of herbs and their healing properties, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated through...

Aunt Kate&Apos;S Household Annual

Aunt Kate · 1933 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, John Leng & Co. Ltd. 1933. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this illustrated annual with tips and guide to domestic life and managing a household from Aunt Kate. Annual for the year 1933. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plates, ten ...

Wine Wisdom: A Simple and Concise Guide on What to Buy and How to Serve

John Aye · 1934 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Universal Publications Ltd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce study of wine from British writer John Aye, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Very scarce work with the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. A charming ...

Salads and Salads: A Little Collection of One Hundred and Fifty Recipes

A. H. Adair; X. M. Boulestin [preface] · 1933 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of exciting salad recipes, with the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of one hundred and f...

The ABC of Canapes, Gourmet Cookery, & Herb and Spice Cookery

Edna Beilenson · 1953 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

New York, Peter Pauper Press, 1953-1957. First edition. Hardback. Three smart first edition volumes of the ABC cookery series from Peter Pauper Press. Three volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. This set contains: The ABC of Canapes, 1953. Every hostess should know t...

Dainty Dishes

Lady Harriett St. Clair · 1878 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.57 | ¥18,775)

Edinburgh, Edmonston and Company, 1878. Cloth. A collection of lovely recipes for dainty dishes, collected by Lady Harriett St. Clair. A collection of recipes for dainty dishes, exquisite and neat meals popular in the Victorian era.Collected by Lady Harriet St. Clair, Countess...

Practical Catering

Ethel C. Carver · 1933 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Methuen & Co, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the first impression of this guide to large scale meal preparation, designed for use in educational settings, hospitals, and other institutions. The first edition, first impression of this uncommon work....

Home-Made Sparkling Wine Secrets

Peggy Hutchinson · 1957 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, W. Foulsham & Co, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the first edition of Peggy Hutchinson's guide to making sparkling wines at home. In the delightfully illustrated original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the vibrantly illus...

Culina Famulatric Medicinae: Or, Receipts in Modern Cookery; with a Medical Commentary

Ignotus; A. Hunter [ed] · 1806 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.50 | ¥60,123)

York, T. Wilson and R. Spence for J. Mawman , 1806. Cloth. The third edition of this medical cookbook from the early nineteenth century, a work that combines culinary practices with medicinal remedies. The third edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece. Collated, c...

The True Way of Preserving and Candying, and Making Several Sorts of Sweet-Meats, According to the Best and Truest Manner

1994 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Ilkley, Jacksons , 1994. Cloth. A lovely limited edition facsimile of this 17th-century recipe book of preserves and candies. A limited edition facsimile of the 1695 edition of this work, being number 67 of 200 copies. In the original cloth binding. Offering recipes for pres...

The Vicomte in the Kitchenette

Vicomte de Mauduit · 1934 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Stanley Nott, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming cookery book for the kitchenette from French author Georges, Vicomte de Mauduit. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A cookery book for smaller...

Mrs. C.S. Peel&Apos;S Cook-Books

Mrs. C. S. Peel [Constance Peel] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Archibald Constable & Co. 1905-1907. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first edition volumes from Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books series, with recipes for entrees, puddings, and fish dishes. Three volumes. First editions. Mrs. C. S. Peel's Cook-Books series. "Th...

Away, Dull Cookery!

T. Earle Welby · 1932 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Lovat Dickson Ltd. 1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce cookery book from English clergyman Thomas Earle Welby. First edition. Very scarce work. A delightfully titled cookery book written by someone who understands and appreciates the p...

A Proper Newe Booke of Cokerye

Catherine Frances Frere [editor] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Cambridge, W. Heffer & Sons Ltd. 1913. Cloth. An attractive facsimile of this 16th-century recipe book, acknowledged as one of the earliest cookbooks in English. Facsimile edition with an example of the original title page. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one in-text woodc...

Wine and Spirits: The Connoisseur&Apos;S Textbook

Andre L. Simon · 1919 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Duckworth & Co. 1919. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this extraordinary text book on wines and spirits from French-born wine writer and merchant Andre L. Simon. First edition. A detailed and comprehensive textbook on the study of wine and spirits, exploring t...

Cooking for One

Ambrose Heath · 1942 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1942. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this scarce wartime cookery pamphlet from English food writer Ambrose Heath. First edition. Scarce work. During the Second World War, rationing was practiced and food writers such as Heath em...

Five Hundred Sandwiches

Florence A. Cowles · 1929 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of this vast collection of sandwich recipes from American journalist Florence Abigail Cowles. First UK edition, being an abridged edition of Cowles' original work Seven Hundred Sandwiches w...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Book of Household Management

Mrs. Beeton; Isabella Beeton · 1909 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1909. Cloth. Mrs Isabella Beeton's important cookery work, one of the most influential of its genre ever published, illustrated with colour plates. Mrs. Beeton's important volume of recipes and housekeeping tips.Illustrated with a co...

Savour: A New Cookery Book

Claire McInerny; Dorothy Roche · 1950 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London; Oxford, Geoffrey Cumberlege; Oxford University Press, 1950. Cloth. A very scarce recipe book by Claire McInerny and Dorothy Roche, signed by McInerny. A very scarce work.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper,...