Cucina e gastronomia

A New System of Domestic Cookery Formed Upon Principles of Economy, and Adapted to the Use of Private Families

A Lady [Maria Rundell] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Milner and Company , 1860. Cloth. A new edition of this largely popular and influential English cookery book by Maria Rundell, with plates. A new edition of Maria Rundell's popular nineteenth century cookery book.  Undated, dated from a copy held by the British ...

The Household Cookery-Book

Urbain Dubois · 1873 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,696.94 | $2,972.39 | ¥474,653)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1873. Cloth. The second edition of this very scarce illustrated recipe book by Urbain Dubois, signed by the author to prevent counterfeiting. The second edition of this very scarce work.Signed by the author to the verso of the title, signed to ...

A Boire Et a Manger

Léon Daudet · 1927 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Saint-Félicien-en-Vivarais, Au Pigeonnier, 1927. Paperback. A smart limited edition copy of Léon Daudet's volume on food and drink, with the original glassine. No. 104 of 160 limited edition copies on Vélin de Rives, with the portrait of the author, in the publisher&ap...

Hand-Book of Wines, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical; with a Description of Foreign Spirits and Liqueurs

Thomas McMullen · 1852 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1852. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon work exploring the history and production of wine, the author's presentation copy. The first edition of this uncommon work.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the r...

A Dictionary of Gastronomy

Andre L. Simon · 1949 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

London, The Wine and Food Society, [1949]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Andre Simon's extensive dictionary detailing gastronomical terms. The first edition of this work.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.An extensive 'Dictionary of Gastronomy&ap...

Good Soups

Ambrose Heath · 1935 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Faber and Faber, 1935 . First edition. Hardback. An excellent example of the first edition of Ambrose Heath's guide to 'Good Soups&apos. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The work of English jou...

Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries

Joseph A. Lambeth · 1936 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, Virtue and Company Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this striking work describing the Lambeth method of cake decoration, complete with colour plates. The first edition of this work.An in-depth study on the Lambeth method of cake decoration, a m...

Les Plaisirs de la Table

Edouard Nignon; Robert de Flers · 1926 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

Paris, Chez L'Auteur et Chez J. Meynial , 1926. First edition. Leather. A very smart copy of this delightful cookery book with delicious secrets from French chef, Edouard Nignon. In the original French language. French language. First edition. With the original paper wrap...

An Old-World Recipe Book

Mrs. Willingham Rawnsley [Alice Julia Rawnsley] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1908. Cloth. A scarce book of recipes from the author's grandmother. Scarce work. Dated from the British Library. A collection of old-world recipes from the author's grandmother's cookery notes. Includes instructions for a variet...

Good Cookery

Lady Llanover; Augusta Hall · 1867 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Richard Bentley, 1867. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition cookery work and ode to Welsh tales by Lady Llanover, Augusta Hall, complete with the original plates. The first edition of this scarce work.Augusta Hall, the Baroness Llanover, was a prominent Welsh h...

Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacture

Auguste Jacoutot · 1917 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Joseph Baker & Sons, Ltd. 1917. First edition. Cloth. A scarce illustrated first edition of this work on the manufacturing of chocolate and confectionery. First edition. Scarce work. Dated from the British Library. Illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. ...

Cooking with le Creuset

Elizabeth David · 1969 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Clarbat Ltd, 1969. Paperback. An illustrated promotional pamphlet for Le Creuset with tips and recipes. Illustrated throughout. Includes measurement tables, tips on cooking with the right pan, and many recipes. Le Creuset is a French maker of cookware best known for th...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Family Cookery

Mrs Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London , Ward, Lock & Co, 1912. Leather. A very bright and smart copy of Mrs. Beeton's Family Cookery, with colour plates. A new edition of Mrs. Beeton's Family Cookery. Isabella Beeton was an English journalist, editor and writer associated with cookery and househo...

The Kitchen Garden; or, the Culture in the Open Ground

Eugene Sebastian Delamer · 0 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

London, George Routledge & Sons, c1880. Hardback. A delightful little nineteenth century handbook to growing one's own vegetables and herbs by E. S. Delamer. A most handy work, describing the cultivation of plants required in home cuisine. Describing such plants as potato...

Table Traits with Something on Them

Dr. John Doran · 1854 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Richard Bentley, 1854. Cloth. The second edition of Doctor John Doran's insightful look at the table of Victorian households. The second edition of this work.An intriguing work of different common table traits and habits, an entertaining work offering an indispens...

Physiologie Du Gout

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin · 1825 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Paris, Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, c1929. Leather. A two volume work, in the original French, discussing the science of the enjoyment of food. The charming two volumes of this pocket sized edition are the work of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer and politician, w...

Recettes Du Cuisine Pratique

G. Shefer; H. Francois · 1930 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Paris, Librairie Delagrave, 1930. Cloth. A French work discussing practical cuisine, illustrated with detailed in-text engravings throughout. Illustrated with numerous detailed vignette engravings, and in the original French. This is the one hundred and thirty sixth thousand e...

Random Recipes to Greet the New Year

Graham Moss; Kathy Whalen · 2010 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oldham, Incline Press, 2010. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful little collection of festive recipes, published by an independent printer based in Oldham. Containing labels to use for the foodstuffs detailed in the recipes.With the delightful sentiment, 'eat, print and be me...

The Wine Mine

ed. Anthony Hogg · 1961 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Horsham, Peter Dominic Ltd. 1961. Brochure/Pamphlet. A witty guidebook to wines sold by Peter Dominic Ltd. complete with poetry competitions, advertisements and descriptions. Containing 'wit and wisdom on one thousand and one wines with full price guide', as well as ...

The St. James&Apos;S Cookery Book

Louisa Rochfort · 1894 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Chapman and Hall LTD, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Louisa Rochfort's useful recipe collection for the late Victorian household. The very scarce first edition of this work.A charming late Victorian cookery book, containing a wide sel...