Cucina e gastronomia

The International Cook Book

Alexander Filippini · 1907 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. Leather. A smartly bound first US edition of this collection of over three thousand international recipes compiled by nineteenth century culinary expert Alessandro Filippini. First US edition, originally published in 1906. A collectio...

The "Meliart" Recipe Book

J. Allen Pattreiouex · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, C. W. Daniel Ltd, 1922. Paperback. A smart fourth edition of this very scarce recipe collection from entirely uncooked foods. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. Very scarce work. A collection of recipes for making delicious, wholesome and appetizing comfits entirely...

Reliable Cookery: Notes, Rules, and Recipes

Mrs. Lawrie · 0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Edinburgh, McDougall's Education Co. LTD, c1910. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce concise volume of recipes by Mrs. Lawrie, simple recipes intended for use in schools. A very scarce work.A concise volume of reliable recipes and hints for the kitchen, intended for u...

Sundaes, Ices & Cream Sodas How to Make Them

C. H. Boeglin · 1927 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this charming pocket-sized 1927 guide, featuring vintage recipes for sundaes, sherbets, syrups, and sparkling fruit drinks. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This v...

Soyer&Apos;S Standard Cookery: A Complete Guide to the Art of Cooking Dainty, Varied, and Economic Dishes for the Household

Nicolas Soyer · 1912 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Andrew Melrose , 1912. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this illustrated cookbook from populariser of the 'Paper Bag Cookery' system, Nicolas Soyer. First edition. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, three...

A Plain Plantain: Country Wines, Dishes, & Herbal Cures, from a 17th Century Household M.S. Receipt Book

Russell George Alexander [arranged] · 1922 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Ditchling Sussex , S. Dominic's Press, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition volume containing 17th-century recipes and herbal treatments originating from a household manuscript. First edition. In a quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. The work f...

The Reason Why: Practical Answers to Every-Day Bakehouse Questions

Albert R. Daniel · 1937 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, The British Baker (Maclaren and Sons, Ltd) , 1937. Cloth. A superior copy of this uncommon Q&A volume on baking. The second edition, revised. In the original green cloth binding. Offering a series of practical answers to various specific baking questions, such as "Why ...

Little French Dinners

Eveleen De Rivaz · 1912 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1912. Cloth. A third edition of this very scarce French cookery book from Eveleen De Rivaz. Third edition. Very scarce work. A compilation of Anglo-French dinner recipes and menus for six to eight people to be easily prepared by an English pl...

Tried Favourites" Cookery Book

Mrs. E. W. Kirk · 1917 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Edinburgh, J. B. Fairgrieve, 1917. Cloth. A smart fifteenth and enlarged edition of this cookery book with household hints. Fifteenth and enlarged edition. A collection of recipes with household hints and other useful domestic information, with commentary on the need for good,...

A New System of Domestic Cookery

Maria Eliza Rundell; Mrs. Rundell · 1844 · Rooke Books

£137.00 (€164.21 | $180.99 | ¥28,901)

London, I. J. Chidley, 1844. Cloth. Maria Rundell's hugely successful recipe book, an illustrated edition of this immensely popular work. 'A New System of Domestic Cookery' was the most popular cookery book of the first half of the nineteenth century, going over...

The Day-by-Day Cookery Book: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Menus for Every Day of the Year

A. N. Whybrow · 1900 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Sands & Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A first edition volume of this year-long Victorian meal planner, offering three seasonally inspired, waste-conscious menus for every day of the year. In the publisher's original illustrated, green cloth binding.This vol...

The Goole Cookery Book, Favourite Recipes Tested by Well-Known Ladies

Anonymous · 1907 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Goole, Jno. Fawbert, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming cookery work devised by a committee of the 'Well-Known Ladies' of Goole. A vanishingly scarce work.The first edition of this early 20th century collection of recipes popu...

Practical Cookery: A Collection of Reliable Recipes

Amy Atkinson; Grace Holroyd · 1925 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

Leeds, Nutt & Co. 1925 . Cloth. A bright example of Amy Atkinson and Grace Holroyd's popular cookery work, in a very scarce dust wrapper. The ninth edition of this work.In the very scarce publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A domestic manual intended for hous...

The Book of Sauces, and Herbs in the Kitchen

Ambrose Heath · 1948 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Faber & Faber, 1948-53. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition cookery books from the renowned food writer Ambrose Heath, both in their original dust wrapper. The first edition to both volumes. A two volume set, featuring 'The Book of Sauces', and 'Herb...

The Edgewater Beach Hotel Salad Boo

Arnold Shircliffe · 1934 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Chicago, Hotel Monthly Press, 1934. Cloth. A smart, signed copy of this illustrated salad recipe book from the Edgewater Beach Hotel. Signed by the author to the half title page. The fifth printing. In the publisher's decorative cloth binding.Offering an extensive variety...

Good Drinks

Ambrose Heath · 1947 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Faber and Faber Ltd, 1947. Cloth. A very smart second impression of this classic drinks recipe book by Ambrose Heath. The second impression. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First published in 1939, this delightful book of drinks works for all occasions ...

The Anatomy of Dessert with a Few Notes on Wine

Edward A. Bunyard · 1933 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1933. Cloth. A pleasing second edition of this skilfully written prose on desserts and wine, from English apple enthusiast Edward A. Bunyan. The second edition, revised and enlarged. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A poetic celebrati...

Oysters, and All About Them

John R. Philpots · 1890 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

London, John Richardson & Co, 1890-91. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce handbook to the oyster, an exhaustive work on the molluscs by John R. Philpots. The first edition.A scarce work.Complete in two volumes.A comprehensive exploration of the oyster, a "c...

Report on the Cheap Wines from France, Italy, Austria, Greece, and Hungary

Robert Druitt · 1865 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.50 | ¥60,123)

London, Henry Renshaw, 1865. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Doctor Robert Druitt's treatise on wine in medicine. The very scarce first edition.A treatise on the cheaper wines made in Europe, and how they can be used in diet and medicine. An interes...

Culina Famulatrix Medicinae: Or, Receipts in Modern Cookery

Ignotus; A. Hunter · 1806 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

York, T. Wilson and R. Spence; J. Mawman, 1806 . Leather. A handsome example of the fourth edition of this medical cookbook from the early nineteenth century, a work that combines culinary practices with medicinal remedies. The fourth edition of this work, which was first publ...