Cucina e gastronomia

Cooking in War-Time

Elizabeth Craig · 1940 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Glasgow, Literary Press, 1940. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this war-time cookery book intended to solve the food problems created during this time of turmoil. Very scarce work. A collection of economical recipes intended to solve the food problems created by the war. Reco...

The "Settlement" Cook Book 1903: The Way to a Man&Apos;S Heart

Mrs. Simon Kander [Elizabeth Black Kander]; Mrs. Henry Schoenfeld [Gisella Schoenfeld] · 1984 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

New York, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1984. Cloth. A smart facsimile of the 1903 edition of this complete cookbook and guide to running a household from Elizabeth Black Kander and Gisella Schoenfeld. Facsimile of the 1903 edition of this work. A complete cookbook and guide t...

The Pocket Guide to Good Cooking

Robin McDouall · 1955 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Collins, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this brightly illustrated guidebook to good cooking from British author Robin McDouall. First edition. Illustrated with four colour plates and sixteen black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A book for people w...

Good Fare: A Book of Wartime Recipes; the ABC of Cookery; Domestic Preservation of Meat and Poultry; Pumpkins, Squashes and Thingsã‚â-ã‚â-and How to Cook Them

Various; C. R. Upton · 1945 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London; Sussex, Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.; Her Majesty's Stationery Office; Castle Printers, 1945-c1980. First edition. Paperback. A four-volume collection of scarce British home cookery booklets and government-issued pamphlets. In the publisher's original pictorial pape...

A Collection of Charming Cookery Books

Various · 1934 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London; New York, The Literary Press Ltd.; Thomas Y. Crowell Company; The Macmillan Company; John Lehmann Ltd.; Spring Books; Random House; Arco; , 1934-1966. First edition. Cloth. London; New York: The Literary Press Ltd.; Thomas Y. Crowell Company; The Macmillan Company; Joh...

Poultry and Game; Far Eastern Cookery; the Pasta Cook Book; the Mediterranean Diet: A Traditional Guide to Healthy Eating

Robin Howe · 1970 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, The International Wine and Food Publishing Company; The Cookery Book Club et al , 1970-1985. Cloth. A terrific selection of cookery volumes from Robin Howe, including Mediterranean recipes, poultry and pasta. A very smart set of four cookery books from food writer Robi...

A Manual of Cookery: Arranged to Meet the Requirements of the City and Guilds and Other Examining Bodies

Miss C. Ross-Smellie · 1891 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, George Gill and Sons , c1900. Hardback. A very scarce cookery manual from Christina Ross-Smellie. A very scarce volume of short, practical recipes, together with useful hints, serving sizes and costs. Arranged to meet the requirements of the City and Guilds and other E...

Morning and Hot-Plate Goods: Including Scones, Buns, Teabread, Etc.

John Boyd · 1946 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, The Offices of "The British Baker" (MacLaren and Sons, Ltd), 1946. Cloth. A scarce copy of this bakery goods cookery book by John Boyd. The first edition of this scarce cookery volume.In the original yellow cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British...

Our Daily Fare and How to Provide It: A Guide to Procuring Good Living at the Smallest Cost for All Seasons of the Year

1899 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Ltd, 1899. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce turn-of-the-century pamphlet breaking down the bills of fare for various meals. A very scarce 'New Penny Handbook' from Ward, Lock & Co. In the publisher's wraps. Offered here is a handy br...

A Handbook of Fish Cookery: How to Buy, Dress, Cook, and Eat Fish

Lucy H. Yates · 1897 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this detailed guide to cooking fish, with numerous recipes from British writer Lucy H. Yates. First edition. Very scarce work. A detailed and comprehensive handbook for the cooking o...

The Complete Hostess

Quaglino; Charles Graves [editor] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, second impression of this very scarce illustrated work on hosting from restauranter Giovanni Quaglino. Second impression printed December 1935, first published in November of the same year. Very scarce...

Good Breakfasts

Ambrose Heath · 1940 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Faber and Faber, 1940 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of Ambrose Heath's detailed guide to 'Good Breakfasts', in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work, which is scarce i...

Good Fish Dishes

Ambrose Heath · 1940 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Faber and Faber, 1940 . First edition. Hardback. An exceptionally bright example of the first edition of Ambrose Heath's guide to the best fish dishes, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the very scarce publisher'...

Cavendish Area Cookbook

Cavendish Area Tourist Association · 1991 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Cavendish Beach , Staff of the 1991 Job Development Project , c1991. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce cookbook celebrating the food of Cavendish Beach in Prince Edward Island. A vanishingly scarce cookbook compiled by the "staff of the 1991 Job Development Project", sponsored b...

Cook It the French Way

Barbara Wilcox; Paul Vigoureux · 1949 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.57 | ¥18,775)

London, Allan Wingate, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this cookery book full of French inspired recipes, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Scarce work. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of de...

A Collection of Cookery and Home Science Books

Mary J. Lincoln; Anna Barrows; Beatrice Quarracino; Jessie Lindsay; V. H. Mottram · 1902 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Boston; London, Home Science Publishing Company; T. Fisher Unwin; University of London Press, 1902-1938. First edition. Cloth. Three smart copies of these uncommon cookery and home economics handbooks. Three volumes. Uncommon works. This set contains: The Home Science Cook Boo...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Cookery Book

Mrs. Beeton; Isabella Beeton · 1902 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1902. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated edition of Mrs Beeton's famous and influential cookery work, which has proven to be one of the most popular cookery books in history. Isabella Beeton's comprehensive guide to cookery, with a wid...

Panning for Pleasure, a Juneau Alaska Cookbook

Winni Page · 1988 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Alaska, Winni Page, 1988. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this lovely cookery book containing the popular recipes of the capital of Alaska, Juneau, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the title page.A unique volume of recipes hailing f...

The Home Book of Indian Cookery

Leon Petit · 1955 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Faber and Faber Ltd , 1955. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this uncommon Indian cookery book, complete with the dust wrapper. The first edition of this uncommon cookery volume. With the publisher's clipped dust wrapper. Offering a wonderful sele...

The Week-End Cookery Book, and, Cunning Cookery

G. M. Boumphrey; Geoffrey Boumphrey · 1932 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, The Soncino Press; Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD, 1932-38. First edition. Cloth. Two scarce editions of the same cookery work by Geoffrey Boumphrey, including the first edition, and a later reissue under a new title. Two editions of the same cookery work by Geoffrey Boump...