Cucina e gastronomia

Recipes Showing How to Prepare Libby, Mcneill & Libby&Apos;S Canned Meats and Soups, for the Table, Excursion Parties, Etc.

Thomas J. Murrey · 1888 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Chicago, Libby, McNeill & Libby, 1888 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce survivor of culinary and marketing history, this likely first edition Libby, McNeill & Libby pamphlet (the only known copy at present) showcases inventive recipes for their canned meats, from Co...

The &Apos;Gardale&Apos; Cookery Book of Proven Recipes

A. Gardner · 1920 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Preston, G. Toulmin & Sons, 1920 . Paperback. An intriguing and very scarce early 20th century cookery work detailing recipes for a 'wholesome economical diet, well cooked and well served&apos. The fifth edition of this very scarce work.This charming work features 'a...

Domestic and Economical Cookery Recipes with Special Hints on Gas Cooking

Miss Lillie Richmond · 1897 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Cartwright & Rattray, [1897]. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Lillie Richmond's scarce and extensive cookery book featuring six hundred and twenty-two recipes, with a focus on gas cooking, bound in half calf. The first edition.Illustrated with occasio...

Fish Cookery; Vegetables and Salads

Ministry of Food · 1948 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, H. M. Stationery Office , 1948. First edition. Paperback. Two uncommon post-WWII cookery books from the Ministry of Food. First editions. In the publisher's wraps.Two practical cookery books from the Ministry of Food, with one volume focusing on fish recipes and ...

Fifty Lunches

A. Kenney-Herbert · 1902 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Edward Arnold, 1902. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of fifty lunch recipes from British soldier and food writer Arthur Kenney-Herbert. A collection of fifty simple menus for lunch or luncheon. Being a handbook containing a variety of dishes which have not appea...

A Collection of Reference Volumes on Cookery and Gastronomy

Various · 1968 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Kansas; London, Kansas State Public Library; The Holland Press; Prospect Books, 1968-1981. Cloth. A collection of three smart volumes on cookery and gastronomy from writers such as Andre L. Simon and Virginia Maclean. Three volumes. This set contains: Kansas State University R...

Aristology or the Art of Dining

Thomas Walker · 1965 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Cambridge, University Printing House, 1965. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this commentary on the art of dining from English author Thomas Walker, with illustrations. Limited to five hundred copies. Illustrated throughout. A selection of Walker's writings on health and...

Chefs-Cooks and Cannibals and Their Various Methods of Cooking

Elfrida E. Puleston · 1936 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

Monte-Carlo, Not Stated, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce volume of recipes popular in Monaco, a lovely illustrated work by Elfrida Puleston. The first edition of this scarce work.With the original ribbon markers, which have a paper fork and spoon a...

Four a la Mode Recipe Books

Mrs de Salis; Harriet Anne de Salis · 1888 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1888-98. First edition. Cloth. A set of four of Mrs de Salis' popular 'A La Mode' cookery books, discussing game, vegetables, sweets, supper, and entrees. A set of four Mrs. Harriet Anne de Salis' popular cookery works in her...

The Modern Family Receipt Book

Mrs. Mary Holland · 1825 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Thomas Tegg; R. Griffin; R. M. Tims; M. Baudry, 1825. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this very scarce volume on cookery and housekeeping by Mrs. Mary Holland. The first edition.A very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece. Half-title is present.Col...

The Bournville Cookery Book

Lizzie Heritage, L. C. A · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Unknown , Cadbury Brothers Ltd, c1920. First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce Bournville chocolate-based recipe book, likely a first edition, featuring 64 recipes accompanied by charming vignette illustrations. In the publisher's original brown paper yapp bindi...

The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy

By a Lady [Hannah Glasse] · 1770 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

London, W. Strahan et al. 1770 . Leather. A superbly bound, new edition of Hannah Glasse's best-selling cookery book, with this eighteenth-century edition being published the year she died. A new edition, published the year of the author's death. Bound in a contempo...

Wine List Decorations 1961-1963

R. S. Don [editor] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Bristol, John Harvey and Sons Ltd. 1963. Cloth. A very smart copy of this collection of illustrations and maps from Harveys Wine List between 1961 and 1963. Illustrated throughout. A collection of the illustrations and maps which appeared in several recent editions of Harveys ...

The Vicomte in the Kitchen

Vicomte de Mauduit · 1937 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, James Clarke & Co. 1937. Cloth. A smart copy of the first cheap edition of this cookery book for the kitchen from French author Georges, Vicomte de Mauduit. First cheap edition. A scarce UK edition of this work. A cookery book for all kitchens, being a commentary on th...

The Gourmet Cookbook

Earle R. MacAusland; J. Peter Musitano · 1950 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

New York, Gourmet, Inc. 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this expansive collection of recipes from the Gourmet Magazine, a colourfully illustrated recipe book. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and forty-six colour plates. Collated, complet...

The Oyster; Where, How, and When to Find, Breed, Cook, and Eat It

[Herbert Byng Hall] · 1863 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Trubner & Co, 1863. Hardback. An uncommon monograph on the oyster, the second edition of this work illustrated by Cruikshank. An uncommon work.The second edition.A comprehensive guide to the oyster, detailing where, when, and how they could be find, cooked, and eaten, ...

The Art of Preparing Vegetables for the Table

Sutton and Sons · 1888 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1888. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this charming cookery book, with practical instructions for the preparation and cooking of a variety of vegetables, from seed-selling market giants Sutton & Son Bound in the original publisher&...

The Ideal Cookery Book

Margaret Alice Fairclough · 1911 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Waverley Book Company Ltd, c1911. Cloth. A vast collection of richly illustrated recipes, with detailed explanations, guidance, and vivid colour plates. In the publisher's original navy cloth binding.With 48 colour plate illustrations by A. H. Sands, including a c...

What the Vintners Sell

Len Chaloner [Lenore Maude Chaloner]; Andre L. Simon · 1926 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Heath Cranton, Limited, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated volume on wines and wine tasting from Len Chaloner. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A detailed and comprehensive book about wine and wine tasting, with chapters on the wines ...

Soup, Oysters and Surprises

Lionel Guest · 1918 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1918. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of late World War I recipes, an illuminating insight into the unusual culinary trends during this period of upheaval and necessity. In the publisher's original cloth wraps. This copy is a first e...