Cucina e gastronomia

Common-Sense Cookery for English Households Based Upon Modern English and Continental Principles with Twenty Menus for Little Dinners Worked out in Detail

A. Kenney-Herbert · 1894 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Edward Arnold, c1894. Cloth. A pleasing early edition of Kenney-Herbert's simple, but delicious cookery book. A pleasing early edition of Arthur Kenney-Herbert's cookery book, first published in 1894. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. Wit...

500 Cookery Dishes That You Can Make for Sixpence Each

Mary Woodman · 1935 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, W. Foulsham and Co. 1935. Paperback. A very scarce home cookery book designed for easy-to-make budget friendly recipes, written during the fallout of the Great Depression. 500 Cookery Dishes That You can Make for Sixpence Each, a very scarce cookery book, written by co...

Venus in the Kitchen by Pilaff Bey and Norman Douglas

Pilaff Bey; Norman Douglas; Graham Greene · 1952 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Melbourne; London; Toronto, William Heinemann Ltd, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. First edition of this charming posthumous recipe collection from the significant bookseller Giuseppe Orioli, edited by Norman Douglas and with a frontispiece by D. H. Lawrence. First edition.In pub...

The Englishwoman&Apos;S Cookery Book

Isabella Beeton · 1870 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1870. Cloth. An uncommon selection of recipes and household tips from Isabella Beeton's iconic work Household Management, aimed for creating an efficient kitchen. The Englishwoman's Cookery Book, by home cookery pioneer Isabella Beeton,...

The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &C. Written Purely from Practice: Dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the Author Lately Served As Housekeeper: Consisting of Several Hundred Original Receipts, Most of Which Never Appeared in Print

Elizabeth Raffald · 1808 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, J. Brambles, A. Meggitt, and J. Waters , 1808. Leather. A new edition of this practical cookery book by 'Experienced Housekeeper' Elizabeth Raffald. A new edition, "In which are inserted some celebrated Receipts by other modern Authors". First published in 17...

Hostess

Constance Spry; Rosemary Hume; Anthony Marr [editor] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this delightful collection of domestic tips and recipes from British author Constance Spry. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A charming guide to entertaining at home, with commentary of t...

Wit, Wisdom, and Morals, Distilled from Bacchus

Charles Tovey · 1878 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.49 | $1,711.16 | ¥273,283)

London, Whittaker & Co. 1878. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition of this scarce study on wine through the ages, being the author's presentation copy to a friend. First edition. Scarce work. The author's presentation copy, signed with ink inscriptions to ...

German Cooking & Rice Cooking

Robin Howe · 1953 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1953-1959. First edition. Cloth. Two pleasing first edition cookery books from connoisseur of regional cooking, Robin Howe. Two volumes. Written by Robin Howe, a British connoisseur of regional cookery and dining. This set contains: German Cooking, 1953....

Cooking from Scratch

Kathleen Le Riche · 1951 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition of Kathleen Le Riche"s beginner-friendly primer on the fundamentals of cooking from scratch. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume is a very scarce first editi...

Betty Crocker&Apos;S Guide to Easy Entertaining

Betty Crocker [Pseudonym] · 1959 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Golden Press, 1959. First edition. Hardback. A charming entertaining manual by "Betty Crocker", General Mills" house persona, illustrated in colour by Dutch-American artist Peter Spier. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback ring binding.This volume is t...

Chats About Wine

C. E. Hawker · 1908 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Daly & Co. 1908. Cloth. A smart early edition of this very scarce collection of essays on wine from author C. E. Hawker. Early edition, first published in 1907. Very scarce work. A collection of essays or "chats" about wine, with titles including: wine merchants - and ...

Round the World with an Appetite; Choose Your Kitchen; Cooking for One; Hungarian Cooking; Home Baking Recipe Book; the Plain Man"S Guide to Wine

Molly Castle; Adie Ballantyne; Marjorie Baron Russell; Elisabeth de Biro; Katalin Frank [Translation] Ivan Baker; Raymond Postgate · 1936 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited; Faber and Faber Ltd; William Heinemann Ltd; Andre Deutsch; G. Bell and Sons Ltd; Michael Joseph, 1936-1963. First edition. Cloth. A six-volume collection of mid-century British cookery and domestic works, with four first editions and origi...

Fine Bouche: A History of the Restaurant in France

Pierre Andrieu; Arthur L. Hayward [translator] · 1956 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd. 1956. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first translated edition of this history of fine dining and cookery in France, by notable French gastronomic critic and author, Pierre Andrieu. In the publisher's original vibrant moire silk boards....

The Book of Ices

A. B. Marshall · 1885 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Marshall's School of Cookery, 1885 . Cloth. A charming late 19th century guide to ice creams and iced deserts, illustrated throughout and with colour plates. The fourteenth thousand of this work, 'revised and enlarged&apos.With vignette illustrations througho...

Good Housekeeping A.B. C. Of Cookery

D. D. Cottington Taylor · 1929 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Good Housekeeping Magazine, 1929 . Cloth. A wonderful late 1920s cookery book by D.D. Cottington Taylor, retaining the very scarce original vibrant dust wrapper. The second edition of this work from Dorothy Daisy Cottington Taylor.In the very scarce unclipped dust wrap...

The Food of the Gods: A Popular Account of Cocoa

Brandon Head · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, George Routledge & Sons, c1905. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce illustrated commentary on the history and uses of cocoa. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-six plates, two of which are in colour, thr...

A Collection of Cookery and Hosting Books from Nell Heaton

Nell Heaton · 1950 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Faber and Faber; Cresta Books, 1950-1958. First edition. Cloth. Three smart volumes of cookery and hosting guides from British author Nell Heaton. Three volumes. Written by Nell Heaton, a British author best known for cookery books. This set contains: A Calendar of Cou...

Sun Diet or Live Food for Live Britons

T. H. Sanderson-Wells · 1939 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, John Bale, Sons & Curnow, Ltd. 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce diet book from British surgeon Thomas Henry Sanderson-Wells. First edition. Very scarce work. A book intended for every man and woman who has dealt with hospital practi...

The St. James&Apos;S Cookery Book

Louisa Rochfort · 1903 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, The Robinson Printing Co. Ltd , 1903. Cloth. The second edition of this uncommon late-Victorian cookery book from Louisa Rochfort. The second edition of this work. In the original cloth binding. A practical cookery book containing instruction and hints for a wide varie...

The Making of the Home: A Reading Book of Domestic Economy

Mrs. Samuel A. Barnett [Henrietta Barnett] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited , c1885. Cloth. An uncommon guide to the various domestic labours of keeping a home, from English social reformer Henrietta Barnett. The "nineteenth thousand" edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth boards. This guide b...