Cucina e gastronomia

The Housekeeper&Apos;S Instructor; or, Universal Family Cook.

W. A. Henderson; Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie · 1811 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, J. Stratford, 1811 . Cloth. An early nineteenth-century edition of W. A. Henderson's best-selling cookery book, revised and updated by Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie. The seventeenth edition of this work, which was first published in 1791.Bound in modern cloth. Ill...

Dining and Wining

The Diner Out" [A E Manning Foster] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Geoffrey Bles, [1925]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this charming volume on all manner of wining and dining, inscribed by the author to the influential wine merchant and fellow author, Andre L. Simon. First edition. Dated using Jisc, from a copy of ...

Wines of the World; the Great Vintage Wine Book; the Australian Wine Compendium; the Wines and Vineyards of New Zealand; Vines, Grapes and Wines: The Wine Drinker&Apos;S Guide to Grape Varieties; the Brown Brothers of Milawa Australia Wine and Food Book; Wines of the Graves; Michael Broadbent&Apos;S Vintage Wine: Fifty Years of Tasting over Three Centuries of Wine

Various · 1972 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

New York; London, McGraw-Hill Book Company; Mitchell Beazley et al, 1972-2002. Cloth. A terrific selection of books about wine, offering guides and studies to the industry and processes. A set of eight oenological volumes, including a historical study of the Graves region of s...

Spices and Condiments

H. Stanley Redgrove · 1933 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition study of spices and condiments from around the world, illustrated with plates and figures. First edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding. This fascinating study details the ...

A Collection of Books on Sandeman Port and Sherry

Ned Halley · 1964 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Geo. G. Sandeman Sons & Co, Limited; The House of Sandeman, 1964-1990. Cloth. Three smart volumes on the history of port and sherry, particularly that of Sandeman, with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. This set contains: Port and Sherry: The Story of Two Fine W...

Napa Wine Country

Earl Roberge · 1975 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Portland, Charles H. Belding, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this guide to the wines of Napa Valley, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the half-title. Illustrated throughout with over two hundred colour photographs. A major pict...

Chats About Wine

C. E. Hawker · 1907 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

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

The Wine and Spirit Merchant: A Familiar Treatise for Practical Men, on the Management of Wines and Spirits in All Their Varieties.

1885 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)

London, W. R. Loftus, 1885. Cloth. A new revised edition of this very interesting and scarce volume on wine and its trade. New and revised edition. A scarce work. Being a detailed treatise discussing wine and spirits with general facts, culture of the vine as a branch of the i...

The Glorious Oyster

Hector Bolitho · 1929 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Knopf, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A scarce celebration of the oyster's impact on society and culture, and its historical and culinary legacy. With the original dustwrapper. In the publisher's original quarter grey cloth, paper board binding.With the very sca...

A System of Hygienic Medicine, or the Only Rational Way of Treating Disease;

T. R. Allinson · 1889 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, L. N. Fowler , 1889-1905. Leather. A scarce volume containing essays on medicine by English physician and wholemeal bread proponent, Thomas Allinson. This scarce volume consists of eleven treatises on medicine, health and nutrition by English physician and dietetic ref...

The World Guide to Whisky Plus a Comprehensive Taste-Guide to Single Malts and the World&Apos;S Best-Known Blends

Michael Jackson · 1987 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Dorling Kindersley, 1987. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this guide to the world of whisky from English journalist Michael Jackson, previously held in the library of Jill Norman. First edition. Illustrated with over two hundred colour images. The fir...

A Taste of Zanzibar: Chakula Kizuri

Zarina Jafferji · 2002 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Zanzibar , The Gallery Publications , 2002. Paperback. A fine copy of this very scarce Zanzibari cookbook. First edition. A very scarce cookbook offering Zanzibari recipes, using ingredients inspired by the tropical climate and rich selection of spices and aromas. In the publi...

Hors-D&Apos;Oeuvres, Savouries, Salads, Pates, and Cheese, Etc.

A. Bautte · 1905 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Love and Malcomson, Ltd , 1905. Cloth. An uncommon volume of recipes for hors d'oeuvres, from award-winning French chef A. Bautte's. An uncommon volume. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library.Contains recipes for camembert fritters, lobster pa...

Blue Trout and Black Truffles

Joseph Wechsberg · 1954 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1954 . Cloth. The second impression of this culinary masterclass of the "haute cuisine" of Europe in the mid twentieth-century, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The second impression of the UK edition. Published the year after the first e...

Les Produits Coloniaux Origine: Production, Commerce

G. Capus; D. Bois · 1912 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Paris, Librairie Armand Colin , 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this French illustrated work on colonial produce by Capus and Boid, previously owned by the celebrated cookery writer, Elizabeth David. The first edition. From the library of the influential cooke...

Food: Some Account of Its Sources, Constituents and Uses

A. H. Church · 1876 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1876. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this study into the nature of food on the human body, by British chemist A. H. Church. The very scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With nine p...

Green&Apos;S of Brighton

1932 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Brighton, H. J. Green & Co LTD. 1932. Paperback. A very scarce booklet promoting the cake mix company Green's of Brighton, an illustrated collection of both sweet and savoury recipes. A very scarce promotional pamphlet for Green's of Brighton.Founded in 1907, Green&a...

Bordeaux Et Ses Vins

Charles Cocks; Edouard Feret · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Bordeaux, Feret & Fils, 1922. Cloth. An illustrated edition of the most important comprehensive guide to the wines of Bordeaux ever published. In French.'Bordeaux et Ses Vins', now commonly known as 'Cocks & Feret', is the classic reference work on Bordeaux...

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

[Maria Eliza Rundell] · 1841 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, John Murray, 1841. Cloth. Maria Rundell's hugely successful recipe book, an illustrated edition of this immensely popular work. Illustrated with nine plates.Collated, bound without the frontispiece. 'A New System of Domestic Cookery' was the most popular...

The Book of Household Management

Mrs. Isabella Beeton · 1861 · Rooke Books

£1,575.00 (€1,888.16 | $2,081.14 | ¥332,372)

London, S. O. Beeton, 1861. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Mrs Isabella Beeton's important cookery work, one of the most influential of its genre ever publisher, complete here with the original colour plates. The first edition, first impression of this work,...