Cucina e gastronomia

Le Code de la Bonne Chere

Edouard de Pomaine · 1948 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Albin Michel, 1948 . Brochure/Pamphlet. A later edition of this extensive French cook book. A later edition of Le Code de la Bonne Chere, in the original French. This French cook book by Edouard de Pomaine contains seven hundred recipes. Some pages remain unopened, incl...

An Encyclopaedia of Domestic Economy: Comprising Such Subjects As Are Most Immediately Connected with Housekeeping: As, the Construction of Domestic Edifices, with the Modes of Warming, Ventilating, and Lighting Them; a Description of the Various Articles of Furniture with the Nature of Their Materials; Duties of Servants; a General Account of the Animals and Vegetable Substances Used As Food, and the Methods of Preserving and Preparing Them by Cooking; Making Bread; the Chemical Nature and the

Thomas Webster; Mrs. Parkes · 1844 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition domestic encyclopedia, an extensive Victorian publication on the effective running of a household. The scarce first edition. Illustrated with nearly one thousand woodcuts thr...

The Art of Pastry Making

Emile Herisse · 1893 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co, 1893. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of pastrycook-confectioner Emile Herisse's illustrated work on the art of pastry making, 'according to the French and English methods&apos. The very scarce first edition of thi...

Handbook on the Principles of Cooking

Septimus Berdmore · 1884 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , William Clowes and Sons, 1884. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet on the principles of cooking. A scarce volume. This pamphlet, a Handbook on the Principles of Cooking was published for the International Health Exhibition in London in 1884 by Septimus...

Praktische Konditorei-Kunst "Pra-Ko-Ku" Das Grosse Konditoren-Fachwerk Der Welt

J. M. Erich Weber · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Dresden, J. M. Erich Weber, 1923. Cloth. An impressive work on confectionary, a beautiful volume with ninety striking colour plates showing various designs for confectionary. The sixth edition.Text is in German, English, and Swedish.An extensive volumes delving into confection...

Cassell&Apos;S New Universal Cookery Book

Lizzie Heritage · 1896 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Paris and Melbourne, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1896. Leather. A Bayntun-Riviere bound late Victorian cookery book, illustrated with twelve colour plates. Remarkably smart for a cookery book. With recipes for fish, hors d'oeuvres, sauces, stocks, joints, scrap ...

Savings and Savoury Dishes

Anon · 1916 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Edinburgh, The Patriotic Food League, 1916. Paperback. A fantastic Scottish recipe book, published by the Patriotic Food League during the Great War. Published in 1916 during the First World War, this work contains all manner of hints on how to save economically on food prepar...

The American Family Receipt Book

1861 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Not Stated, 1861. Cloth. A mid-century American cookery book, delving into many popular recipes of the era. Reprinted from the American edition. This work offers an extensive variety of recipes from America, as the author states, many of the recipes in this work had no...

Mrs. Rundell&Apos;S Domestic Cookery

Maria Rundell · 1867 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1867. Cloth. An illustrated edition of Maria Rundell's bestselling recipe book for domestic Georgian cookery. Maria Rundell's immensely popular domestic cookery book, first published in 1805.This was a very popular work, aimed towar...

Breakfasts Luncheons and Ball Suppers

Major Landon · 1887 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Major Landon's recipe collection for a variety of occasions, a lovely example of this vanishingly scarce work. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A collection of menus and ...

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

[Maria Eliza Rundell] · 1843 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Thomas Allman, 1843. Cloth. A nicely illustrated copy of Maria Eliza Rundell's famous cookery book, a bestseller throughout the nineteenth century, which provided recipes, as well as advice on how to run a home. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page...

Chafing Dish and Casserole Cookery

C. Herman Senn [Charles Herman Senn] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Food & Cookery Publishing Agency, [1905]. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Charles Herman Senn's chafing dish cook book, with fantastic additional recipes inscribed by a previous owner. A first edition of this chafing dish and casserole cook b...

Pectine: Ein Wervoller Helfer Fã¼R Die Backstube. Erprobte Rezepte Und Verfahren

Margarinefabrik Hans Kaspar · 1948 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.74 | $71.35 | ¥11,396)

Zürich, Hans Kaspar, 1948 . Cloth. A fine German work exploring baking with numerous illustrations of cakes, tarts, and other baked goods An appealing work exploring baking, in the publisher's original pebbled cloth with gilt embroidery.With numerous illustrations from bl...

The Dudley Book of Cookery and Household Recipes

Georgiana Countess of Dudley · 1913 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Edward Arnold, 1913. Cloth. A smart fifth impression copy of this scarce cookery book from Dudley House. Fifth impression. Scarce work. With a portrait frontispiece. A volume of simple recipes with tips for the preparation of various dishes, written with the hope that ...

The Gentle Art of Cookery: With 750 Recipes

Mrs. C. F. Leyel; Miss Olga Hartley · 1947 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Graham Watson, 1947 . Cloth. A bright copy of Hilda Leyel and Olga Hartley's comprehensive cookery book of 750 recipes, with the original, very scarce dust wrapper. The fifth edition. First published in 1929. In the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A comprehensiv...

Harmonized Food Selection Including the Famous Hauser Body Building System

Bengamin Gayelord Hauser · 1930 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Tempo Books, Inc. 1930. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this guide to food selection and nutrition from American nutritionist Bengamin Gayelord Hauser, signed by the author. First edition. Very scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author to t...

Good Drinks

Ambrose Heath · 1939 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Faber, 1939. First edition. Hardback. In the original Edward Bawden dust wrapper, present here is the first edition of Ambrose Heath's charming guide to 'Good Drinks&apos. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original unclipped dust w...

Herbs, Salads, and Seasonings

X. Marcel Boulestin; Jason Hill · 1930 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce signed limited edition of Boulestin and Hill's concise and elegant guide to enhancing food with fresh herbs, flavourful dressings, and simple salads. Uncommon in the trade edition, this is ...

Cooking in the Wrong Century

Praauer, Teresa ; Updegraff, Eleanor (trans) · 2025 · San Francisco Book Company

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

London Pushkin Press Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 171 pp. Very good

THE FAMILY MEAL. Home Cooking with ...

Adrià, Ferran. · 2011 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Phaidon 2011. 1st UK Ed. 4to. 384pp. Profusely illus. with 1500 colour photos. Prospectus loosely inserted, very good in black lettered pale grey coloured pictorial boards. ‘Contains 31 menus and 93 recipes for the simple, tasty dishes ...’