Cucina e gastronomia

County Cooking: A Selection of Recipes Used in Leicestershire and Surrounding Counties During the Last Three Centuries

Maureen Hallahan · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Wymondham, The Brewhouse Private Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first limited edition of just eighty copies, this is a charming collection of Midlands and Leicestershire recipes collected by Maureen Hallahan. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This vol...

The Household Guide or Domestic Cyclopedia: A Practical Family Physician, Home Remedies and Home Treatment on All Diseases. An Instructor on Nursing, Housekeeping and Home Adornments; Also a Complete Cook Book

B. G. Jefferis; J. L. Nichols · 1972 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Toronto, Coles Publishing Company, 1972. Paperback. A charming facsimile of this otherwise uncommon household guide and cook book. A facsimile edition of the 1894 first edition. Serving as a pleasing reference of an otherwise uncommon book. First edition in particular is very...

A Collection of Cooking, Dieting, and Gardening Books

Marguerite Requa Rea; Mary Thorne Quelch; Ann Roe Robbins; Vivien Quick; Philip Harben · 1937 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Oxford University Press, 1937-1958. First edition. Cloth. Five smart volumes of these cookery, dieting, and gardening guides, with the original dust wrappers. Five volumes. This set contains: The Diet Book, 1937. Third edition. A detailed and comprehensive diet book fo...

1,400 Cookery & Household Recipes and Miss Tuxford&Apos;S Cookery for the Middle Classes

1930 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.72 | ¥16,244)

London, Success Publishing Co. Ltd.; Simpkin Marshall, c1926-1930. Paperback. Two scarce interwar period cookery books containing a large amount of household recipes. Two volumes. Scarce works. This set contains: 1,400 Cookery & Household Recipes: Nos. 1 & 2 Combined, c1926. B...

Hospitality

Nell Heaton · 1955 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Cassell, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Nell Heaton's guide to hospitality, with an additional tipped in letter from the author. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original clipped dust wrapp...

Garden Herbs: Culture, Storage, Uses

George E. Whitehead · 1942 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Adam & Charles Black , 1942. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of George Whitehead's guide to growing and using garden herbs, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the front ...

Chafing Dish and Casserole Cookery

C. Herman Senn · 1905 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Food and Cookery Publishing Agency , 1905. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming chafing dish cookery book by culinary writer, Charles Herman Senn. The scarce first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.This v...

A Collection of Cookery Books, Food Histories and Drinking Guides

Oscar A. Mendelsohn; Victor MacClure; Maria Floris; Countess Morphy et al · 1951 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, George Allen and Unwin; Odhams Press et al , 1951-1978. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic selection of cookery books and culinary histories, including the writings of Oscar A. Mendelsohn and Countess Morphy. All first editions, first impressions except for 'The Ea...

The Master Book of Soups: Featuring 1001 Titles and Recipes

Henry Smith · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Spring Books, c1960. Cloth. A pleasing copy of this diverse soup recipe collection by Henry Smith, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. The first Spring Books edition of this work. First published by Practical Press. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapp...

The Paper-Bag Cookery Manual

C. Herman Senn · 1911 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, The Food and Cookery Publishing Agency , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this paper-bag cook book, written by C. Herman Senn in response to the method's growing popularity at the time. The very scarce first edition of this volume. Also v...

Electric Refrigerator Menus and Recipes: Recipes Prepared Especially for the General Electric Refrigerator

Miss Alice Bradley · 1927 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Cleveland, General Electric Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of recipes and menus prepared for those with use of a General Electric Refrigerator. First edition. Illustrated with colour figures and decorations throughout. A collection of h...

Patsy: Learn to Cook by Pictures, Patsy&Apos;S Reflections, & Patsy&Apos;S Christmas Reflections

1949 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Mirror Features, Daily Mirror Newspapers Ltd. c1949. Paperback. Three uncommon Patsy comic style cookery books, being charming introductory guides to cooking with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. Scarce works. "When Patsy and Peter got marries, she couldn'...

The Book of Vegetable Cookery: Usual and Unusual

Erroll Sherson · 1931 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated cookery book focusing on vegetables and vegetable dishes, from British author Erroll Sherson. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A book on t...

The Duchess Cookery Book

Susan, Duchess of Somerset · 1934 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Grayson & Grayson, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming cookery book and household guide from Susan Margaret St Maur, Duchess of Somerset. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of good and valuable recipes found in the ...

A Collection of Uncommon Cookery Books

Marjorie Swift; Lilian Whitling; G. F. Scotson-Clarke; Ann Mears · 1925 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Geoffrey Bles; Harrods Ltd.; Jonathan Cape; Arrowsmith, 1925-1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of four uncommon cookery books for home life. Four volumes. Uncommon works. This set contains: Feed the Brute!, 1925. First edition. Dated from the British Libra...

New Ways of Using Custard

Elizabeth Craig · 2001 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Maidstone, Foster Clark Limited, c1936. Paperback. The very scarce U.K. edition this charming collection of recipes by Elizabeth Craig, all using custard powder. The very scarce U.K. edition.A charming little collection of one hundred recipes all using Foster Clark's cust...

Constable&Apos;S Wine Library

Andre L. Simon; Various · 1933 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.79 | ¥78,054)

London, Constable & Co LTD, 1933-35. First edition. Cloth. A lovely set of six first edition works from Constable's 'Wine Library', edited by Andre L. Simon. One volume is signed by the author. A set of six first edition, first impression volumes from Constable&...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Cookery Book

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.15 | ¥14,556)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1911. Cloth. A smart new edition of this illustrated cookery book from renowned cookbook writer Mrs. Beeton. New edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, five colour plates, and numerous black-and-white images. Collated complete. A c...

Medieval Arab Cookery

Maxime Rodinson; A. J. Arberry; Charles Perry; Claudia Roden [foreword] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Devon, Prospect Books, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed study of Medieval Arab cooking from French and British scholars. First edition. Uncommon work. A collection of essays and translations on medieval Arabic cooking, exploring the fascinatin...

A Collection of Cookery Books

Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London; Providence, William Heinemann; Rumford Company; Newnes; John Lane; Cassell & Co. Ltd.; Peter Nevill Limited, 1920-1952. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of six volumes of cookery books, from beginners guide to specialty works on cooking eggs. Six volumes. This ...