Cucina e gastronomia

The Stage Favourites&Apos; Cook Book

Elizabeth Craig · 1924 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Hutchinson and Co. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and unique cookery book comprising personal recipes from four hundred actresses, edited by Elizabeth Craig. First edition. In the original cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Libra...

Hungarian Cookery; Bouquet Garni: Good Dishes from la Belle France

Lilla Deeley; David de Bethel · 1938 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,704)

London, The Medici Society Ltd , 1938-1945. Hardback. A charming pair of illustrated cookery books, with classic recipes originating from Hungary and France. Including the first edition of scarce title 'Hungarian Cookery' and the second edition of 'Bouquet Garni...

Toothsome Dishes: Fish, Flesh, and Fowl; Soups, Sauces, and Sweets. With Household Hints and Other Useful Information

Carrie Davenport [ed.] · 0 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, John Hogg, c1899. Cloth. A very scarce Victorian recipe book edited by Carrie Davenport, with dishes suited for "housewives of moderate means". The second and revised edition of this very scarce work. In the original decorative cloth binding. This cookery volume offe...

Haybox Cookery

Eleanour Sinclair Rohde · 1943 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1943. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce second impression of this cookery book championing the cost-effective and traditional method of slow cooking in a "haybox", written by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde. Second impression. Very scarce work. A study of...

Fare Wisely and Well & the International Cookery Book

Ambrose Heath · 1951 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited; Frederick Muller Ltd. 1951-1955. First edition. Cloth. Two smart cookery volumes from English journalist and food writer Ambrose Heath. Two volumes. Written and edited by Ambrose Heath, an English journalist and food writer who authored many...

Cognac and Other Brandies

T. A. Layton · 1968 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Harper Trade Journals Limited, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this study of cognac and brandies from celebrated restaurateur T. A. Layton. First edition, first impression. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twe...

Port Wine and Oporto

Ernest Cockburn · 1949 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Wine and Spirit Publications Ltd. 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce study of port wine and the city of Porto, with illustrations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with nineteen photographs, being fifteen plates, two in-text photogr...

The History of the Wine Trade in England

Andre L. Simon · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Wyman & Sons, Ltd. 1906. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this detailed commentary on the rise and progress of the wine trade in England, volume one only. Volume one of a three volume set only. Due to poor sales of the first volume, the prints of volumes II and...

Les Mollusques Marins Comestibles

E. Marchis · 1930 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paris, Societe d'Editions Geographiques, Maritimes, et Coloniales, 1930. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce study on edible molluscs, an illustrated work, in the original French. The first edition.A scarce work.In the original French.A monograph on e...

The Wines of Germany

Alfred Langenbach · 1951 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

London, Harper & Co, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce study of the wine industry in Germany, signed by the author to Andre Simon. The first edition of this scarce work.Author's presentation copy to the fellow wine-author André Simon, inscribed...

A History of the Oyster and the Oyster Fisheries

T. C. Eyton · 1858 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, John Van Voorst, 1858 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with six plates, this is the first edition of T. C. Eyton's examination of the biology, ecology, and economic significance of oysters. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with six engraved plates, four of wh...

A History of Spaghetti Eating and Cooking for: Spaghetti Dinner

Giuseppe Prezzolini · 1955 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

New York, Abelard-Schuman, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce book on the art of the spaghetti dinner. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. A detailed guide to the art of cooking and eating spaghetti with chapters on how t...

B.G. May Advertisement Booklet

0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Birmingham, B. G. May, c1900. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce copy of this original advertising booklet for wholesale store B. G. May, in Birmingham, England. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout with goods and products. An original advertising booklet from wholesale stor...

Petroleum Boiling and Cooking Stoves, "Primus" Wickless Stoves, Blow-Lamps and Spirit Stoves, &C.

1913 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Exeter, J. L. Thomas & Co. Ltd. 1913. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce advertisement booklet for petroleum stoves for the 1913 season. For the 1913 season, with pencil note dated June 18th, 1913. Very scarce work. Illustrated with over sixty images of products available. A cha...

Green Salads and Fruit Salads

Mrs. C. F. Leyel · 1925 · Rooke Books

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

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of Mrs. C. F. Leyel's collection of salad recipes, a scarce work, presented in the original, exceptionally scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition.Published as part of the a...

Table Decoration

William Low · 1887 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.45 | ¥89,657)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and charming work presenting various constructions of table decoration, a fantastic association, from the library of Elizabeth David. The first edition of this scarce work.A charming volume pr...

Wine Atlas of Australia and New Zealand

James Halliday · 1991 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Australia, CollinsAngus&Robertson [An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers], 1991. First edition. Cloth. This uncommon first edition, first impression of a comprehensive guide to the wine-growing regions of Australasia by a prominent Australian writer on wine, with the original ...

Almanach de Cocagne

Bertrand Guégan; Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,188.95 | ¥189,861)

Paris, Editions de la Sirene, 1920-22. Paperback. A French almanac celebrating the wonders of food and drink, complete in three volumes, a brilliant association copy, from the library of Elizabeth David. In the original French.Complete in three volumes.Each volume is in the or...

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

A Lady [Maria Eliza Rundell] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London , John Murray , 1824. Leather. A new edition illustrated copy of this extensive cookery book. A new edition copy. This is a detailed cookery book written by Maria Rundell with recipes for the family from fish, meats, soups, sauces, pies and puddings. With ten plates i...

Dishes and Drinks or Philosophy in the Kitchen

An Old Bohemian [Gustave Louis Maurice Strauss] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, Ward & Downey, 1887. Cloth. The revised and enlarged edition of this cookery book by Dr Strauss. Revised and enlarged edition. With chapters on: the cook and the kitchen, meat and the process of cooking it, vegetables, condiments, salads, beverages and fermented drinks...