Cucina e giardinaggio

Entrees a la Mode

Harriet Anne de Salis · 1888 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.84 | $99.08 | ¥15,823)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1888. Cloth. A cookery book by prolific cookbook author Harriet Anne de Salis, the fifth edition. The fifth edition of this work, the earliest seen on the market. A little cookery book by Harriet Anne de Salis, prolific author of popular Englis...

A Treatise on Food and Dietetics, Physiologically and Therapeutically Considered

Frederick William Pavy · 1875 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.86 | $92.47 | ¥14,768)

London, J. & A. Churchill, 1875. Cloth. In this scarce work, 19th century physician and physiologist Frederick William Pavy offers dietary advice for diabetics In this scarce work by Frederick William Pavy, the physician and physiologist discusses food in scientific detail, al...

Flowers and Festivals or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches

W. A. Barrett · 1873 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Oxford and Cambridge , Rivingtons, 1873. Cloth. A lovely copy of this work on Flowers and Christian festivals, with twenty four lithograph colour plates. A second edition copy of Flowers and Festivals or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches by William Alexa...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Household Mangement

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. c1936. Cloth. A brightly illustrated 1930s edition of Isabella Beeton's renowned cookery work. A lovely edition of this famous work, illustrated with numerous illustrations and a further thirty-two exceptionally bright full colour plates. Collated...

The Woodlands: Or, a Treatise on the Preparing of Ground for Planting; on the Planting; on the Cultivating; on the Pruning; and on the Cutting Down of Forest Trees and Underwoods; Describing the Usual Growth and Size and the Uses of Each Sort of Tree, the Seed of Each, the Season and Manner of Collecting the Seed, the Manner of Preserving and of Sowing It, and Also the Manner of Managing the Young Plants Until Fit to Plant out; the Trees Being Arranged in Alphabetical Order, and the List of Them

William Cobbett · 1825 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.63 | $237.78 | ¥37,976)

London , William Cobbett , 1825. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this interesting book regarding the planting and cultivating of forest trees and underwoods, written and published by William Cobbett. The first edition. Rebound in half calf with gilt lettering t...

A New System of Domestic Cookery: Founded Upon Principles of Economy; and Adapted to the Use of Private Families. Sixty-Fourth Edition. Remodelled and Improved by the Addition of Nearly One Thousand New Receipts. Suited to the Present Advanced State of the Art of Cookery. By Emma Roberts

Mrs Maria Rundell; Emma Roberts · 1840 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.66 | $217.97 | ¥34,811)

London, John Murray, 1840. Cloth. A smart copy of this very successful work on domestic cookery by Maria Rundell. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscriptions to the front free end paper. Frontispiece depicting "domestic cookery" and a further 9 plates. Col...

Warne&Apos;S Model Cookery and Housekeeping Book, Containing Complete Instructions in Household Management

Mary Jewry · 1869 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.71 | $184.94 | ¥29,537)

London, Frederick Warne and Company , 1869. Cloth. Mary Jewry's sought after cookery book with illustrations in colour and in black and white. Frederick Warne's cookery and housekeeping book compiled and edited by Mary Jewry, the people's edition. Containing cle...

A Book About a Garden and the Gardener

Samuel Reynolds Hole · 1907 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.80 | $125.50 | ¥20,043)

London, Edward Arnold, 1907. Cloth. A very scarce 10th impression of S. Reynold Hole's book aimed with the desire to enlarge love for a garden. Very scarce tenth impression of Samuel Reynold's A Book About the Garden and the Gardener.This book's chapters contain...

My Summer in a Garden

Charles Dudley Warner · 1871 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.83 | $105.68 | ¥16,878)

London , Sampson Low, Son and Marston , 1871. First edition. Hardback. A charming first edition volume of a gardening guide to take readers through the summer. This is a charming first edition copy of  My Summer in a Garden written by Charles Dudley Warner with an introductio...

Old Garden Roses

Sacheverell Sitwell; Wilfrid Blunt; James Russell · 1955 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.74 | $165.13 | ¥26,372)

London, George Rainbird , 1955-7. First edition. Paperback. Two volumes of this limited edition work dedicated to garden roses, with lovely illustrations after Charles Raymond. Limited edition of this charming large paper volume, with chapters on old roses by Sacheverell Sitwe...

Saturday in My Garden the Week-End Gardener

F. Hadfield Farthing · 1911 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.81 | $118.89 | ¥18,988)

London, Grant Richards LTD. 1911-14. First edition. Cloth. Two lovely gardening volumes by F. Hadfield Farthing, the first and second edition of his weekend series complete with illustrations throughout. 'Saturday in My Garden', the second edition, published just one...

Hints on Cooking by Gas with Recipes

Helen Edden · 1892 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.94 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Hammersmith, Andrew Churchman, 1892. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce cookery book guiding the reader on gas cookery, written by Helen Edden. Containing recipes for soups, fish, meat, bread and cakes, puddings, jellies, creams, pastries, savouries, sauces and sundries.Written by He...

The London Town Garden 1740-1840

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan · 2001 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.70 | $64.73 | ¥10,338)

London, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2001. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Todd Longstaffe-Gowan's examination of London gardens spanning a century, with delightful illustrations throughout. Written by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, a lan...

Beeton&Apos;S Gardening Book, Containing Full and Practical Instructions Concerning General Garden Operations, the Flower Garden, the Fruit Garden, the Kitchen Garden, Pests of the Month.

Samuel Orchart Beeton · 1895 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, New York, Melbourne and Sydney, Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co. 1895. Cloth. A charming little guide to gardening published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, illustrated with engravings throughout. Containing details on garden operations, the flower garden, the kitchen garden, fruit-...

Garden Ornament: Five Hundred Years of History and Practice

George Plumptre · 1989 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.89 | $72.66 | ¥11,604)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition of George Plumptre's examination of the history of garden ornamentation, lavishly illustrated with photographs by Hugh Palmer. This work covers the history of ornamental gardens, their applic...

The Afternoon Tea Book: How to Make Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Cakes, Scones, Rolls, Sandwiches, Cooling Drinks, and Ices

Agnes C. Maitland · 1912 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.49 | $323.65 | ¥51,689)

London, John Hogg, 1912. Cloth. A fourth edition of this beautiful little cookery book of all things afternoon tea, written by Agnes C. Maitland. With recipes including crescent rolls, Sally Lunn's, John Peel's tea cakes, hot cross buns, Savoy cake, Duntrune Rice cak...

The Book of Cakes

T. Percy Lewis; A. G. Bromley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.28 | $462.35 | ¥73,842)

London, Maclaren & Sons, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated cake decorating work, containing many useful recipes and instructions for decorating stunning cakes, illustrated with chromolithograph plates. The first edition of this work....

A New System of Domestic Cookery

Maria Rundell · 1823 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.84 | $99.08 | ¥15,823)

London, John Murray, 1823. Hardback. A new edition of Maria Rundell's extremely popular English cookbook. Written by Maria Eliza Rundell (1745-1828), an English writer best known for this extremely popular work, which ran numerous editions and sold around half a million c...

National Viands a la Mode

Harriet Anne de Salis · 1895 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.71 | $184.94 | ¥29,537)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Harriet Anne de Salis' cookery book containing national recipes from around the globe. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A recipe collection containing recipes fo...

Soups and Dressed Fish a la Mode

Harriet Anne de Salis · 1888 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.61 | $250.99 | ¥40,086)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1888. Cloth. A scarce early edition of Harriet Anne de Salis' recipe book focusing on soups and dressed fishes. A scarce work.A charming recipe collection containing a wide variety of recipes for soups and dressed fish.The recipes range fr...