Cucina e giardinaggio

Rock Gardens How to Plan and Plant Them with Sections on the Wall, Paved, Marsh, and Water Gardens

A. Edwards · 1929 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London , Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1929. Cloth. A copy of Rock Gardens How to Plan and Plant Them by A. Edwards. With Sections on the Wall, Paved, Marsh, and Water Gardens. With 8 plates in colour and 50 photographs and diagrams. In a green cloth binding. Externally, generally...

Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds in Tropical, Semi-Tropical, and Temperate Climates

Sutton and Sons · 1902 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.95 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London , Sutton and Sons, 1902. Cloth. A horticultural work on the growing of vegetables and flowers in tropical climates. Including many illustrations in the text. In a yellow cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some marks and bumping. Internally, hinges have failed...

Select Orchidaceous Plants 1862 the Notes on Culture

Benjamin S. Williams · 1970 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.92 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

Bath, Kingsmead Reprints, 1970. Paperback. A bright collection of beautiful, large illustrations of orchids by Benjamin S. Williams. Uncommon. Ten plates in total, all in lovely condition and accompanied by descriptive text. Robert Warner's original plates selectively rep...

The Gardens of England in the Midland and Eastern Counties and the Gardens of England in the Southern and Western Counties

Charles Holme · 1907 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.92 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, The Studio, 1907-1909. Cloth. This is a two volume set of these garden books. Beautifully illustrated throughout with several coloured and non coloured plates. The Studio was an illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine published in London from 1893 to 1964. T...

Rhododendrons of the World

David G. Leach · 1962 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.94 | $33.01 | ¥5,272)

London , George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1962. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated comprehensive guide to rhododendrons. Covering; planting, care, diseases, propagation, forcing, greenhouse culture and hardiness. Illustrated throughout with drawings, diagrams and maps by the well known ...

The Tourist&Apos;S Flora a Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Italian Islands

J Woods · 1850 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.35 | $29.06 | ¥4,641)

London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1850. Cloth. A work on flowering plants and ferns in Europe. This work discusses flora in the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Italian Islands. Written by English Quaker and botanist, Joseph Woods. Woods was a fellow...

Fables de Mon Jardin

Georges Duhamel · 1949 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.29 | $455.75 | ¥72,787)

Not Stated, Les Bibliophiles Franco-Suisses, 1949. Paperback. A nicely illustrated copy of this limited edition work by Georges Duhamel, illustrated by Camille Berg, in the original slipcase. A scarce limited edition of this work by Georges Duhamel. Limited to 120 copies. Held...

The Country Housewife and Lady&Apos;S Director, in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm. Part II

Richard Bradley · 1732 · Rooke Books

£1,850.00 (€2,216.17 | $2,443.86 | ¥390,307)

London, D. Browne and T. Woodman, 1732. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of the second volume of Bradley's fantastic instructional guide from the farmer's wife. Part II only, published here for the first time as part I was in its sixth edition by this...

Commercial Cake Decoration

Nirvana · 1950 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.53 | $297.23 | ¥47,470)

London, Maclaren & Sons Ltd. c1950. Cloth. The fifth edition of this illustrated work on commercial cake decorating in the vanishingly scarce unclipped dust wrapper.  The fifth edition in the publisher's original cloth and the vanishingly scarce unclipped dust wrapper. ...

Indian Cookery, "General", for Young House-Keepers

[J. Bartley] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.40 | $129.46 | ¥20,676)

Bombay , The Bombay Eduation Society's Press , 1905. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the fifth edition of this guide to Anglo-Indian home cooking, offering a wide variety of practical recipes and household advice for young housekeepers. In the publisher's original half ...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Poultry & Game; Including Sauces, Stuffings, Trussing and Carving

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1926 . Cloth. An illustrated copy of one of Mrs. Beeton's renowned cookery books, in the scarce original dust wrapper. An iconic cookbook from Mrs. Beeton.In the original grey cloth binding. In the scarce original dust wrapper.Illustrat...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Cookery Book; a Household Guide

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.82 | $112.29 | ¥17,933)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1903 . Cloth. An abundantly illustrated new edition of this classic Mrs. Beeton cookery book, with coloured plates. A scarce work.The new edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, an...

Feasting with Nonna Serafina

Theresa F. Bucchieri · 1966 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

South Brunswick, New Jersey, A.S. Barnes, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A heartwarming guide to the Italian kitchen, that contains numerous delicious recipes and plunges readers around a family dinner table. Feasting with Nonna Serafina: A Guide to the Italian Kitchen, a scarce ...

Food without Fuss and Cook-Happy

Josephine Terry · 1944 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.71 | $184.94 | ¥29,537)

London, Faber and Faber, 1944-1945. First edition. Cloth. Two scarce first editions of two cookery books written by traditional English cookery writer in the closing years of the Second World War, aimed to put a smile on the reader's face. The scarce first editions of Foo...

Early English Recipes; a Dictionary of Gastronomy; the Fine Art of Food

Sir Stephen Gaselee; Andre L. Simon; Reay Tannahill · 1937 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.77 | $145.31 | ¥23,207)

Cambridge; Manchester; London, At The University Press; The Wine and Food Society; Folio Society, 1937-1968. Cloth. An abundantly illustrated three volume set of works on food and cooking from across history. A lovely three set of works on food and cooking.In the original clot...

The Best of Boulestin

X.M. Boulestin; Elvia Firuski [ed.]; Maurice Firuski [ed.] · 1952 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.72 | $178.34 | ¥28,482)

London, William Heinemann, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition copy of this collection works from French chef Boulestin, in the very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition of the work.In the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of the be...

More Fit for a Bishop; Fish for All Seasons.

Stephen Lister; Ninette Lyon, Peggie Benton · 1965 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Peter Davies; The Cookery Book Club, 1965-1968. First edition. Cloth. Charming set of two illustrated, dust-wrapper-clad, 1960s cookery books, including one first edition. Set of two 1960s illustrated cookery works, one of which is a first edition.Collection comprised ...

The Way to Cook

Philip Harben · 1945 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.60 | $257.60 | ¥41,140)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of eminent radio and TV chef Philip Harben's first book on the fundamentals of cooking. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With clipped dust wrapper.The first book ...

Contemporary Cookery

Doris Lytton Toye; Evelyn Forbes [Editor] · 1947 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.94 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Conde-Nast Publications, Ltd. 1947 . First edition. Cloth. Lovely first-edition cookbook from Doris Lytton Tote's 1945-47 Vogue column. First edition.Publisher's original cloth-backed paperback.With almost forty full-page advertisements to the front and r...

The Garden Vade Mecum, or Compendium of General Gardening

John Abercrombie · 1789 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€658.86 | $726.55 | ¥116,037)

London, John Stockdale, 1789 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of celebrated horticulturalist John Abercrombie's late 18th century guide to gardening techniques. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece.A wonderful guide ...