Cucina e giardinaggio

English Gardens

H. Avery Tipping · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Country Life Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated guide to English gardens by the garden designer and Country Life magazine editor Henry Avray Tipping. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. This volume is a first edition.Illustrated...

The Complete Cake Book

May Little · 1929 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, T. Werner Laurie Limited, 1929. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce copy of this work featuring timeless British cake and biscuit recipes with clear, no-nonsense instructions, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.With the...

The Art of the Table and the Menu Book

C. Herman Senn [Charles Herman Senn] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. c1930. Cloth. Two instructional culinary works from Charles Herman Senn on how to create menus and host a dinner, in their original dust wrappers. The fourth edition to 'The Art of the Table" and the twelfth edition to 'The Menu Book...

Recipes of Various Kinds in Cooking, Preserving, Brewing and Other Important Matters

A. Bonnet Laird" [introduction] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd , 1927. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition copy of this 'Old Master Cookery Book', offering a collection of old English recipes. First edition. In the original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards.This unique coo...

A Third Pot-Pourri

Mrs. C. W. Earle [Theresa Earle] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, John Murray, 1903. Cloth. A scarce copy of Theresa Earle's third and final 'Pot-Pourri' guide, this one largely covering diet and vegetarianism. The second edition of this scarce volume, published in the same year as the first. In the original cloth bin...

La Cuisiniere Five Roses: Comprenant 1001 Recettes Eprouvees at Eutorisees Par L&Apos;Emploi Qu&Apos;En Ont Fait Au Dela de 2,000 Menageres Canadiennes

1915 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Montreal, Lake of the Woods Milling , 1915. Paperback. The French edition of this Canadian cookery book, with Five Roses Flour as the common ingredient. The scarce French edition of this Five Roses cook book issued by Lake of the Woods Milling Company. In the publisher's...

The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen

1902 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

London, John Macqueen, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A handsome first UK edition of this classic cocktail recipe book by Frederic Lawrence Knowles. The first UK edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, blind-stamped to the front board.This charming ...

Plain Cookery Recipes, As Taught in the School (the National Training School of Cookery)

Mrs. Charles Clarke [Edith Nicholls] · 1897 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, William Clowes and Sons, Limited , 1897. Cloth. A very scarce edition of this recipe collection compiled by Mrs. Charles Clarke of the National Training School for Cookery. The eighth edition of this cookery book from The National Training School of Cookery, a teaching...

The Master Menu and Recipe Book

Henry Smith · 1948 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Practical Press Ltd , 1948. First edition. Cloth. A superior copy of this practical calendar containing suggested menus for every day of the year, including special occasions. The first edition of this work. Complete with the publisher's scarce unclipped dust wra...

Meatless Fare and Lenten Cookery; Meatless Dishes or Meals without Meat

C. Herman Senn · 1909 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, The Food and Cookery Publishing Agency; Ward, Lock and Co. Limited , 1909-1934 . First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing pair of vegetarian and pescatarian cook books from prolific culinary writer and editor Charles Herman Senn. The first editions of these works. '...

With the Compliments of Green&Apos;S of Brighton

1932 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Brighton, H. J. Green & Co. Ltd. 1932. Paperback. A very scarce booklet promoting the cake mix company Green's of Brighton, an illustrated collection of both sweet and savoury recipes. A very scarce promotional pamphlet for Green's of Brighton. Illustrated throughout...

La Maison: The History of Prunier&Apos;S

Madame Prunier · 1957 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this delightful history of the Paris restaurant La Maison Prunier, written by its owner Madame Prunier. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-three images across twelve plates and four in-text ...

Murrell&Apos;S Two Books of Cookerie and Carving

John Murrell · 1985 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Otley, Jacksons of Ilkley, 1985. Cloth. A very smart facsimile edition of this seventeenth century cookery book from John Murrell, limited to two hundred copies. Facsimile of the fifth edition, originally printed in 1638. Uncommon work. Limited to two hundred copies, of which ...

Reminiscences of an Epicure

Francis Cunynghame · 1955 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Peter Owen Limited, 1955. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this collection of culinary reminiscences from food writer Francis Cunynghame. First edition. With a colour frontispiece. A collection of reminiscences and anecdotes from great meals and feast...

In Search of Wine: A Tour of the Vineyards of France

Charles Walter Berry; H. Warner Allen [intro.] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, second impression of this detailed tour of the vineyards of France from wine expert, Charles Walter Berry. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, second impression. With the...

Wine List Decorations 1961-1963

R. S. Don [editor] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

Bristol, John Harvey and Sons Ltd. 1963. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of this collection of illustrations and maps from Harveys Wine List between 1961 and 1963. Illustrated throughout. A collection of the illustrations and maps which appeared in several recent editi...

May Byron&Apos;S Cake Book

May Byron · 1917 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this cake recipe book from British writer and poet Mary "May" Byron. First edition. Scarce work. A collection of seven hundred and fifty recipes for large and small cakes, bread rolls, buns, sco...

From Garden to Kitchen

C. H. Middleton; Ambrose Heath · 1937 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collaborative work on gardening and cookery, by C. H. Middleton and Ambrose Heath. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This work offers a comprehens...

Pig Curing & Cooking

Ambrose Heath · 1952 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Faber and Faber, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first impression of this uncommon cookery work exploring the pig, by Ambrose Heath. The first edition, first impression, of this uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Pig Curing & Cooking' explo...

One Hundred Home-Brewed Wines; One Hundred Salads and Sandwiches

Florence B. Jack · 1927 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Country Life Ltd, 1927-1928. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce pair of 'One Hundred' cookery books from Florence B. Jack. Includes two first edition 'One Hundred' cookery works. A very scarce first edition of 'Home Brewed Wines' and...