Cucina e giardinaggio

English Wines and Cordials

Andre L. Simon · 1946 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Gramol Publications Ltd, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A delightful curation of recipes for wines and cordials, written by wine merchant and authoritative author on the subject, Andre L. Simon. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A c...

Cakes and How to Make Them; Any One Can Bake; Bonbons and Simple Sugar Sweets; Icing Art: How to Ice and Decorate Cakes; Home-Made Cakes and Biscuits

Frederick T. Vine; Louisa Thorpe; Anne Anson; George Scurfield; Cecilia Scurfield · 1963 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, The British Baker" (McLaren and Sons); Royal Baking Powder Co; Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd et al, c1900-1963. Cloth. A charming selection of 20th-century baking recipe books and guides. This set offers five baking cookbooks ranging from early to mid-20th century, pr...

Overseas Recipes

Parent Teacher's Association of the Overseas School of Rome · 1954 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Rome, Apollon, 1954. First edition. Paperback. A smart copy of this very scarce collection of foreign recipes compiled by the Parent Teacher's Association of the Overseas School of Rome. First edition. Very scarce work. A collection of recipes considered a favourite of th...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Hors D&Apos;Oeuvre and Savouries Including Cheese and Egg Dishes, Sandwiches, Salads, and Dressings

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated cookery book from renowned English writer Isabella Mary Beeton, known as Mrs. Beeton. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated comple...

The Story of Crisco: 615 Tested Recipes and a "Calendar of Dinners

Marion Harris Neil · 1913 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Cincinnati, The Procter & Gamble Co. 1913. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vast collection of recipes featuring Crisco American shortening. First edition. Very scarce work. With illustrations throughout. A delightful collection of over six hundred recipes f...

Simple Vegetarian Cookery

Dr. Paul Carton; Elizabeth Lucas [translator] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this very scarce collection of vegetarian recipes from French physician Paul Carton. First UK edition. Very scarce work. A collection of detailed and comprehensive recipes for vegetaria...

A Collection of Aga Recipe Books

Rosalind Randle · 1947 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.84 | ¥31,433)

London, Aga Heat Ltd.; , 1947-1988. First edition. Cloth. Four smart volumes of recipe books and guides for cooking with an Aga oven, with illustrations. Four volumes. A collection of recipe books and guides to cooking with an Aga Cooker, a Swedish range cooker with production...

The Complete Jam Cupboard: Giving the Special Virtues of Each Preserve

Mrs. C. F. Leyel [Hilda Leyel] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Leyel's impressive Victorian jam recipe book, from the Lure of Cookery series. First edition. This volume, which comes from Leyel's 'Lure of Cookery' series, comprises the compl...

Old English Wines and Cordials

J. E. M. · 1938 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Bristol, High House Press, 1938. Cloth. A limited edition volume of recipes for wines and cordials, all of which had originally been published two hundred years before this work. A scarce limited edition work, limited to two-hundred and fifteen copies, of which this is numbere...

Beating Austerity in the Kitchen

Lady Peacock · 1952 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Faber and Faber, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce volume of recipes for austerity in Britain, signed by the author, Lady Irene Peacock. The first edition, first impression.A scarce work.Signed by the author to the half-title, "To the "Hockey...

Recipes Rare from Everywhere

Mrs. Geoffrey Peto; Pauline Peto · 1933 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Simpkin, Marshall LTD, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this volume of recipes collected from distinguished figures of society and prominent chefs, in the original dust wrapper. The first trade edition, having previously had two editions sold priv...

Handwritten Recipe Book

1866 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.42 | $2,510.02 | ¥400,818)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1866-85. Leather. A very scarce handwritten volume of recipes written in different hands, containing many recipes for different meat, sauces, and pudding. A very scarce and unique handwritten recipe book, written in different hands, and including many ...

The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks &C

Catharine Brooks · 1792 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

London, W. Clements, J. Sadler, and J. Eves, 1792 . Leather. The scarce tenth edition of Catherine Brooks's late 18th century cookery book, including a wealth of recipes and medical treatments. The tenth edition of this very scarce work, which was first published in the 1...

Good Housekeeping Cookery Book

Florence B. Jack · 1925 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Good Housekeeping Magazine, c1929 . Cloth. The fourth edition of this uncommon early 20th century cookery book, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The fourth edition of this uncommon work, which was first published in 1925.In the publisher's original unclip...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Fish Cookery; Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Sauces & Soups; Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Cold Sweets

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited , 1925-1926. Cloth. A smart trio of illustrated cookery books from Isabella Beeton, specialising in fish, sauces, and cold sweets. A set of three of Mrs. Beeton's cookery books. In the original cloth binding.Isabella Beeton was an English...

100 Cocktails: How to MIX Them

Bernard · 1934 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd. 1934. Paperback. A smart copy of this fantastic pocket book full of one hundred different cocktail recipes. An ideal cocktail guide for every home and party occasion. The author of this book has, for many years, made a habit of writing down the r...

Wine&Apos;S My Line, a Year at the Peacock, & Wines and Chateaux of the Loire

T. A. Layton · 1955 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.; Cassell, 1955-1967. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first edition volumes from celebrated caterer, restaurateur, and cheese connoisseur, T. A. Layton. Three volumes. First edition. Written by T. A. Layton, a celebrated British restaurateu...

Domestic Economy and Household Science

Robert James Mann · 1880 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Edward Stanford, 1880. Cloth. A second edition copy of this very scarce study on domestic economy from English physician Robert James Mann. Second edition. Very scarce work. Intended for home education and for schools, this volume explains the broad principles of the s...

A Little Book of Healing Herbs: Gathered from an Old Herball

Alice M. Tudor · 1927 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, The Medici Society, Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this book of herbs and their healing properties, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated through...

Aunt Kate&Apos;S Household Annual

Aunt Kate · 1933 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, John Leng & Co. Ltd. 1933. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this illustrated annual with tips and guide to domestic life and managing a household from Aunt Kate. Annual for the year 1933. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plates, ten ...