Cucina e giardinaggio

The Making of a Garden

Gertrude Jekyll; Cherry Lewis [editor] · 1984 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated anthology of the writings of Gertrude Jekyll. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous images throughout, many of which are in colou...

Cuisiniere Bourgeoise, Suivie de L&Apos;Office

Menon · 1805 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)

Lyon, Amable Leroy, 1805 . Leather. An early nineteenth century edition of this French cookery work, presenting an interesting collection of recipes for the bourgeoise. In the original French.An 1805 edition of this classic work, which was first published in the early eighteen...

French Provincial Cooking

Elizabeth David · 1960 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.51 | $475.58 | ¥75,944)

London, Michael Joseph, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this important and influential volume on French cookery by Elizabeth David, illustrated by Juliet Renny. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An important cookery boo...

Garden Ornament: Five Hundred Years of Nature, Art, and Artifice

George Plumptre · 1990 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

New York, Doubleday, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this beautifully illustrated work on ornamental gardening. First US edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams, many of which are in full colour. A gorgeously illustrated volume tra...

The Gourmet Cookbook

Earle R. MacAusland; J. Peter Musitano · 1950 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

New York, Gourmet Inc, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this expansive collection of recipes from the 'Gourmet' Magazine, a colourfully illustrated recipe book. The first edition of this work, with no subsequent printings listed. A selection of hundr...

A Practical Cookery Book Compiled from the Experience of over One Hundred Ladies

1906 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Walsall, T Kirby & Sons, 1906. Cloth. A very scarce cookery book compiled by a variety of women. Very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce and not found institutionally. With recipe for a Christmas cake, puddings, soups, sandwiches, sundries, and more. With advertisements to ...

Mediaeval Gardens, Victorian Gardens and Georgian Gardens

John Harvey, Brent Elliott, David Jacques · 1981 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London , B.T. Batsford , 1981-1986 . First edition. Cloth. Three fascinating volumes on horticultural history, with colour plates and illustrations. Three volumes on the history of gardens. All first edition copies. These three volumes are Mediaeval Gardens (1981) by John Ha...

Fritillaries, a Gardener&Apos;S Introduction to the Genus Fritillaria

Christabel Beck · 1953 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber and Faber, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Christabel Beck's study of the genus Fritillaria, with four colour plates and forty black and white illustrations Lifelong gardener Christabel Beck's detailed account of Fritillaria, a genus of plants in the lily f...

Warne&Apos;S Model Cookery and Housekeeping Book

Mary Jewry · 1868 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1868. Cloth. A very neat illustrated people's edition of this cookery and housekeeping book by Mary Jewry. People's edition. Dated from the University of Leeds Library. Illustrated with four colour plates and many in-text sketches. Col...

La Bonne Cuisine: A Selection of High-Class and Household Cookery Recipes

Mrs Black [Margaret Black] · 0 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London, William Collins, Sons, & Co. Limited, c1890. Cloth. An additional volume of cookery tips and recipes from Mrs Black. Not dated, approximate date from Glasgow Caledonian University. A collection of recipes for occasions ranging from home cooking to high-class dining. Wr...

Warne&Apos;S Model Cookery and Housekeeping Book

Mary Jewry · 1868 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1868. Cloth. A people's edition copy of Mary Jewry's Model Cookery and Housekeeping, with colour plates. A copy of the people's edition of Warne's Model Cookery and Housekeeping Book by Mary Jewry. This work contains comple...

The Confectioners&Apos; Hand-Book and Practical Guide to the Art of Sugar Boiling, in All Its Branches. The Manufacture of Creams, Fondants, Liqueurs, Pastilles, Jujubes (Gelatine and Gum), Comfits, Lozenges (Plan and Medicated), Chocolate, Chocolate Creams, Drops, Bars, &C. ; American Caramels, Ice Creams and Moulded Ices of Every Description; Jams, Jellies, and Marmalades, Preserved and Crystalized Fruits, Candied Peel, English and Scotch Pastry, Cordials and Syrups for American Hot & Iced Bev

1881 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, E. Skuse , 1881. Cloth. The third edition of this illustrated hand-book for the confectioner, an uncommon work. The third edition of this work. Uncommon in all editions. Dated via Jisc from a copy at the British Library. A concise practical guide to confectionery tech...

The English House-Wife

Gervase Markham · 1637 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.24 | $1,710.77 | ¥273,189)

London, Printed by Anne Griffin for John Harrison, 1637. Cloth. An early edition of Gervase Markham's seventeenth century work on housewifery, a scarce work in any edition. A fascinating seventeenth century work on housewifery, including cookery, medicine, party-planning,...

The Cook&Apos;S Dictionary, and House-Keeper&Apos;S Directory: A New Family Manual of Cookery and Confectionary, on a Plan of Ready Reference Never Hitherto Attempted

Richard Dolby · 1830 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of Richard Dolby's important cookery and housekeeping book, notable for being the first to be arranged in an alphabetical order. The first edition of this scarce work. Even rarer...

The Modern Garden

G. C. Taylor · 1937 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Country Life Ltd. 1937. Cloth. The second edition on this volume on gardening by Gardening Editor of Country Life G. C. Taylor. The second edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Country Life is a British weekly magazine, published by Futur...

Familiar Garden Flowers

Shirley Hibberd · 0 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London , Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, c1880. Leather. Garden flowers by popular gardening writer Shirley Hibberd, with colour plates. A copy of the second series of Familiar Garden Flowers by Shirley Hibberd. A delightful work on garden flowers by widely successful and popul...

The Pleasures of the Table: An Account of Gastronomy from Ancient Days to Present Times.

George H. Ellwanger · 1903 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, WM. Heinemann, 1903. Cloth. Later edition of this work regarding gastronomy with a history of schools, special recipes and views concerning aesthetics. Later edition of this work. Originally published 1902, New York. Complete guide to culinary trends from ancient cooke...

The Villa Garden Directory, or, Monthly Index of Work to Be Done in Town and Villa Gardens, Shrubberies and Parterres

Walter Nicol · 1809 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

Edinburgh, A. Constable and Co, 1809 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Walter Nicol's early nineteenth century guide to the management and maintenance of the villa garden. The very scarce first edition of this guide to the maintenance of the villa...

Fleurs Et Fruits

Eva Mannering · 1955 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

Germany, Editions du Chene, 1955. Paperback. A colourful volume of the botanical paintings of Pierre-Joseph Redoute, a lovely work highlighting his popular watercolours. In French.A limited edition work of an unknown limitation - this volume numbered twenty-five.In the origina...

Tropical Planting and Gardening

H.F. Macmillan · 1935 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1935. Cloth. The fourth edition of this comprehensive guide to tropical planting and gardening, replete with numerous illustrations. A fascinating and detailed guide to tropical planting and gardening, including chapters on climate, soils, garden plan...