Cucina e giardinaggio

A Manual of Plant Names

C. Chicheley Plowden · 1972 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1972. Cloth. A lovely third edition of this charming work of reference useful to the gardener. The third edition, corrected of 1972, originally published in 1968. A Complete work of reference for the gardener, botanist, horticulturalist and others...

British Poisonous Plants

Charles Johnson; C Pierpoint Johnson · 1861 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, John Van Voorst , 1861. Cloth. A scarce copy of this guide to British poisonous plants, the second edition complete with thirty-two hand-coloured plates by John E Sowerby . The second edition of this work, scarce in all editions. A short and comprehensive guide to Brit...

The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life, by Food, Clothes, Air, Exercise, Wine, Sleep, &C. And Peptic Precepts, Pointing out Agreeable and Effectual Methods to Prevent and Relieve Indigestion, and to Regulate and Strengthen the Action of the Stomach and Bowels to Which Is Added, the Pleasure of Making a Will

1823 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Printed Hurst, Robinson, and Co.; et al. 1823 . Cloth. The fourth edition of this charming cookery book promoting a healthy lifestyle by William Kitchiner. The fourth edition of this cookery book by William Kitchiner, promoting a healthy lifestyle through good recipes,...

Savings and Savoury Dishes

Anon · 1916 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Edinburgh, The Patriotic Food League, 1916. Paperback. Published by the Patriotic Food League, a cookery book intended to guide Scottish people to cooking on a budget during the First World War. Published in 1916 during the First World War, this work contains all manner of hin...

Mrs. Wilkinson&Apos;S Cookery Book

Mrs. Wilkinson; Rose Brown · 1918 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co, 1918. Hardback. A scarce cookery work by Mrs. Wilkinson, a popular Victorian recipe collection, this being the revised sixth edition. The sixth edition of this scarce work.A classic Victorian cookery book by a Mrs. Wilkinson, co...

In the Kitchen

Elizabeth S. Miller · 1889 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1889. Cloth. Elizabeth Smith Miller's presentation copy of her popular recipe collection, lovingly inscribed by her. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto to the front free endpaper, 'Success to dear Lydia Davis...

The Complete Art of Cookery

Hannah Glasse · 1843 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,188.95 | ¥189,861)

London, J. S. Pratt, 1843. Cloth. A scarce edition of Hannah Glasses' immensely popular early cookery work, illustrated throughout. A scarce edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece and in-text illustrations.'The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy' is a prominent...

The Art of Pastry Making

Emile Herisse · 1895 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)

London, Ward, Lock, & Bowden, 1895. Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this comprehensive guide to patisserie, compiled by Emile Herisse. The second edition of this work. Both editions are near impossible to find. A very scarce work.A charming work on French and English p...

A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on Open Walls

Clement Hoare · 1841 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841. Cloth. A detailed and practical work on the cultivation on grape vines on walls, the first work of its type in English, by the vineyard owner Clement Hoare. Half-title is present.The third edition of this work.Thirty-two pages...

The American Family Receipt Book: Consisting of Several Thousand Most Valuable Receipts, Experiments, &C. &C. Collected from Various Parts of Europe, America, and Other Portions of the Globe

1866 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Not Stated, 1866. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this American cookery work, which contains a variety of recipes that had not been previously printed in England Reprinted from the American edition. This work offers an extensive variety of recipes from America, as the autho...

A Practical Treatise of Husbandry Wherein Are Contained Many Useful and Valuable Experiments and Observations in the New Husbandry Collected During a Series of Years

M Duhamel du Monceau · 1759 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.35 | $634.11 | ¥101,259)

London, J Whiston and B White et al, 1759. Leather. The first English edition of Duhamel du Monceau's treatise on husbandry. Illustrated, with six plates. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau was a French physician and botanist. He carried out many experiments in plant physiolo...

Beeton&Apos;S Illustrated Gardening Book

Samuel Orchart Beeton · 0 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.84 | ¥48,520)

London, Ward Lock and Co. c1889. Paperback. A scarce set of Beeton's illustrated Gardening Book in the original parts with wrappers 12 of 13 parts, lacking part 3. With the coloured plate to part 1 as called for. Scarce, especially in the original parts. Samuel Orchart Be...

Pomologia of Beschryving Der Plantagiegewassen [Bound with] Fructologia, of Beschryving Der Vrugtbomen En Vrugten [Bound with] Dendrologia, of Beschryving Der Plantagiegewassen

Johann Hermann Knoop · 0 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

Leeuwarden, A. Ferwerda en G. Tresling , c1763. Leather. The second edition of this important horticultural work from court gardener, Johann Herman Knoop. Second edition. Three works bound together: Pomologia of Beschryving der Plantagiegewassen; Fructologia, of Beschryving de...

The Modern Cook: A Practical Guide to Culinary Art in All Its Branches

Charles Elmé Francatelli · 1896 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

London, Richard Bentley, 1896. Cloth. A charming edition of the popular cookery book which influenced households across the Victorian Britain, written by the head chef to the Queen. The charming twenty-ninth edition of The Modern Cook: A Practical Guide to Culinary Art in All ...

Picnics and Suppers; Vegetarian and Simple Diet

Col. A. R. Kenney-Herbert · 1901 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1901-1904. Cloth. A delightful pair of cookery books from British Indian Army soldier Arthur Robert Kenney-Herbert, including the very scarce first edition of 'Vegetarian and Simple Diet&apos. A smart pair of cookery works, including the ve...

English Housewifry Exemplified in Above Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts, Giving Directions in Most Parts of Cookery;

Elizabeth Moxon · 1764 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

Leedes, George Copperthwaite, 1764. Leather. A fantastic manual for housewifery by one of the earliest female authors of English culinary writing. A pleasing copy of the ninth edition of Elizabeth Moxon's English Housewifry Exemplified, originally published in 1741 by Lee...

The New Flora and Silva in Forty-Seven Volumes

E. H. M. Cox · 1928 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Dulau & Co. Ltd. 1928-40. Paperback. A collection of The New Flora and Silva, founded by E. H. M. Cox in 1928. Editor - Lady Beatrix Stanley. In forty-seven volumes. These were issued monthly and are therefore a collection of, rather than a complete run for the years 1...

The Royal Horticultural Society Lily Year-Book 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

The Royal Horticultural Society; edited by various · 1932 · Rooke Books

£64.99 (€77.90 | $85.86 | ¥13,710)

London , The Royal Horticultural Society, 1932-1936. Cloth. A set of the first five issues of The Royal Horticultural Society Lily Year-Book from consecutive years, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, four issues bound in paper wraps, one in cloth. In five volumes. Highly illustrate...

Cookery Made Easy

[Michael Willis] · 1820 · Rooke Books

£199.99 (€239.72 | $264.20 | ¥42,189)

London, Orlando Hodgson, 1820. Leather. A cookery work from the early nineteenth century. A pocket-sized volume bound in full leather. The binding is typical of the Regency era. This volume lacks the title page, however it seems to be Cookery Made Easy by Michael Willis, sever...

Country Life the Journal for All Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits

Various · 1909 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, The Office of Country Life, 1909. Leather. A collected copy of the Country Life Journal from 1909. Containing all issues between January and June of 1909. Country Life is a British weekly magazine which launched in 1897. It frequently covers topics such as architecture...