Cucina e giardinaggio

Digging for Victory

C. H. Middleton · 1942 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1942. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this wartime gardening book from British gardener Cecil Henry Middleton, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Very scarce work. With the vanishingly scarce original uncli...

Hungarian Cookery Book

Charles Gundel · 1937 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Budapest, Dr. George Vajna & Co. Publishers, 1937. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this study of Hungarian cookery from restauranteur Charles (Karoly) Gundel. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. A study of Hungarian cuisine and Hun...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Cookery Book

Mrs Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1861 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1922. Cloth. A smart new and revised edition of this complete cookery book from English journalist, editor and writer Isabella Mary Beeton. New and revised edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and one hundre...

The Four Seasons Cookery Book

Robin Adair · 1954 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, MacDonald, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce collection of recipes in line with the four seasons, from chef Robin Adair. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-nine images across twenty-four plates...

The Healthy Life Cook Book

Florence Daniel; Maud Baines; Dr. H. Valentine Knaggs · 1937 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, The C. W. Daniel Company Ltd. 1937. Paperback. An eighth edition of this very scare vegetarian cookery book for a healthy life from Florence Daniel. Eighth edition, first published in 1908. A practical vegetarian cookbook intended for beginner cooks, providing economic...

A Collection of Home Cookery Books

Various · 1902 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Raithby, Lawrence & Co.; Richard Edward King; Cobden-Sanderson; Thomas Nelson & Sons; Chatto & Windus; Duckworth, 1902-1938. Cloth. A collection of six charming home cookery books for all sorts of occasions. Six volumes. This set contains: Home Cookery, 1902. Third edi...

A Yankee Cook in an English Kitchen: Favourite American Recipes Adapted for English Cooks

Susanna Martin · 1973 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Faber & Faber, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce, first edition of this delightful and specialized cookbook, offering a unique "translation" of American recipes for British cooks with the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cl...

The Flowing Bowl: A Book of Blithe Spirits and Blue Devils

Geoffrey Mortlockl; Stephen Williams · 0 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.84 | ¥31,433)

London, Hutchinson & Co. c1947 . Cloth. A spirited literary anthology celebrating the highs and lows of drinking through the ages, from Falstaff to teetotalers, with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.With ...

New Family Manual, or Ladies&Apos; Indispensable Assistant

Anonymous · 1852 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.15 | ¥14,556)

New York, Published at 128 Nassau-Street, 1852 . Paperback. A truly fascinating mid 19th century American guide to running a household and family, intended to serve as 'a companion for the sister, mother, and wife&apos. First published in 1850, this is an early edition of...

1500 New Economy Cookery and Household Recipes

None stated · 1932 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Success Publishing Company Ltd, 1932. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce 1930's cookery book, featuring 1500 economical recipes. The first edition. A very scarce work. An extensive collection of economical recipes from the 'Succ...

The Common Sense Cook Book

Lillian C. Masterman · 1894 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Minneapolis , The Swineburne Printing Company, 1894. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce cookery book from Lillian C. Masterman, featuring 1000 recipes, published in association with the Weinhold Drug Company with their advertisements throughout. Th...

Children&Apos;S Parties and How to Arrange Them

Davide C. Minter · 1924 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce instructional work on how to host children's parties, signed by the author Davide Caroline Minter. The first edition of this very scarce work.Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper...

Dictionary of Daily Wants

[Robert Kemp Philp] · 1859 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Houlston & Wright, [1859-61]. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume set of this illustrated dictionary of daily necessities and helpful guides for the household. The first combined edition. Originally published in monthly instalments for subscriber's, then...

Warne&Apos;S Model Cookery: Tested and Proved Economical Recipes

Mabel Wijey · 1926 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd , 1926. Cloth. A near fine copy of this economical guide to cookery, illustrated with many colour plates. First edition. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. In the original cloth binding.Offering an extensive series of ...

Kitchen Blues: Recipes for Body and Soul

Rabbi Lionel Blue · 1985 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition copy of this wholesome cookery book by Lionel Blue. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work.With the publisher's original unclipped du...

English Recipes: Including the Traditional Dishes of Scotland, Ireland and Wales

Countess Morphy [Marcelle Azra Hincks] · 1936 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Selfridge and Co. Limited; Herbert Joseph Limited , 1936. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of this traditional English cookery book by Countess Morphy, complete with the original dust wrapper. First edition of this uncommon volume. With the publisher's sca...

101 All the Year Round Salads

Margaret Blatch · 1907 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Leicester, Hodgkins, Millar & Co. c1920. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition copy of this very scarce collection of salad recipes from English vegetarian chef Margaret Blatch. First edition. Very scarce work. With six black-and-white photographs. A book intended to...

Veneto in Bocca, Sapore Di Sicilia, Roma in Bocca, & Emilia in Bocca

Mila Contini; Baldo Russo; Antonella Santolini; Ambra Farrari · 1977 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

Palermo, Editice de Il Vespro; Edizoni e Ristampe Siciliane, 1977-1987. First edition. Hardback. Four very smart volumes providing a collection of recipes and exploring the gastronomic traditions of different Italian regions, in the original Italian. Italian, with English, Fre...

A Little Book of Cheese

Osbert Burdett · 1935 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Gerald Howe Ltd. 1935. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming guidebook to cheese from English food writer Osbert Burdett, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. A b...

Benedictus Benedicat" a Collection of Cookery Recipes

Lady Savill · 0 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

Windsor, Luff & Sons Ltd. c1900. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this vanishingly scarce work from Lady Savill, being a collection of family recipes. First edition. Very scarce work. A collection of old family recipes not usually found in the ordinary house...