Cucina e giardinaggio

Good Breakfasts

Ambrose Heath · 1940 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.25 | ¥18,564)

London, Faber and Faber, 1940 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of Ambrose Heath's detailed guide to 'Good Breakfasts', in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work, which is scarce i...

Aunt Kate&Apos;S Household Companion

None stated · 1938 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Dundee & London, John Leng & Co Ltd, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic 1930s calendar of recipes and daily household tips, in the scarce original illustrated dust wrapper. The first edition. Illustrated throughout with monochrome vignettes. An cheerful and economical c...

The Helping Hand Cook Book: With a Menu for Every Day in the Year, Together with Numerous Recipes

Marion Harland; Christine Terhune Herrick · 1912 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

New York, Moffat, Yard and Company , 1912. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this delightful cookbook from Marion Harland, offering menu ideas for everyday of the year. The first edition. Very scarce to find contemporary copies of this work overall. In th...

Cooking with Can & Pack

Fanny Cradock; Johnnie Cradock · 1962 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Museum Press Limited, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this cookery book from renowned English restaurant critic, television cook and writer Fanny Cradock and her husband Johnnie, signed as Bon Viveur. First edition. Signed by Fanny Cradock to the t...

A Collection of Cookery Books

D. Williamson; Edith Siepen; Mrs Stanley Wrench; Margaret Struan · 1884 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, J. Menzies; Stanley Paul & Co.; The Fenland Press; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1884-1935. First edition. Cloth. A charming set of four uncommon cookery books for the British housewife. Four volumes. Uncommon works. This set contains: The Practice of Cookery and Pastry Ada...

The Lark Rise Recipe Book & the Lark Rise Cook&Apos;S Note Book

Mary Norwak · 1986 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Century, 1986. First edition. Hardback. A smart two volume set of cookery books from British food writer Mary Norwak. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A charming set of cookery books, being a collection of simple and tasty recipes alongsi...

Home Bottling and Canning: Fruit, Vegetables, Poultry, Meat Including Drying and Salting

Cyril Grange · 1931 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to bottling and canning at home, from English cookbook writer Cyril Grange. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-seven i...

Old-Time Recipes for Home Made Wines Cordials and Liqueurs from Fruits, Flowers, Vegetables and Shrubs

Helen S. Wright · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Boston, The Page Company, 1922 . Cloth. A scarce, early impression of Helen Wright's compilation of recipes for home-made wines and liqueurs, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. The fourth impression. First published in 1909. Bound in the publisher's c...

The Kitchen Garden and the Cook

Cecilia Maria Pearse · 1913 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming work on the cultivation of vegetables by Cecilia Maria de Candia. The first Smith Elder edition.A scarce work.An alphabetical guide to the cultivation of vegetables, with recipes ...

Simple Fare for Sick Folk

May Byron · 1934 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of May Byron's 1930s guide to feeding sick folk, featuring simple and nourishing recipes. A very scarce first edition, first impression.Compiled by May Byron, the British writer and...

The Imperial and Royal Cook

Frederic Nutt · 1809 · Rooke Books

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

London, Mathews and Leigh, 1809 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Frederic Nutt's very scarce and impressive cookery book, with recipes intended for use in opulent occasions. The very scarce first edition of this work. Wonderful to see in the original paper ...

Cassell&Apos;S New Universal Cookery Book

Lizzie Heritage · 1894 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Cassell and Company, 1894 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of the scarce first edition of this impressive collection of recipes by Lizzie Heritage, beautifully and colourfully illustrated. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with a chromolithographic fronti...

Buckmaster&Apos;S Cookery: Being an Abridgement of Some of the Lectures Delivered in the Cookery School at the International Exhibition for 1873 and 1874; Together with a Collection of Approved Recipes and Menus

1874 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1874. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon volume of cookery lectures delivered during the successful 1873-1874 International Exhibition. First edition, being an abridgement of lectures originally delivered in 1873 and 1874. Rebacked, with the ...

Beeton&Apos;S All About Gardening: Being a Popular Dictionary of Gardening, Containing Full Practical Instructions in the Different Branches of Horticultural Science; All About Cookery: A Collection of Practical Recipes, Arranged in Alphabetical Order and Fully Illustrated

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Ward, Lock, and Co, c1871. Cloth. Two illustrated volumes from Beeton's "All About It" series of household and cookery books. This uniform set offers two classic Mrs. Beeton titles from the "All About It" series, including one on gardening and one on cookery. Arr...

Maura Laverty&Apos;S Cookery Book

Maura Laverty; Sybil Le Brocquy · 1946 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1946. Cloth. A smart second impression of this cookery book from Irish novelist Maura Laverty, with the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Second impression, printed the same year as the first. With the vanishingly scarce original unclippe...

Thomas Jefferson&Apos;S Cook Book

Marie Kimball · 1938 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Virginia, Garrett & Massie, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of recipes created in a kitchen supervised by Thomas Jefferson. First edition. Very scarce edition. A collection of recipes for ices, tender cakes, ragous, and coffees have b...

The Madison Avenue Cook Book

Alan Koehler · 1962 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this comical volume of recipes for those who cannot cook by Alan Koehler, signed by the author to John Metcalf. The first edition.Signed by the author to the half-title, "Pains across the se...

Potato Recipes; 101 Recipes and Uses for Pure Malt Vinegar

Elizabeth Craig · 1930 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Potato Marketing Board; Malt Vinegar Brewers Federation, c1936. Brochure/Pamphlet. A charming pair of very scarce 1930s household management pamphlets by Scottish journalist, Elizabeth Craig. Two very scarce pamphlets written by Elizabeth Craig, a Scottish journali...

Cre-Fydd&Apos;S Family Fare: The Young Housewife&Apos;S Daily Assistant on All Matters Relating to Cookery and Housekeeping. Containing Bills of Family Fare for Every Day in the Year, Which Include Breakfast and Dinner for a Small Family, and Dinner for Two Servants: Also Twelve Bills of Fare for Dinner Parties, and Two for Evening Entertainments, with the Cost Annexed. Also Diet for Invalids, and a Few Things Worth Knowing

Cre-Fydd · 1874 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 1874. Cloth. A new edition of this cookery and household management book, including menu ideas and costs. A new edition, revised of this work. In the original cloth binding.A terrific cookery book, written anonymously with menu ideas for eve...

Yorkshire Recipes by Yorkshire Housewives

0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Bradford , The Yorkshire Observer , c1930. First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce book of authentic Yorkshire recipes, including hot-pot, jellied rabbit and parkins. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce cookery booklet. In the original wraps. A charming serie...