Cucina e giardinaggio

Table Traits with Something on Them

Dr. John Doran · 1854 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Richard Bentley, 1854. Cloth. The second edition of Doctor John Doran's insightful look at the table of Victorian households. The second edition of this work.An intriguing work of different common table traits and habits, an entertaining work offering an indispens...

Physiologie Du Gout

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin · 1825 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

Paris, Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, c1929. Leather. A two volume work, in the original French, discussing the science of the enjoyment of food. The charming two volumes of this pocket sized edition are the work of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer and politician, w...

Recettes Du Cuisine Pratique

G. Shefer; H. Francois · 1930 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Paris, Librairie Delagrave, 1930. Cloth. A French work discussing practical cuisine, illustrated with detailed in-text engravings throughout. Illustrated with numerous detailed vignette engravings, and in the original French. This is the one hundred and thirty sixth thousand e...

Random Recipes to Greet the New Year

Graham Moss; Kathy Whalen · 2010 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oldham, Incline Press, 2010. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful little collection of festive recipes, published by an independent printer based in Oldham. Containing labels to use for the foodstuffs detailed in the recipes.With the delightful sentiment, 'eat, print and be me...

The Wine Mine

ed. Anthony Hogg · 1961 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Horsham, Peter Dominic Ltd. 1961. Brochure/Pamphlet. A witty guidebook to wines sold by Peter Dominic Ltd. complete with poetry competitions, advertisements and descriptions. Containing 'wit and wisdom on one thousand and one wines with full price guide', as well as ...

The St. James&Apos;S Cookery Book

Louisa Rochfort · 1894 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Chapman and Hall LTD, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Louisa Rochfort's useful recipe collection for the late Victorian household. The very scarce first edition of this work.A charming late Victorian cookery book, containing a wide sel...

Goodall&Apos;S Palatable Cookery: Showing How to Make Pudding, Pastry, Custards, Bread, Biscuits, &C. And How to Prepare Eggs, Omelets, Ginger Beer &C. With Hints on Health and Remedies

Goodall · 1881 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Leeds, Goodall, Backhouse, & Co. 1881. Paperback. A very scarce little volume in its original wraps containing the second series of Goodall's tasty recipes. The second series of this very scarce cooking book held in three institutional libraries only. A little volume con...

Three Cookery Books: One Hundred and One Methods of Cooking Poultry with Hints on Selection, Trussing, and Carving; Savouries and Sweets Suitable for Luncheons and Dinners; Breakfast Dishes for Every Morning of Three Months

M. L. Allen; Aunt Chloe · 1915 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, H. Virtue and Co.; Crosby Lockwood and Son , 188-1915. Paperback. A scarce later edition set of these cookery book by Miss Allen and Aunt Chloe, presenting various savoury and sweet dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Three pocket sized volumes filled with many re...

Dainties English and Foreign

Mrs. H. C. Davidson · 1888 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, Hatchards, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this dainty recipe book, a prime example of popular late Victorian cookery. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A selection of charming dainty recipes from across the globe for every me...

Dressed Game and Poultry a la Mode

Harriet Anne de Salis · 1897 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.84 | ¥48,520)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1897. Cloth. A very scarce copy of one of Harriet Anne de Salis' popular cookery books, this volume focusing particularly on dressed game and poultry. A very scarce work.The third edition of this work.'Dressed Game and Poultry' c...

Savouries a la Mode

Harriet Anne de Salis · 1888 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.63 | ¥46,411)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1888. Cloth. A very scarce copy of Harriet Anne de Salis' recipe collection focusing on smaller savoury dishes. A very scarce work.A selection of recipes for a variety of savoury dishes, such as stuffed eggs and various kinds of fritters.W...

The Dinner Question

Tabitha Tickletooth; Charles Selby · 1860 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)

London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1860. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of Tabitha Tickletooth's useful guide to dining well and economically, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first and only edition of this work.With the pictorial cover of ...

The Spirit of Cookery

Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum · 1895 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this treatise on the culinary arts, written in the late Victorian era by J. L. W. Thudichum. The first edition of this work.An extensive treatise on cookery, discussing the culinary arts.Written b...

Up-to-Date and Economical Cookery

Dora Groome · 1898 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Jarrold & Sons, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of Dora Groome's concise and economical late Victorian cookery book. The first edition of this work.A scarce work.A charming Victorian cookery book, focusing on how to cook nice meals on a sma...

The Queens Closet Opened Incomparable Secrets in Physick Cyrugery Preserving and Candying Etc.

Anon · 1683 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,917.83 | $2,113.70 | ¥337,531)

London, Obadiah Blagrave , 1683. Leather. An extremely scarce, very early edition of this important work regarding the customs and kitchens of the old aristocracy. This work was first published during Cromwell's Commonwealth. With an illustrated frontispiece of Henrietta ...

The New London Cookery Adapted to the Use of Private Families

S. W. · 1835 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Joseph Smith, 1835. Cloth. Rare in any edition and here in the original boards is an eighth edition of this anonymously written cookery work offering a wide range of recipes, with a special focus on meat recipes. The eighth edition of this work. A concise cookery work,...

The Wine Buyer&Apos;S Record Book

Ralph Steadman · 1994 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Ebury Press, 1994. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this wine record book, for use of the reader to fill out and comment on different wines they have tried. Illustrated in colour throughout. A very scarce first edition of this work. A practical ...

The Family Friend, and Young Woman&Apos;S Companion; or Housekeeper&Apos;S Instructor: Containing a Very Complete Collection of Original and Approved Receipts in Every Branch of Cookery, Confectionery, &C

Priscilla Haslehurst · 1814 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.55 | $2,377.91 | ¥379,722)

London, C and W Thompson, 1814. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of this very scarce household compendium. With numerous useful nineteenth century recipes in a variety of branches of cookery. A second edition copy of this work. The British Library and Oxford University hold c...

The Orchardist: Or, a System of Close Pruning and Medication, for Establishing the Science of Orcharding, As Patronized by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture, and Commerce

Thomas Skip Dyot Bucknall · 1805 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.53 | $455.77 | ¥72,780)

London, William Bulmer and Co, 1805. Leather. A smartly rebound copy of the scarce second edition of Thomas Bucknall's work on orchids. A scarce work. The second edition of this work. This work is a guide to the pruning and medication of orchids, a diverse family of colou...

The Acacia Tree, Robinia Pseudo Acacia: Its Growth, Qualities, and Uses, with Observations on Planting, Manuring, and Pruning More Facts Relative to the Culture, Qualities, and Uses of the Acacia, Being a Supplement to Mr. Withers&Apos;S Work on That Valuable Tree

William Withers · 1842 · Rooke Books

£255.00 (€305.65 | $336.87 | ¥53,794)

London; Ipswich, Longman, Orme, Rees, Brown, and Longmans; James Shalders, 1842-3. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these two works by William Withers on the Acacia tree, an influential work that encouraged the timber trade in England. Two volumes in one. The first e...