Cucina e giardinaggio

The "Queen" Cookery Books

S. Beaty-Pownall · 1902 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

London, Horace Cox, 1902-08. Cloth. This set collects together the recipes and cookery hints which had previously been published in the 'Queen' periodical, presented in the publisher's original cloth box. Complete in fourteen volumes.Presented in the original pu...

Vegetable Dishes and Salads

Ambrose Heath · 1942 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Faber & Faber , 1942 . Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of the second impression of Ambrose Heath's charming guide to cooking with seasonal vegetables. The second impression of this work, which was first published in 1938.In the publisher's original unc...

Wit, Wisdom, and Morals, Distilled from Bacchus

Charles Tovey · 1878 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.27 | ¥253,148)

London, Whittaker & Co. 1878. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce study on wine through the ages, the author's presentation copy. First edition. Very scarce work. The author's presentation copy, with an ink inscription to the front endpaper. A ...

The Art of Good Living

Andre L. Simon; Maurice Healy · 1929 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, Constable & Co LTD, 1929. First edition. Vellum. Andre Simon's exploration on the joys of food and drink, a smart signed illustrated limited edition. A limited special edition of three hundred copies, of which this is numbered two hundred and twenty three. Publish...

Mrs Beeton&Apos;S Household Management

Isabella Beeton · 1861 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited , c1950 . Cloth. A new edition of Mrs. Beeton's celebrated comprehensive book of cookery and household management, illustrated throughout, including with sixteen colour plates. A new edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Dated usin...

Our Garden Friends and Foes

Rev. J. G. Wood · 1864 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1864. First edition. Leather. A leatherbound first edition of this illustrated gardening book from English natural history writer John George Wood, bound by Bickers & Son. First edition. Illustrated with eight plates to the front of the t...

The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined; Comprising Ample Directions for Preparing Every Article Requisite for Furnishing the Tables of the Nobleman, Gentleman, and Tradesman.

Mr. John Mollard · 1808 · Rooke Books

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

London, J. Nunn; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; J. Ridgway, 1808 . Leather. The fourth edition of this very scarce cookery book written by leading 18th-century chef, John Mollard, complete with twelve plates presenting a bill of fare for each month. Fourth edition.First publi...

Tropical Cooking, a Handbook of Tropical Foods and How to Use Them

Gladys R. Graham; Walter R. Lindsay · 1948 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Panama, The Panama American Press Inc, 1948. Cloth. A very scarce recipe book by Gladys R. Graham, exploring the ingredients found in the Tropics which may be new to the visitors. A very scarce work, this is the second printing of 1948, following the first of 1947.In the origi...

Doyle&Apos;S Seafood Cookbook

Alice Doyle · 1999 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Cloth. A smart revised edition of this brightly illustrated cookbook for seafood from Alice Doyle. Revised edition. Illustrated in colour throughout. A classic seafood cookbook with recipes from Doyle's, the famous seafood restauran...

Les Feuillets Occitans

Various · 1927 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paris, Groupe Occitan, 1927. Paperback. A scarce illustrated number of this French periodical exploring cookery, a brilliant association copy, from the library of Elizabeth David. A scarce number of 'Les Feuillets Occitans', a French exploration of cuisine. This is t...

The Small Garden Beautiful and How to Make It So

A. C. Curtis · 1906 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce gardening manual by A. C. Curtis, with many plates. The first edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, sixteen monochrome plates, monochrome plans, and a folding plan to the ...

The Grasses of Great Britain; Described, with Observations on Their Natural History and Uses

Charles Johnson · 1861 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Robert Hardwick, [1861]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study on British grasses by Charles Johnson, with numerous hand coloured plates by John E. Sowerby. The first edition. Beautifully illustrated by John Edward Sowerby with ...

The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain and Their Allies the Club Mosses, Horsetails, &C.

Anne Pratt · 1899 · Rooke Books

£540.00 (€647.27 | $713.37 | ¥113,917)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1899-1900. Leather. A beautifully illustrated series of works exploring the flowering plants of Great Britain, from leading Victorian botanical illustrator, Anne Pratt. A new edition of this richly illustrated series, complete in four volumes.Un...

An Almanac of Botanical Trivia

Richard A. Howard · 1996 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

None stated, Richard A. Howard , 1996. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce and interesting collection of botanical trivia by Richard A. Howard. The first edition. In the publisher's original paper covers with an illustration of an &apos...

The Passing Show: A Garden Diary by an Amateur Gardener

Captain W. E. Johns · 1937 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, My Garden, 1937. Cloth. A smart first edition, second impression of this illustrated garden diary from English pilot and writer Captain W. E. Johns. First edition, second impression. Illustrated throughout. A brilliantly amusing book about gardening from an experienced...

Chafing Dish and Casserole Cookery

C. Herman Senn · 1905 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Food and Cookery Publishing Agency , 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this chafing dish cook book from prolific culinary writer, Charles Herman Senn. The scarce first edition of this cookery book. Undated, dated from an identical copy held at the B...

Dainty Dishes" and How to Make Them

Rex · 0 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Manchester, Follows & Bate Ltd. c1892. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce first edition of this cookery guide with tips on using the patent "Rex" meat and suet chopper. First edition. Very scarce. A collection of quick recipes for small dishes, including: fritters...

Five Hundred Household Hints

500 Housewives · 1928 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Country Life, 1928 . Hardback. The third impression of this very scarce 1920s guide to household management. The third impression of this work, which was first published in 1926. Very scarce in all editions.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper....

The Hand-Book for Modelling Wax Flowers

John Mintorn; Horatio Mintorn · 1850 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, George Routledge & Co , 1850 . Cloth. An uncommon, early edition of this charming work on the creation of wax flowers, by John and Horatio Mintorn. Fourth edition. First published in 1844. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth with gilt coat of arms to the f...

The Garden in the Plains

Agnes W. Harler · 1943 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London; Madras, Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1943. Cloth. The author's own copy of this interesting manual on gardening in India, with her annotations to the text and tipped-in reviews for the previous edition. The author's own copy, with her signature t...