Cucina e giardinaggio

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots

Sutton & Sons · 1947 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Reading, Sutton & Sons, 1947. Cloth. An in-depth guide to producing ones own vegetables and flowers at home by Sutton & Sons of Reading, complete with a scarce dust wrapper. First published in 1884, this work had reached nearly two hundred thousand sales before the publication...

Useful and Ornamental Planting

The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge · 1832 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Baldwin and Cradock, 1832. Cloth. A fascinating early 19-century work on ornamental planting, published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The personal copy of the former Canon of Bristol All Saints Vicarage, Maurice Paget Gillson. A very interesting...

The Subtle Alchemist a Book of Wine

George Rainbird · 1973 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Michael Joseph, 1973. Cloth. A superb copy of George Rainbird's expanded history and compendium of wine, comically illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle. A revised and expanded edition of George Rainbird's 'Book of Wine', a comprehensive discussio...

The Encyclopaedia of Practical Cookery

Theodore Francis Garrett · 0 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

London, Upcott Gill, c1890. Leather. A handsomely bound set of this practical encyclopaedia of cookery, beautifully illustrated with colour and folding demonstrative plates. Eight volumes bound across three, with continuous pagination from A-M and then N-Z as called for. Title...

A Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School

Catherine Beecher · 1846 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1846. Cloth. An early edition of Catharine Beecher's intensive guide to domestic economy, one of her many popular educational works. An early edition of this work. In unusually good order. An early American treatise on domestic economy and ho...

The Complete Art of Cookery, Exhibited in a Plain and Easy Manner, with Directions for Marketing; the Seasons for Meat, Poultry, Fish, Game, Etc. And Numerous Useful Family Receipts, Etc

Mrs Glasse; [Hannah Glasse] · 1843 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.03 | ¥205,683)

London, J. S. Pratt, 1843. Cloth. An 1843 edition of Hannah Glasse's popular cookery work, 'The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy', illustrated here with a frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations. With a half-title. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and ...

The Library of Agricultural and Horticultural Knowledge; with a Memoir of Mr. Ellman, Late of Glynde: And an Appendix, Containing a Farmer&Apos;S and a Gardener&Apos;S Calendar; and a Collection of Useful Tables

Various · 1836 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, J. Baxter; Simpkin and Marshall, 1836. Leather. The third, highly extended, edition of this extensive reference work for agriculture and horticulture, illustrated with hand-coloured in-text illustrations. The third edition of this work. 'The Library of Agricultura...

Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries Their History, Makers and Uses, with a Catalogue Raisonne of the Works in Which They Are Found

Gordon Dunthorne · 1938 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.71 | $277.42 | ¥44,301)

Washington, Published by the author, 1938. Cloth. A profusely illustrated volume, with numerous vivid and vibrant prints of plant-life from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A profusely illustrated work of plant and floral design. Prints date from between the 18th and e...

Common-Sense Cookery for English Households Based Upon Modern English and Continental Principles with Twenty Menus for Little Dinners Worked out in Detail

A. Kenney-Herbert · 1894 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Edward Arnold, c1894. Cloth. A pleasing early edition of Kenney-Herbert's simple, but delicious cookery book. A pleasing early edition of Arthur Kenney-Herbert's cookery book, first published in 1894. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. Wit...

Gardening for Amateurs: A Simple, Complete, and Practical Guide for Garden Lovers

H.H. Thomas · 0 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, The Waverley Book Company, Limited, c1926. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated complete four volume set of this helpful collection of tips and tricks for gardening by Henry Higgart Thomas. A complete four volume set.An edition specially prepared for subscribers. In the o...

Cultivated Evergreens

L. H. Bailey · 1923 · Rooke Books

£27.00 (€32.36 | $35.67 | ¥5,696)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1923. Cloth. A gardening manual on the cultivation of coniferous plants. Illustrated with many photographic plates, and illustrations in the text. In a green cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some bumping, sunning, and a few marks. Intern...

500 Cookery Dishes That You Can Make for Sixpence Each

Mary Woodman · 1935 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, W. Foulsham and Co. 1935. Paperback. A very scarce home cookery book designed for easy-to-make budget friendly recipes, written during the fallout of the Great Depression. 500 Cookery Dishes That You can Make for Sixpence Each, a very scarce cookery book, written by co...

Venus in the Kitchen by Pilaff Bey and Norman Douglas

Pilaff Bey; Norman Douglas; Graham Greene · 1952 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Melbourne; London; Toronto, William Heinemann Ltd, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. First edition of this charming posthumous recipe collection from the significant bookseller Giuseppe Orioli, edited by Norman Douglas and with a frontispiece by D. H. Lawrence. First edition.In pub...

The Englishwoman&Apos;S Cookery Book

Isabella Beeton · 1870 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1870. Cloth. An uncommon selection of recipes and household tips from Isabella Beeton's iconic work Household Management, aimed for creating an efficient kitchen. The Englishwoman's Cookery Book, by home cookery pioneer Isabella Beeton,...

The Little English Flora or a Botanical and Popular Account of All Our Common Field Flowers

G.W. Francis · 1842 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 1842 . Cloth. A scarce copy of this beautifully illustrated botanical work by horticulturalist and science writer George William Francis. The scarce second edition of the work.In full brown cloth, rebacked with renewed endpapers.With an illustr...

The Art of Garden Design in Italy

H. Inigo Triggs · 1906 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1906. First edition. Cloth. A monumental study of Italian garden design by English formal garden designer H. Inigo Triggs, copiously illustrated throughout. First edition. Rebacked, with the cloth from the original boards and spine laid down. R...

The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &C. Written Purely from Practice: Dedicated to the Hon. Lady Elizabeth Warburton, Whom the Author Lately Served As Housekeeper: Consisting of Several Hundred Original Receipts, Most of Which Never Appeared in Print

Elizabeth Raffald · 1808 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, J. Brambles, A. Meggitt, and J. Waters , 1808. Leather. A new edition of this practical cookery book by 'Experienced Housekeeper' Elizabeth Raffald. A new edition, "In which are inserted some celebrated Receipts by other modern Authors". First published in 17...

The Herb-Garden

Frances A. Bardswell · 1911 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated guide to her gardens, with this uncommon first edition being a presentation copy from the author to her son. The first edition of the work. Presentation copy from the author to her son, with ha...

Lilies for the Garden and Greenhouse

D. T. Macfie · 1939 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, W. H. & L. Collingridge, Ltd. 1939. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated horticultural study on lilies from British author of gardening books Daniel Thompson Macfie. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fourteen plates...

Hostess

Constance Spry; Rosemary Hume; Anthony Marr [editor] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this delightful collection of domestic tips and recipes from British author Constance Spry. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A charming guide to entertaining at home, with commentary of t...