Cucina e giardinaggio

A Collection of Cookery Books from Bon Viveur

Bon Viveur [Fanny Cradock & Johnnie Cradock] · 1951 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, H. A. & W. L. Pitkin Ltd.; John Lehmann; Museum Press Ltd.; Andrew Dakers Limited, 1951-1955. First edition. Cloth. Four smart first edition cookery books from renowned English restaurant critic, television cook and writer Fanny Cradock and her cook husband Johnnie. Fo...

Mrs. Morton&Apos;S Cook Book for the Economical Housewife

Lillian Morton · 1926 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Chicago, Shrewsbury Publishing Co. 1926. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this very scarce cookery book for the economical housewife from American writer Lillian Morton. First edition. Very scarce work. A collection of proven recipes for delicious food, intended fo...

Lindfield Fare

Blanche Cumberlege · 1933 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Haywards Heath, Charles Clarke LTD, 1933. Cloth. An uncommon volume of recipes popular within the village of Lindfield. An uncommon work.A lovely volume of recipes native to and popular within the village Lindfield, in West Sussex. The village is is classified as an Area of Ou...

Cassell&Apos;S Shilling Cookery; Cassell&Apos;S Vegetarian Cookery: A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet

A. G. Payne · 1903 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited , 1903-1913. Cloth. A charming pair of early 20th-century Cassell cookery books from A. G. Payne. A set of two Cassell cookery books, with one centred on economical spending and the other on vegetarian cuisine. In the original cloth binding...

Cognac and Other Brandies

T. A. Layton · 1968 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Harper Trade Journals Limited, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this study of cognac and brandies from celebrated restaurateur T. A. Layton. First edition, first impression. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twe...

The Famous Brands Cookery Collection

1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Surrey, Colour Library Books, 1989. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition collection of these five cookery books from famous brands, with illustrations throughout. Complete in five volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A collection of five cookery books base...

One Hundred and One Recipes for English Tomatoes

Helen Tress · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, The British Growers' Publicity Council, c1930. Paperback. A very scarce cookery volume incorporating English tomatoes, prepared for the British Growers' Publicity Council. Very scarce. With wholesome recipes spotlighting English tomatoes, including cream soup...

Drinks - Long and Short

Nina Toye; A. H. Adair; X. Marcel Boulestin [preface] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. Cloth. A delightful copy of this scarce cocktail recipe book from A. H. Adair and Nina Troye, prefaced by French chef Marcel Boulestin. A new impression. First published in 1925. In the original decorative cloth binding. A pleasing copy of ...

Haybox Cookery

Eleanour Sinclair Rohde · 1939 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.08 | ¥55,904)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1939. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of this cookery book championing the cost-effective and traditional method of slow cooking in a "haybox", with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Very scarce wo...

Fifty Dinners

A. Kenney Herbert · 1895 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Edward Arnold, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of fifty dinner recipes from British soldier and food writer Arthur Kenney-Herbert. First edition. A collection of fifty simple menus for dinner. Being a handbook containing a variety of dish...

The Pytchley Book of Refined Cookery and Bills of Fare

Major L..... [James Henry Landon] · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chapman & Hall, c1890. Cloth. The fifth edition of Major L's guide to simple bills of fare for the everyday family. Fifth edition. A wonderful guide to late nineteenth century cookery and dining. With chapters on stocks, sauces, soups, fish dishes, entrees and mea...

Domestic and Economical Cookery Recipes with Special Hints on Gas Cooking

Miss Lillie Richmond · 1897 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Cartwright & Rattray Ltd. 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this Richmond cookery book with hints for gas cooking. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many in-text sketches. A collection of recipes and tips for cooking, with special attention t...

The War Office. Manual of Military Cooking and Dietary. Part I - General

1942 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1942. Paperback. A very scarce volume of recipes for the military during World War Two, with notes on rations. A very scarce work.A pamphlet issued by the War Office during the Second World War, offering recipes for the military, w...

The Kitchen Library

Countess Morphy · 1936 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Herbert Joseph, 1936. Cloth. A scarce complete set of six volumes of recipes by Countess Morphy, each focusing on a particular type of food or food type. A complete six volume set of Countess Morphy's 'The Kitchen Library' series.Scarce works.Volumes I-V...

The Amateur Gardener&Apos;S Pocket Journal, Teaching How to Manage English Gardens, Glass-Houses, Lawns, Shrubberies, Etc.

John Abercrombie; George Glenny, F. H. S. · 1875 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, William Tegg & Co. 1875 . Cloth. A vanishingly scarce copy of this practical Victorian gardening guide, with John Abercrombie"s month-by-month horticultural advice with George Glenny"s treatise on fern culture, Wardian cases, and window gardening. In the publisher&apos...

Five Works from Elizabeth Craig

Elizabeth Craig · 1933 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Collins; Chapman & Hall, 1933-1948. First edition. Cloth. Five works on cookery, entertaining and home economics from journalist and cookery writer Elizabet Craig, all in the original dust wrappers. Five works from Scottish journalist, home economist and a notable auth...

The Housekeeper&Apos;S Instructor; or, Universal Family Cook.

W. A. Henderson; Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie · 1811 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, J. Stratford, 1811 . Cloth. An early nineteenth-century edition of W. A. Henderson's best-selling cookery book, revised and updated by Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie. The seventeenth edition of this work, which was first published in 1791.Bound in modern cloth. Ill...

Dining and Wining

The Diner Out" [A E Manning Foster] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Geoffrey Bles, [1925]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this charming volume on all manner of wining and dining, inscribed by the author to the influential wine merchant and fellow author, Andre L. Simon. First edition. Dated using Jisc, from a copy of ...

Wines of the World; the Great Vintage Wine Book; the Australian Wine Compendium; the Wines and Vineyards of New Zealand; Vines, Grapes and Wines: The Wine Drinker&Apos;S Guide to Grape Varieties; the Brown Brothers of Milawa Australia Wine and Food Book; Wines of the Graves; Michael Broadbent&Apos;S Vintage Wine: Fifty Years of Tasting over Three Centuries of Wine

Various · 1972 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

New York; London, McGraw-Hill Book Company; Mitchell Beazley et al, 1972-2002. Cloth. A terrific selection of books about wine, offering guides and studies to the industry and processes. A set of eight oenological volumes, including a historical study of the Graves region of s...

Spices and Condiments

H. Stanley Redgrove · 1933 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition study of spices and condiments from around the world, illustrated with plates and figures. First edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding. This fascinating study details the ...