Cucina e giardinaggio

The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist&Apos;S Magazine (January-December 1841)

[Joseph Harrison] · 1841 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.62 | $192.33 | ¥30,734)

London, [Whittaker and Co.], 1841. First edition. Leather. Bound here together are all twelve monthly issues from Volume IX of Joseph Harrison's beautifully illustrated horticultural magazine, the 'Floricultural Cabinet&apos. First edition.Volume IX of 'The Flor...

Katharine Mellish&Apos;S Cookery and Domestic Management

Katharine Mellish · 1901 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.03 | $497.41 | ¥79,484)

London, E. & F. N. Spon, 1901 . First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound cookery work by Katharine Mellish, profusely illustrated with colour plates and numerous in-text illustrations. The first edition of this practical work on cookery.The author states that she wished to ...

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Family Cookery

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1914 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.90 | $53.06 | ¥8,478)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1914. Leather. A new edition of this highly popular cookery book from Mrs. Isabella Beeton, with colour plates. New edition. With a folding colour frontispiece, nineteen colour plates, and numerous black-and-white images. Collated complete. ...

The Garden As Considered in Literature by Certain Polite Writers

Walter Howe · 1890 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.82 | $92.85 | ¥14,837)

New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this collection of writings on the garden, from a selection of well-regarded authors. Knickerbocker Nuggets of The Knickerbocker Press. Very scarce work. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of litera...

The Art of Cookery, an Imitation of Horace&Apos;S Art of Poetry. With Some Letters to Dr. Lister, and Others

[William King] · 1712 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€712.46 | $789.22 | ¥126,114)

London, Bernard Lintott, [1712]. Cloth. The second edition of William King's poetical celebration of cookery, an imitation of Horace's 'Art of Poetry', bound in modern cloth. The second edition.Bound in full modern calf. Lacking the original frontispiece.Â...

A Collection of Spiral-Bound Cookery Books

Evelyn Bach; Norah C. James; Betsy Ross et al · 1925 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.40 | $305.08 | ¥48,750)

London; Kingswood; Paget , Cobden-Sanderson; The World's Work Ltd; Mrs Douglas Hunter et al , 1925-1990. Paperback. A delightful collection of spiral-bound cookery books, ranging in dishes from Lunenberg, Bermuda, Russia and Vienna. A selection of nine distinct cookbooks,...

More Kitchen Front Recipes; Storing, Preserving and Pickling

Ambrose Heath; Herbert Mace · 1941 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.78 | $112.75 | ¥18,016)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1941. Cloth. Two pleasing uncommon war-time cookery books, including a first edition of Ambrose Heath's famous early morning broadcasts. A terrific pair of cookery books published during World War II, both of which give insight into the ef...

Party Food and Drink & Jams, Preserves, and Pickles

Rosemary Hume; Muriel Downes · 1957 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.84 | $79.59 | ¥12,717)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1957-1960. Hardback. Two smart cookery volumes from English chef and writer Rosemary Hume, with assistance from Muriel Downes. Two volumes. Written by Rosemary Ethel Hume, an English chef and writer who taught at Le Cordon Bleu cookery school in London...

A Collection of 1930s Cookery Books

Various · 1933 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.35 | $129.99 | ¥20,772)

London, Chatto & Windus; Hamish Hamilton; Cassell, 1933-1937. First edition. Cloth. Three smart cookery book from the thirties, providing a collection of delightfully nostalgic recipes from European kitchens. Three volumes. This set contains: Cook's Tour of European Kitch...

The U.K. B.G. Guide to Drinks

[Andre L. Simon] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£585.00 (€700.48 | $775.96 | ¥123,995)

London, United Kingdom Bartender's Guild, 1955. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated guide to making drinks from the UK Bartender's Guild, signed by the artist. Second edition. Signed and inscribed by the artist with an inscription of "happy drinking", d...

I&Apos;LL Cook for You

Georges Kaftal · 1948 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.82 | $92.85 | ¥14,837)

London, The Harvill Press, 1948. Paperback. A second impression very scarce guide to cookery from Russian author Georges Kaftal. Second impression. Very scarce work. A guide to cookery and the importance of good food with chapters on soups, sauces, fish, meat, vegetables, dess...

Good Meals for Hard Times

Catherine Ives [Doris Ives Smith] · 1940 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€592.72 | $656.58 | ¥104,919)

London, Duckworth, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this economic wartime cookery book from Catherine Ives, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. A very scarce copy of this World War II cookery book, which places emphasis on econom...

Eat and Be Healthy: The Diet Question Simplified

Dr. Virgil Mac Mickle · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.81 | $99.48 | ¥15,897)

London, C. W. Daniel, Ltd , 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce guide to nutrition and balanced eating by Dr. Virgil Mac Mickle. First edition. A very scarce work. In the original cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. This volume offer...

The Golden Wattle Cookery Book

Margaret A. Wylie · 1942 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.49 | $258.65 | ¥41,332)

Perth , E. S. Wigg and Son Ltd , 1942. Hardback. A scarce copy of this popular Australian recipe book compiled by Margaret Wylie. The eighth edition, second impression. Scarce to find contemporary copies of this work. In the publisher's original boards. First published ...

Beeton&Apos;S Every-Day Cookery and Housekeeping Book: A Practical and Useful Guide for All Mistresses and Servants

Isabella Beeton · 1890 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.83 | $86.22 | ¥13,777)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited , 1890. Cloth. A new and enlarged edition of this classic household guide from Isabella Beeton, with colour plates. A new edition, revised and enlarged. In the original decorative cloth binding. A very popular Victorian guide to running a h...

County Recipes of Old England

Helen Edden · 1929 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.12 | $450.98 | ¥72,065)

London, Country Life Ltd, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of old English recipes, with the vanishingly scarce original price-clipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original price-clipped dust wrapper. I...

Favourite Recipes: In English and Spanish

Gibraltar Girl Guides Association · 1957 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.81 | $99.48 | ¥15,897)

Gibraltar, Gibraltar Girl Guides Association, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of recipes compiled by the Gibraltar Girl Guides Association, written in both English and Spanish. Written in both English and Spanish. First edition. Scarce work. A cookery book comp...

Forest Fare

Jean Stewart · 1971 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.81 | $99.48 | ¥15,897)

London, Forestry Commisson, 1971. Paperback. A smart copy of this very scarce collection of recipes published on behalf of the Forestry Commission, with illustrations. Later edition, first printed in 1969. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. Originally published to mark ...

Guide Du Fromage

Pierre Androuet; John Githens [Translator] · 1973 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.77 | $119.38 | ¥19,076)

Oxfordshire, Aiden Ellis, 1973. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce and authoritative guide to cheese by renowned fromager Pierre Androuet, translated from the original French by John Githens, this is the first English edition. In the publisher's original pictorial pa...

Food for the Gods

Lucullus [Pseudonym] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.86 | $72.95 | ¥11,658)

London, Grant Richards, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this sophisticated and eclectic culinary collection from the 1930s, featuring classic and unusual recipes. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.This volume offer...