Rooke Books

Romany Recipes and Remedies

Gipsy Petulengro · 1935

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1935. First edition. Cloth. An interesting first edition of this collection of Romany folk medicine and domestic lore, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First edition. Complete with the origi...

La Veritable Cuisine de Famille: Comprenant 1000 Recettes Et 500 Menus

Marie Tante [M. Pichenot] · 1910

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, A. Taride, c1910 . Cloth. Vibrantly bound in half cloth with decorative paper boards, this is a delightful edition of this early 20th century French cookery book for family fare. In the original French.A wonderful recipe book by 'Aunt Marie' - the pseudonym of...

A Butler&Apos;S Recipe Book

Thomas Newington [ed. by Philip James] [int. by Ambrose Heath] · 1935

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1935. Cloth. A curious and intriguing cookery book taken from the notes of an eighteenth century butler as told in his own words, with woodcut illustrations. A Butler's Recipe Book, a small historical cookery book compiled from the n...

Emelie Waller&Apos;S Cookery and Kitchen Book for Slender Purses

Emelie Waller · 1945

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Faber and Faber, 1945 . Cloth. Smart recipe book of easy British dishes, designed for budget cooking and reprinted throughout the Second World War. New edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With clipped dust wrapper.This resourceful recipe book was design...

A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy, and Adapted to the Use of Private Families

A Lady [Maria Eliza Rundell] · 1838

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, T. Allman, 1838. Cloth. A new edition of this once hugely dominant cookery book, compiled with recipes by Maria Eliza Rundell. New edition. "With the addition of many new receipts". In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates. Collate...

Katharine Mellish&Apos;S Cookery and Domestic Management

Katharine Mellish · 1901

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

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

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

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

[William King] · 1712

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

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

£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.86 | ¥48,523)

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

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

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

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

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

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

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

£585.00 (€701.22 | $772.87 | ¥123,417)

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

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

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

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

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

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

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

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

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

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

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

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

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

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

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...