1878 The Amateur’s Rose Book Shirley Hibberd | 6 Color Fold-Out Botanical Rose Plates | Victorian Gardening

A beautiful Victorian horticultural work devoted entirely to the cultivation, appreciation, and display of roses.

Published in 1878, The Amateur’s Rose Book by renowned gardening writer Shirley Hibberd served as a practical guide for both novice and experienced rose growers. The volume explores every aspect of rose culture, including propagation, pruning, exhibition roses, pillar roses, climbing roses, roses under glass, rosariums, garden design, and seasonal care.

What makes this edition especially desirable are the six stunning fold-out chromolithographic plates depicting celebrated Victorian rose varieties. These richly colored botanical illustrations are accompanied by numerous in-text engravings showing cultivation methods, propagation techniques, garden layouts, and ornamental rose displays. The work offers both practical gardening instruction and a glimpse into nineteenth-century rose culture.

Binding remains sound and attractive. Six fold-out color plates present. Numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout. Contents page detached but present. Light scattered foxing and age toning as expected. Pages remain generally clean and highly presentable.

Condition: Very Good. 

Size: 5 1/4” x 7 3/4”

An attractive and increasingly difficult-to-find Victorian rose-growing guide featuring beautiful original color botanical plates.