1874 Rare Victorian Gardening Book - The Amateur's Rose Book by the famous botanist James Shirley Hibberd. upper edge gilt (hinges fine

upper edge gilt (hinges fine

(From the Langham series for children)

Estimate : (USD 225 -USD 350)

Illustrations : Illustrated with a nice frontis portrait of Dante Alighieri and 3 plates at the beginning of each part of the Divine Comedy

The illustrator: John Dickson Batten (8 October 1860 – 5 August 1932)

1874 Rare Victorian Gardening Book - The Amateur's Rose Book by the famous botanist James Shirley Hibberd. upper edge gilt (hinges fineThis beautiful book has been sold Search for other similar books from our bookseller friends! (description) Author: James Shirley Hibberd. Title: The Amateur's Rose Book; Comprising the Cultivation of the Rose in the open ground and under Glass; the Formation of the Rosarium, the Characters of Wild and Garden Roses, the Preparation of Flowers for Exhibition, the Raising of New Varieties. Publisher: London, Groombridge and Sons, 1874. Language: Text in