Bidspirit auction | J. Casimiro Barbosa e J.

J. Casimiro Barbosa e J. Pedro da Costa - A Roseira: Sua Cultura e Multiplicação, 1ª Edição - J. Casimiro Barbosa e J. Pedro da Costa, 1880. Published in 1880, this is the first edition of a fundamental technical and practical book on gardening, with a specialized focus on the cultivation and propagation of roses. Published in Porto by Typographia Lusitana, the work is a testament to the growing interest in horticulture and applied botany in Portuguese technical literature at the end of the 19th century. The copy, in octavo format, has 318 numbered pages and is in excellent condition, boasting a leather binding with gold details on the spine. It is a piece of great interest to collectors of 19th-century technical literature and enthusiasts of the history of gardening.