Recommended books covering the care and history of the old garden roses that I found extremely useful and inspiring!

Beales, Peter, Classic Roses, An illustrated encyclopedia and grower's manual of old roses, shrub roses and climbers, Henery Holt & Co., 1997
Beales, Peter, Visions of Roses, Little Brown, London, and Bulfinch, New York, 1996
Christopher, Thomas,   I n Search of Lost Roses, 1989
Dickerson, Brent, The Old Rose Advisor, 1992 and "The Old Rose Adventurer", The Once Blooming Old European Roses and More, 1999
Druitt, Liz,  The Organic Rose Garden, 1996
Fell, Derik, Impressionists Roses: Bringing the Romance of the Impressionists Style to Your Garden,
Graham, Stuart Thomas,The Graham Stuart Thomas Rose Book, New York, 1994
Harkness, Peter, The Rose, An Illustrated History
Martin, Clair, 100 English Roses for the American Garden, 1997
Lacy, Allen, The Glory of Roses, with photographs by Christopher Baker, New York, 1990
Lovejoy, Ann, Organic Garden Design School, a guide to creating your own beautiful, easy care garden, Rodale, 2001

Quest-Ritson, Charles, Climbing Roses of the World, Timber Press, 2003
Tashen, The Roses , Pierre-Joseph Redoute, 1999
Verrier, Suzanne, Rosa Rugosas, Firefly Books, 1999
Wilde, Barbara, Growing Roses Organically: Your Guide to Creating an Easy- Care Garden Full of Fragrance and Beauty, Pantheon Books, Rose Gardening, 1995