Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris / by John Parkinson. Faithfully reprinted from the edition of 1629.

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris. or A garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers which our English ayre will permitt to be noursed vp: with a kitchen garden of all manner of herbes, rootes, fruites, for meate or sause vsed with vs, and an orchard of all sorte of fruitbearing trees and shrubbes fit for our land together with the right orderinge planting preseruing of them and their vses vertues collected by Iohn Parkinson apothecary of London 1629.

Theatrum botanicum: The theater of plants. Or, An herball of a large extent: containing therein a more ample and exact history and declaration of the physicall herbs and plants that are in other authours, encreased by the accesse of many hundreds of new, rare, and strange plants from all the parts of the world, with sundry gummes, and other physicall materials, than hath beene hitherto published by any before; and a most large demonstration of their natures and vertues. Shevving vvithall the many errors, differences, and oversights of sundry authors that have formerly written of them; and a certaine confidence, or most probable conjecture of the true and genuine herbes and plants. Distributed into sundry classes or tribes, for the more easie knowledge of the many herbes of one nature and property, with the chiefe notes of Dr. Lobel, Dr. Bonham, and others inserted therein. Collected by the many yeares travaile, industry, and experience in this subject, by Iohn Parkinson apothecary of London, and the Kings herbarist. And published by the Kings Majestyes especiall priviledge.

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris / by John Parkinson. Faithfully reprinted from the edition of 1629.

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris / by John Parkinson. Faithfully reprinted from the edition of 1629.

Early gardening catalogues : with complete reprints of lists and accounts of the 16th-19th centuries / by John Harvey.

The gardener's labyrinth / Thomas Hill ; edited with an introduction by Richard Mabey.

The arte of gardening, wherunto is added much necessarie matter, with a number of secrets: and the phisicke helps belonging to each hearb, which are easily prepared. Heer-vnto is annexed two proper treatises, the first intituled The meruailous gouerment [sic], propertie, benefite of bees, with the rare secrets of the honie and waxe: the other, The yearly coniectures, verie necessary for husband-men. To these is likewise ioyned a treatise of the arte of graffing and planting of trees. Gathered by Thomas Hill, citizen of London.

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris. or A garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers which our English ayre will permitt to be noursed vp: with a kitchen garden of all manner of herbes, rootes, fruites, for meate or sause vsed with vs, and an orchard of all sorte of fruitbearing trees and shrubbes fit for our land together with the right orderinge planting preseruing of them and their vses vertues collected by Iohn Parkinson apothecary of London 1629.

A booke of the arte and manner how to plant and graffe all sorts of trees, how to sette stones and sow pepins, to make wild trees to graffe on, as also remedies medicines. With diuers other new practises, by one of the abbey of St. Vincent in Fraunce, practised with hi owne hands: deuided into vij. chapters, as hereafter more plainly shall appeare, with an addition in the ende of this booke, of certaine Dutch practises set forth Englshed, by Leonard Mascall.

The gardeners labyrinth. Containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestowed on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choice of seeds, apt times for sowing, setting, planting, and watering, and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose: wherin are set forth diuers herbers, knots, and mazes cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the physick benefit of each herb, plant, and flowre, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approued writers of gardening, husbandrie, and physicke: by Dydymus Mountain.

A nevv orchard and garden. Or The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich orchard: particularly in the north parts of England: generally for the whole kingdome, as in nature, reason, scituation, and all probability, may and doth appeare. With the country housewifes garden for hearbes of common vse, their vertues, seasons, profites, ornaments, variety of knots, models for trees, and plots for the best ordering of grounds and walkes. As also, the husbandry of bees, with their seuerall vses and annoyances, all grounded on the principles of art, and precepts of experience, being the labours of forty eight yeares of William Lawson.

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris / by John Parkinson. Faithfully reprinted from the edition of 1629.

A nievve herball, or historie of plantes: wherin is contayned the vvhole discourse and perfect description of all sortes of herbes and plantes: their diuers [and] sundry kindes: their straunge figures, fashions, and shapes: their names, natures, operations, and vertues: and that not onely of those whiche are here growyng in this our countrie of Englande, but of all others also of forrayne realmes, commonly vsed in physicke. First set foorth in the Doutche or Almaigne tongue, by that learned D. Rembert Dodoens, physition to the Emperour: and nowe first translated out of French into English, by Henry Lyte Esquyer.

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris. or A garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers which our English ayre will permitt to be noursed vp: with a kitchen garden of all manner of herbes, rootes, fruites, for meate or sause vsed with vs, and an orchard of all sorte of fruitbearing trees and shrubbes fit for our land together with the right orderinge planting preseruing of them and their vses vertues collected by Iohn Parkinson apothecary of London 1629.

A new orchard, and garden; or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich orchard: particularly in the north, and generally for the whole kingdom of England, as in nature, reason, situation, and all probability, may and doth appear. With the country-houswifes garden for herbs of common use: their vertues, seasons, profits, ornaments, variety of knots, models for trees, and plots for the best ordering of grounds and walks. As also, the husbandry of bees, with their several uses and annoyances, all being the experience of fourty and eight yeers labour, and now the second time corrected and much enlarged, by William Lawson. Whereunto is newly added the art of propagating plants; with the true ordering of all manner of fruits, in their gathering, carrying home, and preservation.

Historia vegetabilium sacra: or, A scripture herbal; wherein all the trees, shrubs, herbs, plants, flowers, fruits c. mentioned in the Holy Bible, are in an alphabetical order, rationally discoursed of: shewing, their names, kinds, qualities, various uses, natural principles, countries, manner of propagation, c. Also their medicinal preparations, vertues and dose, gallenically and chymically handled and performed according to the newest doctrines of phylosophy, herbarism, and physick. Absolutely necessary for all ministers and other persons, to understand the Holy Scriptures, and tocure [sic] all diseases. The like never attempted befor.[sic] By W. Westmacot, Med. Prof.

A new herball, or historie of plants: wherein is contained the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of herbes and plants: their diuers and sundrie kindes: their names, natures, operations, vertues: and that not onely of those which are heere growing in this our countrie of England but of al others also of forraine realms commonly vsed in physicke. First set foorth in the Dutch or Almaigne toong, by that learned D. Rembert Dodoens, phisition to the Emperor: and now first translated out of French into English, by Henrie Lyte Esquier.

Leaves from Gerard's herball / arranged for garden lovers by Marcus Woodward.

English physician complete herbal; arranged for use as a first aid herbal, by [Mrs.] C. F. Leyel.

Shakespeare Head Press : an exhibition of the books of A.H. Bullen and Bernard Newdigate / catalogue and introduction by Ian Rogerson.

[Shakespeare Head Press items in the Shakespeare Centre Library and the Records Office]

The tragedie of King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; with woodcuts by Claire Van Vliet.

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris / by John Parkinson. Faithfully reprinted from the edition of 1629.

Paradise lost : a poem in twelve books / John Milton.

Paradise regain'd : a poem in four books / John Milton.

The essayes or counsels civill and morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St. Alban / [Francis Bacon].

Pyramus and Thisbe : distilled from the pages of A midsummer night's dream / by William Shakespeare ; woodcuts by Chris Nurse.