A listing of the Canons of Salisbury Cathedral from its foundation, with some biographical details. This edition has the bishops' shields from the choir stalls illustrated in colour and is on... More > slightly better paper than the b/w edition.< Less
A listing of the Canons of Salisbury Cathedral from its foundation, with some biographical details. This edition has the bishops' shields from the choir stalls in b/w and is on lighter paper than the... More > colour edition.< Less
One of the earliest books on gardening to be written in English in 1574, this book covers gardening, herbalism, weather, beekeeping and grafting in one volume, offering a fascinating insight into the... More > extent of the understanding of the natural world of plants and diseases in Tudor times, when Queen Elizabeth was on the throne of England, and Mary Queen of Scots her prisoner.< Less
William Byam was exiled to the Caribbean during the Civil War, and from there to Surinam where he was elected Governor; this book includes his transcribed diaries and other accounts of Surinam in 1667