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1456 - Alchemy An anthology comprising seven alchemical works by Eu…
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Alchemy An anthology comprising seven alchemical works by Eugenius Philalethes (4), amongst others, 1673–1707. Contemporary half-leather binding with handwritten title label (slightly stained and slightly bumped). Contains: 1. Eugenius Philalethes, Explanation of the Six Chemical Gates of the Famous English Philosopher Georgii Riplaei, Together with Eugenius Philalethes’ Euphrates. Translated from the English by J.L.M.C. (Johan Lange). Stockholm and Hamburg, Liebezeit, 1689. 384 pp., 7 leaves (supplemented by hand), 76 pp. with 1 illustration (including by E. Philalethes: Euphrates, or the Waters from the East). – VD17 39 116639K – Brüning 2646. – 2. Eugenius Philalethes (Thomas Vaughan), *Lumen De Lumine, or A New Magical Light*. With engraved frontispiece. Hamburg, Liebezeit, 1693. 7 leaves, 122 pp. - VD17 39:116647A - Ferguson II, 196 - 3. Eugenius Philalethes (Th. Vaughan), *Magia Adamica* or *The Antiquity of Magic*. Amsterdam, 1704. 160 pp. - Ferguson II, 196 - 4. Eugenius Philalethes (Th. Vaughan), *Antroposophia Theomagica*, that is, A Treatise on the Nature of Man and his Condition after Death, Based on his Creator’s First Alchemy. 2 vols. 1704. 75, 83 pp. (the 83 pp. contain ‘Anima Magica Abscondita’). – VD18 10289216 – Ferguson II, 195. – Brüning 3151 and 3152. - 5. Johannes Richtenfels, Promotoris, the Noble Knight of Orthopetra … Theosophical Hall of Wonders. Corinth (Halle?), 1709. 200 pp. - VD18 11583800 - Brüning 3350 - 6. Chymisches Zwey-Blat, that is, two excellent little treatises on alchemy. Translated by Johann Langen. Hamburg, Huthen, 1673. 94 pp., 1 folio, 72 pp. – VD 17 23:641853M – Brüning 2284 – 7. Johann Elias Müller, A Christian and Rational Explanation of the True Origin of the Miraculous Substance that Produces Gold. Frankfurt, Gleditsch, 1707. 8 leaves, 112 pp. – Ferguson II, 104 and 117 – Brüning 3271: ‘The first and only edition’. - Endpaper with handwritten summary of contents; inside front cover with coat-of-arms ex-libris and name stamp (Tränker). In Vol. 1, 7 leaves preceding Vol. 2 have been added in old handwriting; Vol. 6: title page has a tear in the inner fold, folded in at the bottom edge, with minor marginal discolouration and a stamp by Tränker. – Somewhat stained or browned in places; overall a good copy.
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