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ALCHEMY FABRE (PIERRE-JEAN) Propugnaculum alchymiae: adversus quosdam misochymicos, phisophos umbratiles, naturae humanae laruas..., woodcut title vignette, occasional pencil marks in margins, light soiling, early limp vellum, title inked on spine, stained, upper cover bowed and chipped at foot [USTC 1700757, citing Bibliothèque Nationale and Wellcome copies only], Toulouse, P. Bosc, 1645--GUIBERT (NICOLAS) Alchymia ratione et experientia ita demum viriliter impugnata & expugnata, 3 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, woodcut printer's device on titles to parts 1-2, lacking title to part 3, browning and damp-staining, some thin worm trails in margins, early vellum, title inked on spine, small chip at foot of upper cover [Duveen p.272; Ferguson I 353; Wellcome I 2980], Strasbourg, Lazarus Zetzner, 1603, 8vo (2) Footnotes: Two scarce alchemical works, the first by Pierre Jean Fabre (1588-1658), an alchemist, plague specialist and personal doctor to Louis XIII who claimed to have successfully transmuted lead into silver. Guibert on the other hand rejected the possibility of transmutation and became an ardent critic of alchemy despite his earlier renown and association with Giambattista della Porta. Provenance: First work, 'De Rieu [bookseller], sous la première Colonade du Vieux-Louvre, à Paris', ticket on front paste-down. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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ALCHEMY FABRE (PIERRE-JEAN) Propugnaculum alchymiae: adversus quosdam misochymicos, phisophos umbratiles, naturae humanae laruas..., woodcut title vignette, occasional pencil marks in margins, light soiling, early limp vellum, title inked on spine, stained, upper cover bowed and chipped at foot [USTC 1700757, citing Bibliothèque Nationale and Wellcome copies only], Toulouse, P. Bosc, 1645--GUIBERT (NICOLAS) Alchymia ratione et experientia ita demum viriliter impugnata & expugnata, 3 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, woodcut printer's device on titles to parts 1-2, lacking title to part 3, browning and damp-staining, some thin worm trails in margins, early vellum, title inked on spine, small chip at foot of upper cover [Duveen p.272; Ferguson I 353; Wellcome I 2980], Strasbourg, Lazarus Zetzner, 1603, 8vo (2) Footnotes: Two scarce alchemical works, the first by Pierre Jean Fabre (1588-1658), an alchemist, plague specialist and personal doctor to Louis XIII who claimed to have successfully transmuted lead into silver. Guibert on the other hand rejected the possibility of transmutation and became an ardent critic of alchemy despite his earlier renown and association with Giambattista della Porta. Provenance: First work, 'De Rieu [bookseller], sous la première Colonade du Vieux-Louvre, à Paris', ticket on front paste-down. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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