Alchemy
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The Lure and Romance of Alchemy
by Thompson, C J S
New Y: Bell Publishing, 1990. US reprint, 8vo, 249pp, line illustrations; VG Copy in sound DJ a little torn in lower corner upper panel without loss. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£3.00
Zeitenwende. Die geistigen Wurzeln unserer Zeit in Hellenismus, Hermetik, Gnosis und Alchemie
by Ribi, Alfred
Bern: Peter Lang, 2001. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. 368 p.p. Text in German with Summary in English. Light scuffing to covers. Rubbing to edges and extremities, otherwise a fine copy. "In this work I try to describe the spiritual movements some centuries before and after the turning of the time." [from Time of Transition - Summary].
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£77.47
Gehennical Fire. The Lives of George Starkey, an American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution
by Newman, William R
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 348 p.p., [19] p.p. illustrations incl. frontispiece. Light rubbing, wear to jacket. In fine condition.
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£59.59
SOL UND LUNA: Literar- und alchemiegeschichtliche Studien zu einem altdeutschen Bildgedicht
by Telle, Joachim
Gudio Pressler, 1980. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition.. 273 pages.
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£44.90
PHILOSOPHIA MYSTICA OR COLLECTED STUDIES & ESSAYS: Collected Work - Volume II
by Kadosh, Frater
Edmonton: J. Mead, 1999. First printing. Paperback in very good condition, Binding sewn, Japanese style.. Limited edition of 25 copies; 8.5" x 5.5"; 173 pages.
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£179.61
GOTT GAB EIN GEHEIMNIS PREIS
by Michael, Wilhelm
Warpke: Baumgartner Verlag, 1955. First edition. Spine a bit skewed, otherwise very good condition.. Ownership signature of Joscelyn Godwin; Original order form laid in; paper bound with card covers; 92 pages.
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£31.43
MYTHO-HERMETIC DICTIONARY
by Pernety, Antoin-Josef
Ouroboros Press, 2018. First edition. Fine condition; a few very light horizontal line impressions on the cover; Some ripple to the text block as it apparently was not pressed after binding.. Finely leather bound copy by Ars Obscura bindery; Translated by Joseph Zabinski; Book design by Joseph Uccello; 352 pages, over 80 illustrations, ( 4o ) 7.5" x 10". Written 1758 the Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary defines the most obscure of terms, substances and concepts employed by the enigmatic authors of the...
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£449.02
The Alchemist. The Secret Magical Life of Rudolf Von Habsburg
by Holzer, Hans
New York: Stein and Day, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 192 p.p. Quarter bound cloh, paper boards. Nicks to spine ends of dust-jacket and corners. Rubbing to spine ends. Interior clean. Holzer was a paranormal researcher and author. He wrote more than 120 books on supernatural and occult subjects.
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£20.86
Vorsokratische Philosophie Und Griechische Alchemie. In Arabisch-Lateinischer Uberlieferung. Studien Zu Text Und Inhalt Der Turba Philosophorum. Nach Dem Manuskript Ediert Von Felix Klein-Franke
by Plessner, Martin; Klein-Franke, Felix
Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1975. First Ediition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In beige wraps. xii, 142 p.p., plus eratta page, 2 p.p. ads, with [2] p.p. illustrations. Text in German. Includes two inserts. A type-written review of Plessner's book in English by H.J. Sheppard of Warwick School, "Ambix Vol. 24, part 2, July, 1977" [2] p.p., front and back, and a stapled pamphlet, [5] p.p., with a biography of the author by Rudolf Sellheim in german, which is dated 1975 in...
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£77.47
The Mysterium Lectures: A Journey Through C.G. Jung's Mysterium Coniunctionis
by Edinger, Edward F
Toronto: Inner City Books, 1995. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. Soft cover. 352 pp. Fine.
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£26.82
![Paracelsus. Selected Writings. Translated By Norbert Guterman [Bollingen Series xxviii]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/604/446/1176446604.0.b.jpg)
Paracelsus. Selected Writings. Translated By Norbert Guterman [Bollingen Series xxviii]
by Jacobi, Jolande [editor]
Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1988. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. lxxii, 290 p.p., numerous alchemical illustrations. Some light stains to top-edge. Owner signature in pen on front free endpaper, but otherwise in fine condition.
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£29.79
The Story of Matter
by Foran, M. Roy and H. Ritchie Chipman
Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. xi, 721 p.p., [1]. Green cloth boards with green lettering to spine and front board. B&W photos and illustrations throughout. Bumping and rubbing to spine ends and corners, chafing to joints. Green ink ownership inscription to FFEP. Text is clean throughout. A near fine copy.
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£23.84
The Secret History of Hermes Trismegistus. Hermeticism from Ancient to Modern Times. Foreword By Jan Assmann. Translated from the German By David Lorton
by Ebeling, Florian
Ithica and London: Cornell University Press, 2007. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo. 158 p.p., incl. index. Numerous in-text illustrations. Tight boards, clean pages. As new.
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£47.67
ALCHEMICAL & KABBALISTIC WRITINGS, PARABLES AND SYMBOLIC NARATIVES: Collected Work - Volume I.
by Kadosh, Frater
Edmonton: J. Mead, 1999. First printing. Paperback in very good condition, Binding sewn, Japanese style.. Limited edition of 25 copies; 8.5" x 5.5"; 175 pages with a color frontis.
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£179.61
L'Or et La Transmutation des Metaux & Paracelse et L'Alchimie
by TIFFEREAU, G. Theodore & FRANCK, M
Paris: Chacornac, 1889. First. hardcover. very good(+). 183 pages. pictorial white cloth (soiled), envelope edges, pages untrimmed. Paris: Chacornac, 1889. First Edition. Scarce.<br/><br/> Collection d'Ouvrages Relatifs aux Sciences Hermetique.<br/><br/>
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£408.20
Les Origines De L'alchime
by Berthelot, Marcellin
Osnabruck: Otto Zeller, 1966. Soft cover. Good. Reprint of the 1885 Edition. Blue quarter-cloth, xx, 445pp. Frontispiece and illustrations. Ex-library withdrawn stamps to endpapers, staining to verso of frontispiece where library card pocket was removed, remainder marks to top and bottom edge, spine taped and some faint dampstaining to covers, but still a good copy.
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£44.69
Fünff Curieuse Chymische Tractätlein, in Welchen die Allerdeutlichsten Ausdrücke Derer, so Jemals, als Wahrhafftige Kunstbesitzer, von dem so sehr Beruffenen Stein der Weisen Geschriben Haben, Anzutreffen Sind. ( A collection of five works each with its own title page).
by Various authors
Frankfurt & Leipzig.: Stock Erben Schilling und Weber., 1757. Contemporary half calf over speckled boards, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, red edges, title page printed in red and black.. Good plus, light wear to covers, lacking free endpapers, owner’s pencil notes to pastedowns, some pencil underlining.. 8vo., 16.5x10.2 cm.. German text. Scarce. 5 titles in one volume: 1. Güldene Rose, 2. Brunn der Weisheit, 3. Blut der Natur, 4. Vorbothe der am philosophischen Himmel hervorbrechenden...
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£1,142.96
Perspiratio dicta Hippocrati per Universum Corpus Anatomice Illustrata.Cui Accedit Ejusdem Declamatio Academica de Gaudiis Alchemistarum
by Kaau-Boerhaave, Abraham
Lugduni Batavorum: Samuelem Luchtmans, 1737. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 32mo [149.86mm x 88.9mm]. 1737, 1738. Halfbound calf over speckled boards. Book I: First Edition. 445 p.p., [3]; Book II: Separate half-title and pagination. [2] 36 p.p., [3]. Boards and joints worn, light rubbing to edges. Early marginalia on verso of front free endpaper and p. 281. Otherwise in very good condition. Abraham Kaau-Boerhaave [1715-1758] was a dutch physician. He studied medicine at Leiden University, where his...
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£199.63
CAUDA PAVONIS: Studies in Hermeticism: New Series Vol. 13, No. 1
by Williams, Carolyn D.; Evans Lansing Smith; Thomas Willard; Stanton J. Linden (ed.)
Pullman: Washington State University, Dept. of English, 1994. Paper booklet in very good condition.. Stapled 11" x 8.5" journal; Address label of Thomas Head; 19 pages.
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£31.43
Alchemy. An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology
by Von Franz, Marie-Louise
Toronto: Inner City Books, 1980. First Ediition. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 280 pp., 6 pp. ads. Ownership label inside front cover. Fine. Chapters on Greek and Arabic Alchemy.
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£35.75
ESSENTIA: VOLUME 3, FALL 1982: Journal of Evolutionary Thought
by Albertus, Frater
San Diego: Paracelsus College, 1982. Very good condition.. 20 pages.
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£44.90
Die Suche nach den eigenen Wurzeln. Die Bedeutang von Gnosis, Hermetik und Alchemie fur C.G. Jung und Marie-Louise von Franz und deren Einfluss auf das moderne Verstandnis dieser Disziplin
by Ribi, Alfred
Bern: Peter Lang, 1999. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo. 290 p.p. Text in German, with Summary in English. Light rubbing to edges and spine ends. Spine creased down middle. Smudge marks at edges of p. 40, not affecting text. Otherwise a near fine copy.
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£59.59
STUDIES IN ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY, VOLUME 1: Bitumen and Petroleum in Antiquity, The Origin of Alchemy, Water Supply
by Forbes, R.J
Brill, 1993. Third edition. New cloth bound in dust jacket.. viii, 200 pp. 40 figs., 10 [2 fold.] tables, sketchmap. Studies in Ancient Technology, forms a series of books, each containing a number of essays on ancient technology, covering both the preclassical and classical period and demonstrating the continuity and the divergence throughout the ages. The volumes describe certain phases of ancient technology, point out the gaps in our knowledge and try to use modern technology, philological and...
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£118.54
The Count of Saint-Germain
by Cooper-Oakley, Isabel
Blauvet, NY: Rudolf Steiner Publications, 1970. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Good paperback from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine lightly creased, but binding remains intact. Moderate exterior wear; book is somewhat warped, possibly from liquid contact, but does not appear to be. Interior is free of previous owner markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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£28.57
