Falscher und wahrer Lapis Philosophorum, Oder: Eines vornehmen und Christlichen Philosophi Unschätzbarer Unterricht Von allem demjenigen, was ihm bey kostbarster Suchung Des Steins der Weisen begegnet ist . . by HYDROPHILIUS, Sincerus (pseudonym) - 1752

Frankfurt & Leipzig: Daniel Christian Hechtel, 1752. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to (207 x 178 mm). [24], 416, [4] pp., including final blank, engraved frontispiece showing laboratory with furnaces and apparatus, title printed in red and black, engraved plate of horoscope facing p.89, woodcut head- and tailpieces, errata leaf bound at end; with red seal to end of Preface. Bound in early 20th century mottled sheep, spine with gilt-lettered morocco label, red-sprinkled edges, new endpapers (extremities little rubbed). Minor even browning internally, short tear to lower edge of frontispiece repaired, title-leaf with small cut out patch just touching a few letters (repaired), small paper repair to preliminary leaf )(4 next to seal, few pencil markings, occasional dust-soiling at upper margin and corner of few pages. Provenance: Heinrich Lühr (ink stamp to upper corner of title and final text leaf). Collated and complete. ----

FIRST EDITION, REISSUE, with just a new title-page, of the Chymischen und heutigen Welt, Nutzbahre Schatz-Kammer, 1736 (see Ferguson). "The frontispiece seems to be expressive of the laborious futility of the Alchemists . . .The Appendix . . . contains receipts and cures for various diseases. The second part is a sort of pharmacopoeia of common substances and the curative virtues of the preparations. They are far from attractive" (Ferguson).
Refences: Caillet 3807; Ferguson I.263; Wellcome III.324. - Visit our website to see more images!