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Three Famous Alchemists. Raymond Lully by A. E, Waite ; Cornelius Agrippa by Lewis Spence ; Theophrastus Paracelsus by W. P. Swainson. [First edition, first issue]
by Waite, Arthur Edward ; Lewis Spence and W.P. Swainson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Rider & Co. n.d. (1939). 1st ed. octavo, pp.(viii), (9)-186, b&w fronts., plates and text illus., ex-lib with usual stamps, ink mark and stamp to t.p., bookseller's ticket (Franceska Bookshop, Perth WA) to front paste-down, tanning to half-title page, orig yellow bds., darkened spine with faded red title and library sticker lower spine, otherwise generally clean copy, very good condn Rare first edition of the biographical essays by A.E. Waite, Lewis Spence and W.P. Swainson. Uncommon publication by London publisher, Rider & Co. 1st Edition. Cloth Boards.
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Details
- Seller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 96998
- Title
- Three Famous Alchemists. Raymond Lully by A. E, Waite ; Cornelius Agrippa by Lewis Spence ; Theophrastus Paracelsus by W. P. Swainson. [First edition, first issue]
- Author
- Waite, Arthur Edward ; Lewis Spence and W.P. Swainson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rider & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- n.d. (1939)
- Keywords
- Alchemy, Astrology, Death, Esoterica, History, Magic, Mysticism, Occult, Religion
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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