[Alchemy] Literary memoirs, on various subjects... - Lot 182 - Richard Maison de ventes

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[Alchemy] Literary memoirs, on various subjects... - Lot 182 - Richard Maison de ventes
[Alchemy] Literary memoirs, on various subjects of physics, mathematics, chemistry, medicine, geography, agriculture, natural history, etc. Translated from the English, by M. Eidous. Paris, André Cailleau, 1750. One volume. 9.5 by 16.5 cm. [III] to VIII-370-(4) pages + 2 folding plates h.t. Full contemporary calf, spine decorated, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, all edges gilt, hinges split over a few centimeters (without affecting the solidity of the work), headpieces and corners restored, small very light wetness in the upper margin of the first 3 leaves. The work is a collection of 26 scientific articles translated from English. Its interest comes in particular from the articles concerning ALCHIMY: Vegetable gold, by Phil. Jac. Sachs in Lewenheimb; Chemical gold, or transmutation of imperfect metals into gold, by Phil. Jac. Sachs to Lewenheimb; Dissertation on the Philosopher's Stone, by Hensing. It also contains: Persons who have eaten spiders without being bothered by them; Memoirs on mermaids, tritons and other marine monsters; Means of restoring speech and hearing to the mute and deaf; And a text by SWEDENBORG: some indications on the universal flood in Sweden. First French edition of this collection.
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