Reference alchemy (1 résultats)

Etat : Fine. (REFERENCE). (ALCHEMY & OCCULT). WITTEN, Laurence C. and Richard PACHELLA. Alchemy and the Occult: A Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Paul and Mary Mellon Given to Yale University Library. (New Haven: Yale University Library, 1977) Volumes 3 & 4 only. (316 x 238 mm.) First and Only Edition. One of 500 copies. Publisher's blue and tan buckram, black morocco labels with gilt lettering on spines. Housed in original blue buckram slipcase. With numerous photographic reproductions of manuscripts. Light shelf wear to slipcase, otherwise fine. An excellent copy of Yale's assiduously researched catalogue, now quite scarce in commerce. The present volumes describe 149 manuscripts from the 12th-20th centuries, and are valuable reference books for anyone interested in the history of alchemy and the occult. (C1129).…