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MYNSICHT, Adrian von. Thesaurus et Armamentarium medico chymicum. 

Lyon, Jean Antoine Huguetan, 1640.

Adrian von Mynsicht (1603-1638) is a German physician and alchemist. In his Thesaurus, he gives us his best recipes of ointments, emplatres, liqueurs for medicine. As always at this time, chemistry, alchemy and pharmacopoeia are closely intertwined.
In the Testamentum Hadrianeum following the Thesaurus, we are given in a versified form the secret of the philosopher's stone of Mynsicht.
Rare edition not spotted by Ferguson, nor Caillet.

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1500 €

FABRE, Pierre Jean. Myrothecium spagyricum sive, Pharmacopoea Chymica, occultis naturae arcanis. 

Toulouse, Pierre Bosc, 1628.

First edition
Rare work of Pierre Jean Fabre (1588-1658) French doctor and alchemist. This Pharmacopoea Chymica is one of his most famous works. He gives all his science very inspired by the work of Paracelsus.
There is a mix of rhinoceros horn, wolf meat, rose tincture ...

In principle this edition is followed by a second part with a separate title page in which the author reports his consultations in Castelnaudary. In our copy only the first part on the pharmacopoeia is present.

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500 €

CROLLIUS, Oswald. Osvvaldi Crollii Basilica Chymica, pluribus selectis et secretissimis. 

Venise, Combi, 1643.

Meeting of three works of Oswald Crollius (1560-1609), following the Basicila Chymica we find:
Osvvaldi Crollii praefatio adminitoria, ad lectorem candidum, Venice, Combi, 1643
and
Osvvaldi Crollii tractatus of signaturis, Venice, Combi, nd

Witnesses of a time or chemistry and alchemy merge these books are an excellent introduction to the Paracelsus system.
Indeed in addition to giving many recipes of ancient medicine in the Basilica Chymica he exposes in his Preface Admonitory and in the Treaty of signatures all the philosophy of the world of Paracelsus.

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600 €

MAUBEC, Denys de (sieur de Copponay). Le Tombeau de l'envie, où il est prouvé qu'il n'y a qu'une médecine, qui est la Chimique; qu'il n'y a q'un Tempérament & une seule maladie, & par conséquent qu'il ne faut qu'un Remède pour la guérir. 

Dijon, J. Ressayre, 1679.

First edition.
Uncommon work by Denis Maubec de Copponay (also called Denis de Copponay de Grimaldy - 1623-1717) who was "manufacturer of remedies" and the first doctor of the king of Sardinia. He created a chemistry academy in Chambéry (notice bnf).

In this book he opposes the medicine of his time based on the use of simple and the balance of moods by proposing a single alchemical remedy: soluble gold.
He gives here in a very detailed way the secret of manufacture.

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TIFFEREAU, Théodore. L'or et la transmutation des métaux,
précédé de Paracelse et l'Alchimie par Ad. Franck. 

Paris, H. Chacornac, 1889.

Rare first edition.
A very good copy.

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VIGENERE, Blaise de. Traicté du feu et du sel. Excellent et rare opuscule du Sieur Blaise de Vigenère, Bourbonnois, trouvé parmy ses papiers après son décès. 

Rouen, Jacques Cailloué, 1642.

Copy of the 1618 edition.
This classical alchimical treatise contains an interesting passage in which Vigenre described the discovery of th crystalline benzoic acid, obtained by the sublimation of gum benzoin (Partington).

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3500 €

GLAUBER, Jean Rodolphe. Miraculum mundi, sive plena perfectaque descriptio admirabilis naturae ac proprietatis potentissimi subiecti, ab antiquis menstruum philosophorum dicti : quo vegetabilia, animalia & mineralia facillime in faluberrima medicamenta, & imperfecta metalla in permanentia ac perfecta transmutari possunt. 

Amsterdam, Joannem Janssonium, 1653.

First Latin edition.
Rare copy.

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900 €

SENDIVOGIUS, Michael. Novum lumen chemicum, e naturae fonte et manuali experientia depromptum. Cui accessit tractatus de Sulphure. Auctoris anagramma, divi leschi genus amo. 

Genève, Ioannis Ant. & Samuelis de Tournes, 1653.

Uncommun latin edition of the two most alchimical treatise of Sendivogius. "A new light of Alchymie" and it's "Treatise of Sulphur".

Sethon Alexander spent his life convinced of the reality of alchemy.
Completely disinterested, he went from town to town to convince the most incredulous by making transmutes lead into gold.
The product of its transmutations is given to the public.
His reputation was growing and he was called to the course of the Elector of Saxony, Christian II, where he made a transmutation.
Gold produced withstood all tests. Then told to give her secret. Sethon refused, he was tortured and imprisoned in vain.

He was released by Michael Sendivogius to whom he gave his supply of philosopher's stone and manuscripts. He died shortly afterwards from his injuries.
After marrying his widow, Sendivogius Sethon treaties under the name of Cosmopolitan.

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900 €

KEIL, Christoph Heinrich. Compendiöses doch vollkommenes philosophisches hand-büchlein, das ist : philosophische grund-sätze zur universal-tinctur auf menschen und metallen, womit alle wahre philosophi so von der welt bis hieher gewesen sind, übereinstimmen, als welches der wahre grund alle philosophische bücher gründlich zu verstehen, und die höchste medicin zu machen. 

Bayreuth und hof, Johann Gottlieb Vierling, 1748.

Rare second edition of this work by Christoph Heinrich Keil, published for the first time in 1736.

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600 €

[DE PLANIS CAMPY, David]. L’ouverture de l’Ecole de Philosophie transmutatoire métallique.
Par David de Planis Campy, chirurgien du roy. Transcrit sur un imprimé fait à Paris, chés Charles Sylvestre, rue des Amandiers au Pelican en 1637. 

s.l., s.n., [1780].

Manuscript copy from the eighteenth century of this important alchemical work. With 8 pages from and othe hand of alchemical notes (2 at the beginning and 8 at the end).
Interesting work in which Planis Campy introduces its readers to alchemy.
He explains the different steps of the realization of the philosopher's stone, dedicating a long chapter on the prima materia.
He then explains the operations, always starting from the texts of the philosophers.

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PHILALETHE, Eiraeneus. Introitus apertus ad occlusum regis palatium. 

Amsterdam, Joannemm Janssonium, 1667.

The scarce first edition of this monument of the alchemical litterature.
Not in Duveen, Neville, Dorbon, Guaita, Verginelli, Ouvaroff.

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7500 €

CONTI, Lodovico. Discours philosophiques sur les deux merveilles de l’art et de la nature, ou Traité de la liqueur de l’Alchaest & de la médecine universelle. 

Paris, Jean d’Houry, 1678.

Conti, an Italian alchemist of Macerata, first published this work at Venice in 1661. "In it he distinguishes the liquor Alchaest of Helmont from the philosophers' stone. He states that the Alchaest was real and not a mere fancy of Helmont, and that he was finally succeeded in working it out, but knows that the reader would not wish him to reveal it openly to the vulgar" (Thorndike).
The miracles of art and nature referred to in the title are the liquor Alchaest and the philosopher's stone. (Neville).

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1200 €

NUYSEMENT, Clovis Hesteau sieur de. Traittez du vray sel, secret des philosophes, et de l'esprit général du monde.
Contenant en son intérieur les trois Principes naturels, selon la doctrine d'Hermes. 

Paris, Jeremie Perier & Abdias Buizard, 1621.

Rare first edition.

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1750 €

CHAMBON, Joseph. Traité des métaux, et des minéraux, et des remèdes qu’on en peut tirer; avec des dissertations sur le Sel & le Souffre des Philosophes. 

Paris, Claude Jombert, 1714.

First edition.

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LE PELLETIER, Jean. L'Alkaest ou le Dissolvant Universel de Van-Helmont. Revelé dans plusieurs Traitez qui en découvrent le Secret. 

Rouen, Guillaume Behourt, 1706.

Second issue (first in 1704).
Leon Le Pelletier was a celebrated French alchimist.
The present work is the french translation of extracts from writtings of Eirenaeus Philaletha and Georges Starkey, with additionnal commentary from certain works of Van Helmont.

Our alchemist in this book develops the principles of Paracelsus and Van Helmont on Alkaest or universal solvent.

Alkaest is a milestone in the realization of the philosopher's stone. By dissolving the body in their primitive matter, it allows alchemists isolate the raw metals.

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850 €

Le Roman de la Rose. 1735

LORRIS Guillaume de & MEUNG Jean de. Le Roman de la Rose, par Guillaume de Lorris & Jean de Meun, dit Clopinel.
Revu sur plusieurs éditions & sur quelques anciens manuscrits. Accompagné de plusieurs autres ouvrages, d'une préface historique, de notes & d'un glossaire. 

Paris, Veuve Pissot, 1735.

With the rare "Supplément au glossaire du Roman de la Rose (J.-B. Lantin de Damerey). 1737, J.Sirot at Dijon".

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1250 €

LEMERY, Nicolas. Cours de Chymie. 

Paris, Chez l'autheur, 1677.

The rare second edition.

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950 €

BARBA, Alvarez Alphonse. Traité de l'art metalique, extrait des Oeuvres d'Alvarez Alfonse Barba, célèbre artiste dans les mines du Potozi, auquel on a joint un mémoire concernant les mines de France; avec un Tarif qui démontre les opérations qu'il faudroit faire pour tirer de ces mines l'or et l'argent qu'en tiroient les Romains lorsqu'ils étoient maîtres de Gaules. 

Paris, Pierre Prault, 1730.

First edition in french
Rare book containing curious precepts of hermeticism and data on metal art.

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550 €

PERERIUS, Benedictus. Adversus fallaces et superstitiosas Artes. Id est, de Magia, de Observasione Somniorum et de Divinatione Astrologica. 

Lugduni, Officina Juntarum, 1592.

Rare treaty on witchcraft and magic of the sixteenth century.
Lyon first edition (first in 1591), well complete with the last blank leaf (with old manuscript notes).
The book is divided into three parts. The first deals with different aspects of magic, the second is about dreams and their interpretation and the last on astrology.

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1750 €

CROLL, Oswald (Crollius). La royalle Chymie de Crollius,
traduite en francois par J.Marcel de Boulene. 

Lyon, Pierre Drobet, 1627.

Second French edition of this collection of treatises on alchemy of Oswald Croll, one of the first disciples of Paracelsus, translated by the surgeon Jean Marcel Boleyn.
The book is divided into three treaties:
- The first offers a admonitoire Preface, containing the very deep mysteries & Philosophy rarest of both natural grace, reaching the excellence of medicine Chymical, and magnitude of the Microcosm;
- The second is "la Royalle chymie de Crollius", describing various remedies and recipes of Medicine;
- The third one, separate pagination, is finally a Traict signatures, or true and deep anatomy of the great and little world. This part contains many signs and alchemical symbols often lacking.
Edition with engraved title page.

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[GRASSOT, Louis]. La lumière tirée du cahos, ou Science hermétique du Grand-Oeuvre Philosophique dévoilé par Mr L. G***. 

Amsterdam, s.n., 1784.

Scarce first edition of this alchemical Treaty.

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3000 €

PLANIS CAMPY, David de. L’Hydre morbifique exterminée par l’Hercule chimique ou les sept maladies tenues pour incurables jusques à présent, rendues guérissables par l’art chimique médical. 

Paris, Hervé du Mesnil, 1628.

The first edition.
Complete with the rare beautiful extra engraved title and the portrait.
One of the most interesting ancient medical books, based on alchemy and astrology (Dorbon).

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1500 €

LULLE, Raymond. Libelli aliquot Chemici: nunc primum, excepto Vade mecum, in lucem opera doctoris Toxitae editi. 

Bâle, Conrad Waldkirch, 1600.

Second edition of this important collection of eight alchemical works Lull :
- Testamentum novissimum
- Elucidatio testamenti
- Lux mercuriorum
- Experimenta
- Liber artis compendiosae qui vade mecum nuncupatur
- Compendium animae transmutationis metallorum
- Epistola accurationis lapidis
- De medicinis secretissimis.

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[SAUNIER de BEAUMONT]. Lettres philosophiques, sérieuses, critiques, et amusantes, traitant de la Pierre Philosophale, de l'incertitude de la médecine, de la félicité temporelle de l'homme, de la nature de l'ame. 

Paris, Saugrain, 1733.

First edition.

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HELMONT, Jean Baptiste van. Les Oeuvres de Jean Baptiste Van Helmont Traittant des Principes de Médecine et Physique pour la guerison assurée des Maladies : de la traduction de M. Jean le Conte. 

Lyon, Jean Antoine Huguetan, 1670.

First edition in french of th works of Helmont, and rare first issue with the date 1670.

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850 €

Traitez du Cosmopolite. 1691. Rare first edition

[SENDIVOGIUS (Michel)]. Le Cosmopolite. Traitez du Cosmopolite, Nouvellement découverts. Où après avoir donné une idée d'une Société de Philosophes, on explique dans plusieurs lettres de cet autheur la théorie et la pratique des véritez hermétiques. 

Paris, Laurent D'Houry, 1691.

Rare first edition.
"A collection of fifty-three letters on alchemy, purportedly written by Sendivogius, who was known in France as the Cosmopolite. The letters are dated from 9 February 1646 to 22 January 1647, with a further undated letter. As he died in 1636, these letters could not have been written by Sendivogius: there were written by an anonymous alchemist who attributed them to Sendivogius. In the beginning of the book a proposal is made to form a society of alchemists, and the rules of the society are set out in a series of articles. At the end of the book is a summary of the alchemical content of the letters, with a woodcut hieroglyph that illustrates the essence of the hermetic science." (Neville).

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NUYSEMENT, Clovis Hesteau sieur de || [SENDIVOGIUS] || [Sethon]. Traittez de l'Harmonie, et Constitution Generalle du Vray Sel, Secret des Philosophes, & de l’Esprit universel du monde, suivant le troisième principe du Cosmopolite. Oeuvre non moins curieux que profitable, traittant de la cognoissance de la vraye médecine chimique.
- et: Poëme philosophic de la vérité de la physique minéralle, où sont réfutées les objections que peuvent faire les incrédules & ennemis de cet art. Auquel est naïfvement et véritablement dépeinte la vraye matière des philosophes.
- Suivi de: [SENDIVOGIUS] Cosmopolite, ou nouvelle lumière de la physique naturelle. Traittant de la constitution générale des éléments simples et des composés. Traduit nouvellement de latin en françois par de Bosnay.
- et: Traicté du soulphre, second principe de la nature. Faict par le mesme Autheur, qui par cy devant a mis en lumière le premier principe, intitulé le Cosmopolite. Traduit de latin en françois par F. Guiraud. 

La Haye, Théodore Maire, 1639-1640.

Rare edition featuring four famous alchemical treatises.
Our copy is well complete with the general title page "Oeuvre de la physique naturelle contenant les trois principes des philosophes. Th. Maire. La Haye. 1640" (see Caillet).

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[BELIN, Albert]. Les Avantures du philosophe inconnu en la recherche & en l'invention de la Pierre Philosophale. 

Paris, Jacques de Laize-de-Bresche, 1674.

Second edition of this rare alchemical work.

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1750 €

[DUCHANTEAU, Touzay]. Le Grand Livre de la Nature, ou l'Apocalypse philosophique et hermétique. Ouvrage curieux, dans lequel on traite de la philosophie occulte, de l'intelligence des hiéroglyphes des Anciens, de la Société des Frères de la Rose-Croix, de la transmutation des métaux & de la communication de l'homme avec des êtres supérieurs & intermédiaires entre lui et le grand architecte. Vu par une Société de Ph... Inc... & publié par D... depuis I, jusqu'à l'an 1790. Au Midi, et de l'imprimerie de la Vérité. 

s.l., s.n., 1790.

Rare first edition of this alchemical work.

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850 €

LANDRIN, Henry. De l'Or, de son état dans la nature, de son exploitation, de sa Métallurgie, de son usage et de son influence en économie et politique. 

Paris, A. Franck, 1851.

First edition.

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250 €
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