Alchemy

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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.

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600 €

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

EIDOUS, Marc-Antoine.

Mémoires littéraires sur différens sujets de Physique, de Mathématique, de Chymie, de Médecine, de Géographie, d'Agriculture, d'Histoire naturelle.

Paris, André Cailleau, 1750.

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150 €

First edition.
Compilation of different texts collected throughout Europe by Eidus on subjects as diverse as the Philosopher's Stone, burning fountains, the increase in yields, the origin of nations ...
The author indicates in the preface that he will publish other memoirs if this first volume is successful, which he did the same year.

LEMERY (Nicolas) augmenté par BARON.

Cours de chymie contenant la manière de faire les opérations qui sont en usage dans la Médecine par une Méthode facile. Avec des raisonnemens sur chaque Opération, pour l'Instruction de ceux qui veulent s'appliquer à cette science. Nouvelle édition Revue, corrigée & augmentée.

Paris, Laurent-Charles d'Houry, 1757.

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700 €

French chemist, Nicolas LEMERY was born at Rouen on the 17th of November 1645. After learning pharmacy in his native town he became a pupil of C. Glaser's in Paris, and then went to Montpellier, where he began to lecture on chemistry. He next established a pharmacy in Paris, still continuing his lectures. Lemery did not concern himself much with theoretical speculations, but holding chemistry to be a demonstrative science, confined himself to the straightforward exposition of facts and experiments. In consequence, his lecture-room was thronged with people of all sorts, anxious to hear a man who shunned the barren obscurities of the alchemists, and did not regard the quest of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life as the sole end of his science. Of his Cours de chymie (1675) he lived to see 13 editions, and for a century it maintained its reputation as a standard work.
The 1756's edition (the first one in 4to) is considered by Dorbon and P.Larousse as the best one. The only difference with our edition (1757) is the title engraving which is without the artist signature.

PERNETY, Antoine-Joseph.

Dictionnaire mytho-hermétique dans lequel on trouve les Allégories Fabuleuses des Poètes, les Métaphores, les énigmes et les Termes barbares des Philosophes Hermétiques expliqués.

Paris, Bauche, 1758.

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650 €

First edition of this important source for knowledge of the history of alchemy and its symbols.

ORSCHALL, Johann Christian.

Oeuvres métallurgiques, contenant : I. l'Art de la Fonderie - II. un traité de la Liquation - III. un traité de la Macération des Mines - IV. le traité des trois Merveilles.

Paris, Hardy, 1760.

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700 €

First french edition.
The collected edition of the author's scattered German works on mining, metallurgy, and metallurgical chemistry, translate by Baron d'Holbach.
Detailed descriptions are given of three alchemical processes for making large quantities of gold.
Despite its alchemical overtones, the book gives much valuable information on extractive metallurgy.

Orschall remains known for his description of a process for obtaining false rubies by dyeing glass (described in this work).

[VILLAIN, Etienne-Francois].

Histoire critique de Nicolas Flamel et de Pernelle sa femme.

Paris, G. Desprez, 1761.

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500 €

First edition.
Nicolas Flamel, who died in 1418, is undoubtedly the most famous of alchemists, Abbé Villain looks into the historical truth of this character who has become a legend.

AILHAUD, Jean Gaspard.

L’Ami des malades, ou Discours historique &
apologétique sur la poudre purgative.

Paris, Méquignon Le Jeune, 1774.

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750 €

The famous purgative powder of Ailhaud true "universal medicine" is a preparation of scammony that cured all diseases.
Its success was enormous and made the richness of its inventor.
This book is a defense of this remedy against the growing criticism of the physicians of the time.

FINE COPY IN A CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO BINDING.

PALISSY, Bernard.

Oeuvres de Bernard Palissy revues sur les exemplaires de la Bibliothèque du Roi ; avec des notes par M. Faujas de Saint Fond, et des additions par M. Gobet.

Paris, Ruault, 1777.

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450 €

First edition of the complete works of Bernard Palissy. As always without the portrait and the dedicatory epistle to Franklin, which were deleted by the editor prior to publication.
In this copy a later portrait as been added.

It contains the texts on alchemy, but also on agriculture, geology, botany, ceramics, embalming, engineering, hydrology , medicine, metallurgy, meteorology, mineralogy, paleontology, philosophy, physics, toxicology and zoology.

Palissy, first became famous through his technique for making a rustic enameled earthenware, a skill which gained him the appointment of inventeur des rustiques figurines du roy. Palissy was probably one of the first men in France to teach natural sciences from facts, specimens and demonstrations rather than hypotheses. (DSB).

PERNETY, Antoine Joseph.

Les Fables Egyptiennes et Grecques dévoilées & réduites au même principe, avec une explication des hiéroglyphes et de la guerre de Troye.

Paris, Delalain, 1786.

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600 €

Second edition.
Treatise by Pernety in which he argues that the Greek and Egyptian mythologies contain the secret of the Great Work.

REYNIER, Jean-Louis-Antoine.

Du Feu et de quelques-uns de ses principaux effets.

Lausanne, Mourer, 1787.

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600 €

First edition.
Reynier makes "fire" in this work, an essential constituent of the material which ensures its cohesion.
His theory announces, following Lavoisier, the replacement of the phlogiston theory by the caloric theory.
Our modern gaze would find that by replacing “fire” with “energy”, Reynier demonstrates many interesting intuitions here. As such it is often cited by Bachelard in his “Psychoanalysis of Fire”.

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Alchemy

KEIL, Christoph Heinrich.

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

EIDOUS, Marc-Antoine.

Mémoires littéraires sur différens sujets de Physique, de Mathématique, de Chymie, de Médecine, de Géographie, d'Agriculture, d'Histoire naturelle.

LEMERY (Nicolas) augmenté par BARON.

Cours de chymie contenant la manière de faire les opérations qui sont en usage dans la Médecine par une Méthode facile. Avec des raisonnemens sur chaque Opération, pour l'Instruction de ceux qui veulent s'appliquer à cette science. Nouvelle édition Revue, corrigée & augmentée.

PERNETY, Antoine-Joseph.

Dictionnaire mytho-hermétique dans lequel on trouve les Allégories Fabuleuses des Poètes, les Métaphores, les énigmes et les Termes barbares des Philosophes Hermétiques expliqués.

First edition of this important source for knowledge of the history of alchemy and its symbols.

ORSCHALL, Johann Christian.

Oeuvres métallurgiques, contenant : I. l'Art de la Fonderie - II. un traité de la Liquation - III. un traité de la Macération des Mines - IV. le traité des trois Merveilles.

[VILLAIN, Etienne-Francois].

Histoire critique de Nicolas Flamel et de Pernelle sa femme.

First edition.Nicolas Flamel, who died in 1418, is undoubtedly the most famous of alchemists, Abbé Villain looks into the historical truth of this character who has become a legend.

AILHAUD, Jean Gaspard.

L’Ami des malades, ou Discours historique & apologétique sur la poudre purgative.

PALISSY, Bernard.

Oeuvres de Bernard Palissy revues sur les exemplaires de la Bibliothèque du Roi ; avec des notes par M. Faujas de Saint Fond, et des additions par M. Gobet.

PERNETY, Antoine Joseph.

Les Fables Egyptiennes et Grecques dévoilées & réduites au même principe, avec une explication des hiéroglyphes et de la guerre de Troye.

Second edition.Treatise by Pernety in which he argues that the Greek and Egyptian mythologies contain the secret of the Great Work.

REYNIER, Jean-Louis-Antoine.

Du Feu et de quelques-uns de ses principaux effets.

First edition.
Nicolas Flamel, who died in 1418, is undoubtedly the most famous of alchemists, Abbé Villain looks into the historical truth of this character who has become a legend.

L’Ami des malades, ou Discours historique &
apologétique sur la poudre purgative.

Second edition.
Treatise by Pernety in which he argues that the Greek and Egyptian mythologies contain the secret of the Great Work.