In Pursuit of Gold: Alchemy Today in Theory and Practice
by Lapidus
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0877283605
- ISBN 13
- 9780877283607
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Samuel Weiser, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Near fine (book plate - inside front cover), in very good dust jacket (some wear on tips). Hardcover. 176 pp (with appendices & index). A thorough explanation of the chemical and metallurgical equivalents used by alchemists from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Compiled by a practising alchemist, the chapters include information about cibation, fermentation, and putrefaction, as well as the symbolism of salts and metals that have confused and misled alchemists for years. Includes an abridged version of Paracelsus' Q&A, and pen & ink illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E28774
- Title
- In Pursuit of Gold: Alchemy Today in Theory and Practice
- Author
- Lapidus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0877283605
- ISBN 13
- 9780877283607
- Publisher
- Samuel Weiser
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Occult, alchemy, supernatural, witchcraft, wicca, pagan, Hermetic, chemistry, medieval
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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