The Secret Tradition in Alchemy: Its Development and Records
by Waite, A.E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1926. First American Edition. Cloth. Very good. Blue cloth, with gilt on front and spine, green design on front and spine, wear to head and tail of spine and corners. Former owner's name and date on half title page, minor foxing to edges of pages, some separation to rear of spine.
415 pp. including index
First American Edition.
415 pp. including index
First American Edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1294
- Title
- The Secret Tradition in Alchemy
- Author
- Waite, A.E
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Alchemy, Nicholas Flamel, Hermes, Paracelsus, Edward Kelley, John Dee, Arthur Dee, Thomas Vaughan, Animal magnetism, The Rosy Cross, Kabalistic Alchemy, Mysticism
Terms of Sale
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Atlanta, Georgia
About Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
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- Tail
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