Alchemy

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Eric John Holmyard

Pelican/Penguin Books, Middlesex, UK, 1968. Paperback. Second Printing. 288 pages. Mild shelf-wear, slight corner crease to rear cover. Very Good.

Classic study by noted scholar ranges over 2,000 years of alchemy: ancient Greek and Chinese alchemy, alchemical apparatus, Islamic and early Western alchemy; signs, symbols, and secret terms; Paracelsus, English and Scottish alchemists, and more. Erudite coverage of philosophical, religious, mystical overtones; replacement of alchemy by scientific method, more. Illustrated.

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Weight 0.358 kg