Description
Trismosin, Solomon
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Ltd, London, circa 1920’s. Hardcover. Maroon cloth. First Edition. Some mild foxing, soling and shelf-wear. A fascinating, attractive and highly collectable edition. Near Fine.
Including 22 Allegorical Pictures Reproduced from the Original Paintings in the Unique Manuscript on Vellum, dated 1582, in the British Museum.
With Introduction, Elucidation of the Paintings, aiding the interpretation of their Occult meaning. Trismosin’s autobiographical account of his travels in search of the Philosopher’s Stone, a summary of his alchemical Process called ‘The Red Lion,’ and explanatory Notes by J. K. [probably Julius Kohn].
