THE ART OF DISTILLATION. Together with a Description of the Chief Furnaces & Vessels Used by Ancient and Moderne Chymists; Also, Discourse on Divers Spagiricall Experiments and Curiosities; and the Anatomy of Gold and Silver, with the Chiefest Preparations and Curiosities thereof; To which is added, The London-Distiller.
London: Printed for E. Cotes at the Sign of the Bible, in Little Britain without Aldergate, 1653. SECOND EDITION, but first to contain "the London-Distiller" {see Duveen and Cooper}. VERY GOOD+ VOLUME with several nice figures of alchemical equipment en texte and bound quarter brown calf and marbled boards. Contemporary signatures on fly leaf showing previous owners, 1659 to 1741, etc. "Recipe for Good Fortune" in an old hand {probably John Gill's} on rear of this "signature page; title page well worn with some slight flecking, but all text is clear and distinct. 191 [1 blank]; 64 [16] pages -- collates complete. Ferguson lists only the 1667 edition. Wing 1402. Wing F-2172; Pritchard 149; Duveen, p. 231; Ferguson I, 293. Octavo. Item #14881
Price: $4,400.00
