[alchemy Hermetism Athanor] Glauber - Description Of The Philosophical Furnaces. 1674.

GLAUBER (Jean-Rudolph). The Description of the New Philosophical Furnaces or Distilling Art by Means of Which Spirits, Oils, Flowers and Other Medicines are Drawn from Vegetables, Animals, Minerals by a Way [sic] Easy and with Great Profit with Their Use, Both in Chemistry and Medicine, Brought to Light in Favor of Lovers of Truth brought to light in favor of the unbelievers and the ignorant. In Paris, at Jean d'Houry, 1674 [then:] In Paris, at Thomas Jolly, 1659. 6 parts bound in one volume. in 8vo format (192 x 117 mm) of 18 ff. n.fol., 71 pp. ; 174 p. ; 74 p. ; 1 fnfol. and 92pp. ; 53 p. ; 62pp. and 1 f. bl. Contemporary binding in tan glazed and speckled full calfskin, Jansenist covers, spine with raised bands decorated with bold blind fillets, gilt box framing, gilt vertical fillets, large gilt fleurons, gilt dotted lines, tawny morocco title label, gilt title, palette with crowned lily and dolphin at the head and tail, gilt roulette on the cuts. ''Very rare'' set (in Guaita) complete with its 6 parts (including the last, ''Appendix'' reputed to be very rare) here bound in one volume. Each opens on a separate title page. Copy also complete with its two large engraved folding plates; embellished with a total of 16 figures. Binding decorated at the head and tail with a frieze depicting dolphins and crowned lilies. French translation prepared by Bernard Du Teil. ''Collection of treatises on alchemy and spagyric medicine of the greatest rarity. Glauber deals in particular with the spirit of salt, to which he attributes many virtues, the manufacture of sugar and chemical wine, as well as the distillation of the various substances belonging to the three kingdoms of nature. (in Dorbon-Aine). ''Illustrious alchemist in 1694, Johann Rudolf Glauber discovered admirable salt (sodium sulphate)''. (in Caillet). "This is certainly one of the most remarkable books on chemistry of the 17th century". (in Ferguson). Dorbon-Aîné, Bibliotheca esoterica, 1879 (for the Latin edition published in Amsterdam by Janssonium) - Guy Bechtel, Catalog of his library, p. 150 - Caillet II, Bibliographic manual of psychic and occult sciences, 4571 - Ferguson I, Bibliotheca chemica, p. 323 - Duveen I, Bibliotheca chemica et alchemica, p. 252 (for an English edition) - Brunet II, Manual for booksellers and book lovers, 1624 - Guaita, Catalog of his library, 1421 - Wellcome, III, 123-125 – Krivatsy, n°4804. Dull angles. Light scattered superficial alterations affecting the binding. Presence of light foxing in the bodies of works. Small clear ring on the upper margin of the last leaves of the last part. Tiny lack in the margin of a sheet. Nonetheless, beautiful condition. Rare.