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Lot 194
Sale 5439 - Fine Books, Manuscripts & Ephemera
Jan 15, 2009
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$750
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Lot Description
1 vol.
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1 vol.
Glauber, John Rudolph. The Works of The Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist... Containing,... Choice Secrets in Medicine and Alchymy... The Working of Metallick Mines and The Separation of Metals. London: Thomas Milbourn, 1689. First edition. 3 parts in 1 vol. Folio, contemp. speckled calf, morocco spine label; worn & rubbed, covers detached. With 6 plates + 4 full-page wood-engravings. Lacking frontis. Some wear & soiling to last text leaf - negligible paper loss. Some darkening & spotting to title page, dust soiling to several index leaves, lower fore-edge corner of last leaf of preface chipped - no loss of printing. Scattered old ink annotations.
Wing G-845