The Great Paracelsus / Hermetic and alchemical writings of Aureolus 1st ed 1894

  

The Hermetic and alchemical writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great. Now for the first time faithfully translated into English. Edited with a biographical preface, elucidatory notes, a copious Hermetic vocabulary, and index, by Arthur Edward Waite.

Author: Paracelsus, the Great Title: The Hermetic and alchemical writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great. Edited with a biographical preface, elucidatory notes, a copious Hermetic vocabulary, and index, by Arthur Edward Waite Publication: London: James Elliott & Co. Description: First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, pp. Xvi, 394; viii, 396, [4] ads; original maroon cloth stamped in gilt on upper covers and spine; hinges starting in volume 2 and partially cracked in volume 1; pages toned; all else very good. Volume 1: Hermetic chemistry; volume 2: Hermetic medicine and Hermetic philosophy. Paracelsus was born in 1493, the son of a physician who possessed a great library and who to him was a profound influence. A physician himself, he upheld caballistic and pharmaceutical doctrines and promoted always, often in the face of severe criticism, the forward progress of medicine. Rulon-Miller Books buys and sells rare, fine and unusual books in many fields, with an emphasis on language, early and unusual printing, voyages and travel, archives, and appraisal services.

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1. Author: Paracelsus, the Great
2. Publisher: James Elliott & Co
3. Year Printed: 1894
4. Special Attributes: 1st Edition
5. Binding: Hardcover
6. Subject: Literature & Fiction
7. Original/Facsimile: Original