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A choice collection of rare secrets and experiments in philosophy : as also rare and unheard-of medicines, menstruums and alkahests : with the true secret of volatilizing the fixt salt of tartar / collected and experimented by the honourable and truly learned Sir Kenelm Digby, Kt., Chancellour to Her Majesty the Queen-Mother ; hitherto kept secret since his decease, but now published for the good and benefit of the publick by George Hartman.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 735:16.
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 735:16.
- Standardized Title:
- Choice collection of rare secrets and experiments in philosophy
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.
- Alchemy.
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages, 272 pages, 3 leaves of plates : illustrations
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Other Title:
- Chymical secrets, and rare experiments in physic & philosophy.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by William Cooper ..., and Henry Faithorns and John Kersey ..., 1682.
- Notes:
- First edition; published later (1683) under title: Chymical secrets, and rare experiments in physick & philosophy.
- 2d pt. has special t.p. "Chymical secrets".
- "Translated ... out of Latine, French, German and Italian tongues"--Pref.
- Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1977. 1 microfilm reel. 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 735:16)
- Cited in:
- Wing D1426
- Arber's Term cat. I 116
- OCLC:
- 12952559
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