The Alchemists: The Founders of Modern Chemistry
por F. Sherwood Taylor
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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London: Heinemann. 1951. 1st UK ed., octavo, original green cloth boards with gilt vignette of alchemical symbol upper board, b&w illus (full-page and text illus), pp x, 246. Boards flecked. A handwritten comment has been tipped in to the inner flap of the dustjacket, at lower corner. Internally clean. Dustjacket has small chips and small closed tears with some loss to rear. Very good condition in like d.j., repaired and protected. Uncommon as first UK edition. Frank Sherwood Taylor (1897 - 1956) was a British historian of science, museum curator, and chemist who was Director of the Science Museum. "The Alchemists" is a comprehensive, well-illustrated history of alchemy and its links to chemistry. Chapters include the ideas of alchemists, the first alchemists, signs and symbols, Chinese alchemy, Islamic alchemy, European alchemists, fourteenth-century alchemy, English alchemists, transmutations, the hermetic philosophy, and the relation of alchemy to science. 1st UK Edition. Boards in d.j..
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- Livreiro
- Muir Books (AU)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 103002
- Título
- The Alchemists: The Founders of Modern Chemistry
- Autor
- F. Sherwood Taylor
- Formato/Encadernação
- Boards in d.j.
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Edição
- 1st UK Edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Heinemann
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1951
- Palavras-chave
- Alchemy, Chemistry, Esoterica, Gold, Philosophy, Science, Symbolism
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Perth, Western Australia
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MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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