Bibliographical Notes on Histories of Inventions and Book of Secrets
by FERGUSON, John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Schilde, Belgium
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About This Item
London,: The Holland Press,, (1981). [Reprint of the ed. 1959]. 2 volumes in one, variously paginated (over 800 pp). 8vo. Original blue cloth. ¶ Originally issued as a series of papers by the Glasgow Archaeological Society between 1882 to 1913, this other great work by Ferguson contains a wealth of bibliographical information of rare and early books related to the history of science, occult sciences, and alchemy. - A good copy in first edition of Ferguson's inmortal Bibliotheca Chemica is available too, please aply.
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- Bookseller
- Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books (BE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 702
- Title
- Bibliographical Notes on Histories of Inventions and Book of Secrets
- Author
- FERGUSON, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Holland Press,
- Place of Publication
- London,
- Date Published
- (1981)
- Keywords
- pharmacy books of secrets chemistry inventions history of science alchemy bibliography
- Bookseller catalogs
- pharmacy - chemistry;
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About Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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