Alchemy Books

AL4A. Crosland, M.P, Historical Studies in the Language of Chemistry, 1st edition, Heinmann 1962, 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles to spine, 18 + 406pp including index, with 8 illustrations in the text + 5pp plates; a study of alchemy and early chemistry based on previously unpublished documents. Light rubbing to spine ends and upper corners, minor soiling to edges of text block, internally clean and tight, very good in good + (price clipped, some light edge wear with a couple of tiny chips and closed tears, rear panel soiled) d/w £12

AL5B. Fernando, D, The Dictionary of Alchemy, 1st edition, Vega 8vo pbk. 2002, 192pp, with illustrations in the text. A popular A-Z of alchemical terms and personalities. A couple of trivial marks to covers, tiny soil mark to fore-edge of text block, contents clean and tight. Near fine £3.50

AL7. Jung, C.G, Psychology and Alchemy, 1953, Routledge 8vo pbk. 1989, 36 + 571pp including index + list of collected works, with many plates and illustrations in text; a reprint of the 1968 second and revised edition of this study of the nature of alchemy and its relationship to the Collective Unconscious. A few minor marks to covers, slight fading to spine, text clean and tight, water stain to top margin of prelims otherwise a very good copy £10

AL09. Pearsall, R, The Alchemists, 1st edition, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, no date (1976), 8vo, black cloth with gilt titles to spine, 185pp including index + 15 plates; a popular study of the Medieval alchemists and their art. Faint soiling to edges of text block, publisher’s library stamp and file number to front end paper otherwise internally clean and tight, very good in near very good (a few minor marks, edges slightly rubbed in places, faint label removal mark to foot of spine and near edges) d/w £8

AL9C. Read, J, Humour and Humanism in Chemistry, 1st edition, Bell 1947, 8vo, blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, 24 + 388pp including index, with illustrations in the text + a coloured frontispiece and many b/w plates; a scholarly but entertaining study that focuses on the lighter side of alchemy and early chemistry. Trivial soiling to edges of text block, end papers tanned, minor spots to s couple of margins, text clean and tight, near very good in good + (slightly darkened, a little soiled in places, a couple of closed tears to edges, tape repair to verso of top edge) d/w £12