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Balduinus, Christian Adolphe
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Balduinus, Christian Adolphe
- Aurum superius & inferius aurae superioris & inferioris hermeticum. Amsterdam: Joannes Jansonius, 1675
- Paper
12mo (134 x 72mm.), additional folding engraved title-page, 2 folding engraved plates, contemporary vellum, contemporary manuscript notes in Latin about alchemy on endpapers, title-leaf slightly browned
Literature
Caillet 662; Duveen p.41; Ferguson i, 68
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A short treatise on the philosopher's stone, which "deals with the extraction of gold from the air by universal magnetism" (Thorndike VIII, p.381). Another edition was published the same year in Frankfurt by Frommann.