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Vogel, Ewald
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Vogel, Ewald
- De lapidis physici conditionibus liber. Cologne: Henricus Falckenburg, 1595
- Paper
8vo (146 x 88mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials and tailpieces, contemporary vellum, lacking leaves +3-6 and 4 blank leaves at end, browned throughout, repairs to title-page, last quire damaged in gutter with slight loss, last leaf damaged and repaired with some loss of text
Literature
Ferguson ii, 514; VD16 V2071 (under Hoghelande); not in Caillet, Duveen or Mellon
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
RARE FIRST EDITION of this exposition of the alchemical thoughts of Geber and Lullius. There is some confusion over the identity of this author. The title-page states Ewald Vogel, but in the seventeenth century it was considered a pseudonym for Theobaldus van Hoghelande, the author of De alchemiae difficultatibus (also printed in Cologne by Falckenburg in 1594; Mellon 51), which was published under his own name.