Wecker,J.J.
De secretis libri XVII. Ex variis authoribus collecti, methodiceque digesti, & aucti. Basel, Perna 1588. with woodcut printer's mark on title and c. 60 woodcuts in text. 8 pp., 865 (recte: 864) pp., 15 pp. blindstamped. pigskin over wooden boards. (Signs of wear, lacking clasps). Adams W 39. Ferguson II, 534. - Early edition of this collection. The first edition was published in Basel in 1582, the last in 1750. Wecker's work, compiled from over 150 authors, contains secret knowledge of metals, glass, gems, forces of nature, mathematics, astrology, music, etc., as well as numerous secret recipes of medicines. - Slightly spotted in parts, some small marginal tears, lacking front endpaper, N.a.T. - bookplate.
