Allgemein - - Kessler, Thomas.

General - - Kessler, Thomas. Four hundred extracts of chymical processes and pieces, partly for internal, partly for wound and external treatment, until now kept secret. Published for the fourth time. 4 parts in 1 volume. Nuremberg, Wolfgang Endter, 1641. 15.5 x 9.5 cm. Blue leather binding (circa 1750) with red spine label ("Schriften über Rosencreuzer") (somewhat scratched and rubbed). VD17 15:744526P - Wellcome III, 388 - Ferguson I, 460 - Ferchl 271 - Medical-alchemical compendium with recipes for metalworking, for new alloys and solutions, and for the relief and cure of pain. First published in 1629 with 400 recipes, issued until 1713 (later with "500" processes). As with the VD 17 copy parts 1 and 2 with continuous pagination, so here parts 1 - 4 are complete. - 1st title stained and bumped, the first leaves loose, somewhat browned. - Bound in somewhat smaller format at the end: Short and clear presentation of the noble art of tasting. ... Nuremberg, Zieger, 1695. 8 (of 20) leaves, 523 pp. 13.5 x 7.5 cm. - VD17 3:606584F - Brüning 2777 - Without frontispiece, title page and the first eleven preliminary leaves, the actual work complete. - Somewhat browned. *