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Nicols,Th.

Edelgestein-Büchlein oder Beschreibung der Edelgesteine. Their shape, powers, price and value. Translated into German by L. Lange. Hamburg 1675. 14.5 x 8.5 cm. 8 p., 249 p., 3 p. Leather (scuffed and with large losses to spine and cover). Hamburg, Johann Naumanns and Georg Wolff, 1675. VD17 3:302273B. Roller-G. II, 244; Ferguson II, 138; Sotheran, suppl. I, 4819; cf. Hoover 610 - First German edition. The original English edition was published in 1652. "A translation of Nicol's Lapidary (1652), the first english work on precious stones, which (probably for the mystic elements which it contains) proved highly popular, and was translated into several European languages" (Stoheran). - German first edition, which F. did not own a. described as very rare. The translator is the well-known alchemist Lange. - Browned due to paper, somewhat browned and fingerstained. Title with cut-out hs. Ownership note cut out. Inner hinge mostly open.

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Nicols,Th.

Estimate 500 - 750 EUR
Starting price 500 EUR

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