366 - Occulta - Alchemy - Amelung, Peter. Tractatus nobilis primus, In which the Alchemy or Chemistry, the most ancient, noble, and delightful of arts, is demonstrated—including its invention and progress, its obscurity and restoration, as well as its dignity, necessity, and utility. Leipzig, Lantzenberger, 1607. 250 (correctly 248) pp. 16 x 10.5 cm. Later paperboard binding.

Occulta - Alchemy - Amelung, Peter. Tractatus nobilis primus, In which the Alchemy or Chemistry, the most ancient, noble, and delightful of arts, is demonstrated—including its invention and progress, its obscurity and restoration, as well as its dignity, necessity, and utility. Leipzig, Lantzenberger, 1607. 250 (correctly 248) pp. 16 x 10.5 cm. Later paperboard binding. First edition. - VD17 39:116481V - Ferguson I, 31 - Wellcome I, 274 - Hirsch/Hübotter I, 112: "Amelung (c. 1580–c. 1630) was a physician in Stendal in the Altmark … He devoted much of his time to chemistry and the medicines prepared with its aid. ... He caused quite a stir with a “Tinctura antineohritica” he invented, and Amelung’s pills still had their admirers even in Kestner’s time (1740).” - A few pages have small signs of insect damage in the lower corner; otherwise, they are only slightly browned and have minimal staining. *