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Glauber (J. R.) The Works...

Glauber (Johann Rudolf) The Works...containing Great Variety of Choice Secrets in Medicine and Alchymy...,

3 parts in 1, first edition in English, 4 woodcut and 7 engraved plates, small rust-hole in Ff1 in part 2 with loss of one or two letters, lightly browned, very slight water-staining to lower margin of last few leaves, contemporary ink inscription on front free endpaper of Godfrey Boseville recording the acquisition of the book at Ł1 2s in 1699, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine with morocco label, [Duveen p.260; Ferguson I p.322; Wellcome III p.124; Wing G845], folio, by Thomas Milbourn, for the Author, 1689.

***Glauber is regarded as the best practical chemist of his day and the first industrial chemist. .