THROUGH ALCHEMY TO CHEMISTRY: A PROCESSION OF IDEAS & PERSONALITIES
Book Details + Condition: G. Bell and Sons Ltd (London). Hardcover with dust jacket, 1961. 206 pages with Index and illustrations. Measures 7.5" x 5.25". As a fairly typical work of alchemical lore, the metaphor must first be understood, but Von Suchten helpfully explains some of the basic chemical processes used in layman's terms. Contents Include: The Emergence of Alchemy; The Philosopher's Stone; Alchemical Crypticism and Symbolism; Strand in the Alchemical Web; The Rise of Organic Chemistry; and much more. In very good condition: tight binding; bumped corners; light shelf wear to boards; text is clean and unmarked save pen mark to upper text block (which does not affect the interior). Original dust jacket has some wear at edges and corners, and remains unclipped.
