Sale: 556 / Rare Books, May 27. 2024 in Hamburg Lot 109


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Raymundus Lullus
De secretis naturae, 1542.
Estimate: € 1,500 / $ 1,605
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Ramon Lull
De secretis naturae sive quinta essentia libri duo. His accesserunt, Alberti Magni De mineralibus & rebus metallicis libri quinque. Venedig, P. Schöffer für J. B. Pederzano, 1542.

Zwei alchemistische Abhandlungen, bearbeitet von Walter Hermann Ryff.

Zweite Ausgabe (EA 1541 in Straßburg). "The tract of Albertus Magnus belongs to the authentic writings of this author. Thorndike devotes much space to a thorough analysis of this remarkable work and points out the stress laid by Albertus on personal investigation and experiment" (Duveen). - Die Holzschnitte zeigen chemische Gefäße, einen Ofen etc.

EINBAND: Blindgeprägter Lederband um 1900. 8vo. 16 : 11 cm. - ILLUSTRATION: Mit 8 (1 ganzseitig) Textholzschnitten und Holzschnitt-Druckermarke am Ende. - KOLLATION: 324 S., 4 Bll. - ZUSTAND: Erste Bll. mit wenigen kl. Wurmspuren, Titel und S. 7 mit rasiertem Stempel. Einbd. gering berieben, Ecken leicht bestoßen (1 Ecke ausgebessert). Gutes Exemplar. - PROVENIENZ: Exlibris des britischen Mediävisten Robert Steele (1860-1944). - Wappenexlibris der Königl. Württembergischen Hofbibliothek (Farblithogr. von Otto Hupp). - Aus der Bibliothek des Bonner Geologen und Paläontologen Prof. Dr. Wolfhart Langer (1933-2017).

LITERATUR: Benzing (Ryff) 120. - Adams L 1704. - Durling 2873. - Wellcome I, 3898. - Ferguson II, 54. - Duveen 369.

Second edition by the Strasbourg physician Ryff of these two tracts (first publ. 1541). With 8 (1 fullpage) woodcuts in text and woodcut printer's device at end. Blindtooled calf around 1900. - First leaves with few womrholes, title and p. 7 with erased stamp. Binding slightly rubbed and bumped (1 corner repaired). In general good copy. - Bookplate Robert Steele and color armorial bookplate by Otto Hupp for the "Königl. Württembergischen Hofbibliothek". From the library of the Bonn geologist and palaeontologist Prof. Dr Wolfhart Langer (1933-2017).





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