Mehun (Jean de) - Trismosin Salomon - Lot 184

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Mehun (Jean de) - Trismosin Salomon - Lot 184
Mehun (Jean de) - Trismosin Salomon Le miroir d'alquimie de Jean de Mehun philosophe très excellent. Paris, chez Charles Sevestre, 1613. 176 pp. 1 volume in-12, later binding in half vellum, board covered with vat paper, leather laces for closure. Binding modest and faded, quires partly disjointed. Edges of leaves sometimes frayed for both titles. Title page of the first book heavily stained. Two very rare works in modest condition. Book B is bound before book C, 10 pages skipped from 48 to 58 without missing, poor pagination. Corner loss on f.159/160 with loss of 2 or 3 letters. Numerous old marginal annotations in pen and underlining in red or black. Hardback: la toyson d'or ou la fleur des thrésors, en laquelle succinctement & méthodiquement traicté de la pierre des philosophes, de son excellence, effects & vertu admirable. Paris, chez Charles Sevestre, 1612. 219 pp. Some leaves detached, margins a little short. Illustrated with contemporary colored vignettes. These woodcut vignettes were not printed in the text, but separately and must have been glued in afterwards. This volume contains 16 of 22 vignettes, some with minor defects. 7 leaves are missing (27/28 -51/52 -65/66 -67/68 -77/78 -95/96 -111/112), so 6 figures are missing. Numerous annotations in pen in the margins and passages underlined in red or black. Copy collated from Gallica (RES-R-2709). Expert : Sylvain LANGLOIS
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