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Azoth, ou le Moyen de Faire l'or cachè des Philosophes [Alchemy].
Genova, Italia: Edition Anastatique, 1976. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. A facsimile of the edition printed in Paris at Chez Pierre Moèt, Libraire Iurè. M. DC. LIX. reueu, corrigè & augmentè par Mr. L'agneau Medecin. Basil Valentine was the pseudonym of Johan Tholde, a salt manufacturer in Germany who lived roughly 1565-1624. "Modern scholarship now suggests that one author was Thölde, but that others were involved. Thölde published the first five books under Valentine's name."
From the personal library collection of Brian Cotnoir, alchemist, artist and award-winning filmmaker. Author of Practical Alchemy: Guide to the Great Work, The Emerald Tablet, a series of Alchemical ‘Zines, Alchemical Meditations, Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter and most recently On Alchemy: Essential Practices and Making Art as Alchemy. He has presented seminars and workshops around the world on various aspects of the alchemy.
Khepri Press was started in 2014 as a place to organize and distribute his work. It is a very small press dedicated to alchemical book arts. Some of this work is publishable and others may exist only in manuscript or object form – alchemical results or talismans. Near Fine. Near fine, light foxing, sunning to spine, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. 196pp. Illus. (b/w). White leather with gilt titling with laid paper. Former owner library stamp. Printed in one thousand numbered copies, this being copy no. 75. Item #13477
Price: $200.00