The Latin works that are attributed to Geber have long been considered among the most important of medieval chemical treatises. Translated by Richard Russell in 1968. Introduction by Dr. E.J. Holmyard, preface by Todd Pratum. Numbered edition of 999 copies, printed on acid-free paper, smythe-sewn.
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The Latin works that are attributed to Geber have long been considered among the most important of medieval chemical treatises. Translated by Richard Russell in 1968. Introduction by Dr. E.J. Holmyard, preface by Todd Pratum. Numbered edition of 999 copies, printed on acid-free paper, smythe-sewn.
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** Number 838 from a Limited Edition of 999 Copies **; Good++ in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket has a few minor handling-marks, otherwise is clean and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Minor foxing to the top textblock edge, otherwise unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 1.2 lbs; Gold jacket with title in black lettering; 1994, Red Wheel Weiser Publishing; 264 pages; "The Alchemical Works of Geber, " by Jabir Ibn Hayyan & Richard Russell.
