Sale: 353 / Rare Books including Marine Art, May 18. 2009 in Hamburg Lot 39

 
Jean-Baptiste Besard - Antrum philosophicum. 1617


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Jean-Baptiste Besard
Antrum philosophicum. 1617
Estimate:
€ 800 / $ 856
Sold:
€ 1,800 / $ 1,926
(incl. surcharge)
Besard, J. B., Antrum philosophicum, in quo pleraque arcana physica, quae ad vulgatiores humani corporis affectus curandos attinent ... quibus ordine alphabetico annotatis, diversa medicamenta tam e mineralibus, quam vegetabilibus ... Tractatus de rebus quae humano corpori eximiam, & venustam formam inducunt ... De variis mineralium, & metallorum praeparat ... Mit Holzschnitt-Titelbordüre von D. Döring nach L. Kilian und 1 Textholzschnitt (Schmelzofen). Augsburg, D. Franck für den Autor 1617. Zeitgenöss. Schweinslederband mit Blindprägung auf 4 Bünden. 4to. 12 Bll., 248 S.
VD 17, 23:292844Z. - Wellcome I, 823. - Ferchl S. 43. - Thorndike VII, 173. - Rosenthal 148. - NBG II, 323. - Einzige Ausgabe, sehr selten. - "Bezard, lawyer and doctor ... His book is rare and deals with remedies for various diseases and methods for preserving one's beauty - subject to the stars being favourable. Several important chapters are devoted to the metals and alchemy" (Duveen S. 76). - Erste Bll. wasserrandig und mit kl. Wurmspur, tlw. gering stockfl. Vorsatz mit Exlibris-Stempel. Insgesamt schönes Exemplar.
Very scarce only edition. With woodcut title border after L. Kilian and 1 woodcut in text depicting a furnace. Contemp. blindtooled pigskin on raised bands. - First leaves waterstained and with small wormtrace, partly minor foxing, pastedown with stamped bookplate. Fine copy.



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39
Jean-Baptiste Besard
Antrum philosophicum. 1617
Estimate:
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