Lot 98
Distillation.- [Banister (John)] A Storehouse of Physicall and Philosophicall Secrets. Teaching to distill all manner of Oyles from Gummes, Spices..., 2 parts in 1, Thomas Harper, 1633.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Distillation.- [Banister (John)] A Storehouse of Physicall and Philosophicall Secrets. Teaching to distill all manner of Oyles from Gummes, Spices, Seedes, Rootes, Hearbs, and Mineralls, &c, 2 parts in 1, title and few other ff. reinforced at gutter, some very small marginal worming or other marginal defects neatly repaired, A6 slightly affecting few words but still legible, very small puncture-mark repaired, mostly to lower-margin but a few times affecting letter or two of text, the odd spot, some light browning or damp-staining, modern limp vellum, [STC 19182.5], small 4to, Thomas Harper, 1633.
⁂ Rare at auction. Also issued as part 3 of Banister's Workes, 1633. Instructions for the distillations of numerous oils and "the ordering and preparing of all Mettals, Minerals, Allumes, Salts, and such like: for medicines both inwardly and outwardly...".
Description
Distillation.- [Banister (John)] A Storehouse of Physicall and Philosophicall Secrets. Teaching to distill all manner of Oyles from Gummes, Spices, Seedes, Rootes, Hearbs, and Mineralls, &c, 2 parts in 1, title and few other ff. reinforced at gutter, some very small marginal worming or other marginal defects neatly repaired, A6 slightly affecting few words but still legible, very small puncture-mark repaired, mostly to lower-margin but a few times affecting letter or two of text, the odd spot, some light browning or damp-staining, modern limp vellum, [STC 19182.5], small 4to, Thomas Harper, 1633.
⁂ Rare at auction. Also issued as part 3 of Banister's Workes, 1633. Instructions for the distillations of numerous oils and "the ordering and preparing of all Mettals, Minerals, Allumes, Salts, and such like: for medicines both inwardly and outwardly...".