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[BOND, William; or Daniel Defoe]Biblio.com

The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell A Gentleman who tho' Deaf and Dumb writes down any Stranger's Name at first sight

DIGBY, Kenelmus (or DYGBY), Nicolas PAPINUS & Athanasius KIRCHERBiblio.com

Theatrum Sympateticum ofte wonder toneel der natuirs verborgentheden. Behelsende een uitstekende oratie over het gebruik des poeders de sympathie daar in de waarheid zijner werkinge werd ontdekt. Benevens twee waardige vervolgen van veele zeldsame antipathien en sympathien als mede hoe dat de dieren planten metalen &c. zonder zaad of voort-teelinge konnen voort komen en waar uit de sympathien oorspronkelijk zijn met meer andere geheimenissen der natuurkunde door N. Papinius en A. Kircherus.

17094788Amsterdam Leeuwarden 1709. Small 8vo. Jan ten Hoorn Pieter Ruirds Contemporary vellum title in ink in manuscript on spine. With fine engraved frontispiece by J. Luyken. 2 parts in one volume. 8 320; 196 20 pp. Rare 3rd edition of the Dutch translation of a popular work on medicinal herbs plants minerals etc. with recipes. It starts with the Theatrum sympateticum divided into two parts by the English diplomat and philosopher Kenelm Digby 1603-1665. The first contains notes on medicinal herbs and plants curing everyday ailments the second explains how to make the "powder of sympathy" "a potion which allowed the healing of the wound by treating the weapon which caused it" MacDonald and includes extracts from works by Papinius and Sylvester Rattrat. The powder of sympathy could also be put on a bandage that had been in contact with the wound without ever touching the wound. Digbys work is followed by 't Groote licht der natuurkunde by Athanasius Kircher 1602-1680 a work on magnetic forces and the influence of the moon sun and planets on the earth. The book closes with extracts from Digby's memoirs containing recipes for "new" medicines including mostly household and cosmetic recipes like face powder for women and water to whiten teeth. The first Dutch edition was published in 1681.With bookplate of Kenneth Garth Huston 1926-1987 physician book collector and bibliographer of Digby on the front paste-down. Hinges weak with a very small wormhole in the outer margin of pp. 127-320 of the first part and the entire second part not affecting the text with some wormholes in the upper-outer corner of the leaves of the bladwyser and the index of the second part affecting the text and in some leaves repared with paper.l Caillet 10601; DNB V 970; DSB IV 95-6 ; Ferguson Bib. chem. I pp. 212-213; cf: Duveen pp. 172-173 & 574; Muller Pop. proza 763 2nd ed. 1697; De Vries Pop. proza 473 idem. hardcover

Asher Rare Books · Pays-Bas1 950,00 €