Alchemy  the story of the fascination of gold and the attempts of chemists, mystics, and charlatans to find the philosophers' stone
by Holmyard, Eric John
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1957. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: black-and-white plates. second-hand copy, price written in ink on the front cover, pages dark and slightly with age, no other damage to detail. 36 black-and-white plates, some line drawing illustrations in the texts. List of authorities cited. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 281, [5] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: black-and-white plates. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; alchemy; Inventory No: 0281589. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0281589
- Title
- Alchemy – the story of the fascination of gold and the attempts of chemists, mystics, and charlatans to find the philosophers' stone
- Author
- Holmyard, Eric John
- Illustrator
- black-and-white plates
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Alchemy philosopher's stone Science & Technology; alchemy; black-and-white plates Unbranded Holmyard, Eric John Alchemy  the story of the fascination of gold and the attempts of chemists, mystics, and charlatans to find the ph
- Bookseller catalogs
- alchemy;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- 12mo
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- First Edition
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