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ref. 352610Baderbüchlin. Sechs köstliche Tractat armen und reychen nutzlich und notwendig von wasserbädern . Mit fleyß und müe Doctor Adams von Bodenstein zu einem guten neuwen jar publicirt. 4to 202 x 153 mm. 32 ff. A-H4 last blank title in red and black 2 fine woodcuts bathing scenes the larger one repeated printer's device. Modern red morocco 2 gilt fillets and fleurons on boards spine on raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons edges gilt. Small dampstain on the title page. Mülhausen Peter Schmid 1562. The eminently rare first edition of one of the earliest works on hydrotherapy. The treatise is about water-baths thermal springs hot baths etc. and their uses — for rich and poor — describing how they are useful and necessary for health. Paracelsus discusses the therapeutic effects of bathing in water for various illnesses and includes treatments for gout gynaecological disorders paralysis leprosy etc. Some of the most famous health resorts and healing springs are described in: Baden in Aargau Pfäffers Leukerbad Bad Gastein Teplitz Plombières Göppingen and others. The work was published by Adam Bodenstein 1528-1577 who Studied medicine in Basel Freiburg im Breisgau Leipzig and Mainz. In 1553 he entered the service of Otto Heinrich Elector Palatine who urged him to study the Paracelsus manuscripts kept in Neuburg an der Donau. He edited more than forty works and to facilitate understanding of Paracelsus' unusual language wrote an Onomasticon. Fine copy with ample margins one of the earliest book printed at Mulhouse. Provenance: Dr Maurice Villaret 1877-1946 French neurologist known for his work on the localisation of cerebral vascular lesions; with his bookplate "Morte/ Vita engraved on wood. References: Fürberth Bäder-Bibliographie Nr. 37. Sudhoff 45 ; Graesse V 127 ; VD16 P-413 Mülhausen, Peter Schmid, 1562.
ref. 352612Schreiben von warmen oder Wildbäderen. Jetzunder fleissig mit des authoris scripto collacioniert vnnd publiciert Durch Doctor Adamen von Bodenstein. 8° 163x103 mm. 94 pp. title printed in black and red. Modern boards. Slight dampstaining. Basel Peter Perna 1576. Rare first edition of a collection of Paracelsus' balneological treatises compiled by the spagyricist and private physician to the Elector Palatine Adam von Bodenstein 1528-1577. It contains the six treatises of the Baderbuchlin of 1562 as well as the famous description of the spa at Pfäfers Von des Bads Pfeffers im Grawen Bundt tugenden; pp. 65-91. The latter was first printed in 1535 by Froschauer in Zurich and then by Christian Muller in Strasbourg in 1571; both editions are very rare and only three copies of the first printing are known to us ZB Zurich BSB Munich and Augsburg City Library. Paracelsus' treatises are among the earliest works on hydrotherapeutics and include treatments for gout women's diseases lameness leprosy etc. The spas described are: Baden in Aargau Pfäfers Leukerbad Bad Gastein Teplitz Plombieres Göppingen etc. - Bodenstein's postface is dated "Bartholomey 1576" i.e. 24 August. References: Fürberth Bäder-Bibliographie n° 13.4; cf. Hieronymus Theophrast und Galen - Celsus und Paracelsus I 2005 n° 192; Perini La vita e i tempi di Pietro Perna 2002 278; Sudhoff 172; VD 16 P-418; Durling 3505; STC German 137; Reber 29; Kühlmann/Telle Der Frühparacelsismus 2001 I 534f.and n° 30. - Not in Waller und Wellcome. Basel, Peter Perna, 1576
1790ref. 652540Typis Iohannis Nichols John Nichols 1790. First Thus. Leather Binding. Very Good. A very good copy in period full brown straight-grained morocco spine with red morocco label and elaborate gilt tooling covers bordered with twin gilt rules gilt inner dentelles all edges gilt some rubbing and darkening to binding. Privately printed in an edition of ca. 100 copies. 84 pages. Text in Greek with last page by La Bruyere in French. PROVENANCE: With the ownership signature of James D. Smyth 1877. Typis Iohannis Nichols [John Nichols] unknown
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1617ref. 29016Issued in Lyon in 1617 this edition of Characters by Theophrastus was translated and edited by Isaac Casaubon. The work includes 28 character types presented in Greek and Latin with Casaubon's annotations. First printed in 1592 this edition adds five character sketches not present in earlier forms. Casaubon's involvement established a lasting reputation in classical studies. The text explores fixed moral profiles as literary forms rather than continuous narratives. Known for its compact presentation the sextodecimo format facilitated access by early scholars. The publisher the widow of Antoine de Harsy issued many classical works and this volume appears in major bibliographies. Bound in full leather the book shows surface wear; the binding remains tight. The title page has been restored. Collation: 16 367 13. Format: Sextodecimo 16mo single volume. #29016 PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. viduam Ant. De Harsy hardcover
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1949ref. 37748St. Gallen: Zollikofer & Co 1949. Later printing. Hardcover. g to vg. Small Octavo. ca. 2400pp. Original half leather over vellum imitation paper boards with gilt lettering on label of spine. 6 Frontispieces 4 tipped-in 2 gravure. Missing Vol. 1. Paracelsus der Medizin- und Kulturhistoriker and Vol. 2. Der philosophischen Schriften erster Teil: Paracelsus als Metaphysiker Magier und Mystiker. Complete works an abbreviated version of this revolutionary medical doctor botanist alchemist astrologer and founder of the discipline of toxicology. Illustrated with facsimile reproductions from previous editions maps e.g. Paracelsus hiking paths and some tipped in gravures and references. Copy of Hohenheim genealogy laid into volume 2. Text in German some in Fraktur. Different shades of brown leather. All six volumes with elaborate Ex Libris Prince Roman Count de Sora on glossy paper pasted to free front endpaper. Light wear to heads and tails of leather spine small chips and tears at volumes 5 and 8 minor scuffing. Few clear tape remnants on inside covers. Minor stains to some foredges. Binding in overall good interior in very good condition. Zollikofer & Co hardcover
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1968ref. blb04246Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Condition same for both volumes unless noted: Olive green linen-like cloth on boards with bright as new gilt logo on front and titling and design on spine. Small books are tight square particularly sharp-cornered and totally free of any markings or flaws inside and out. Fine. Bright green Dust Jackets have attractive design - Vol. I has corners of front flap crudely clipped but is otherwise Near Fine with no shelfwear or scuffing showing. Volume II DJ is unclipped. Both now protected in archival quality mylar. Text in English and Greek. With the English translation by Sir Arthur Hort part of the Loeb Classical Library series. Harvard University Press hardcover
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