Archives: Books
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Libavius on Alchemy; or, Tome For Chemistry
Book Experts call this a ‘properly old’ book. It dates from 1615 and is about one of the most desirable of all subjects: alchemy. The hand-written spine reads ‘Libavii Opus Chimic To. 1’ This tells us that the author was…
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Love, The Book: The Ladies’ Oracle of Destiny
‘Shall I soon be courted?’ is the first question in this little book and it’s aimed squarely at women as the gilt illustration on the front cover shows. That’s the purported author, Cornelius Agrippa, divining the future with symbols and…
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Love, The Books: Ovid’s Art Of Love
Do you know your “Ars Amatoria?’ Written by Ovid 2000 years ago, ‘The Art of Love’ still contains much sensible advice today, although frankly the bit I looked at was a stiff read. Anyway, it’s apparently very important to remember your wife’s…
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A Recipe for Collectors; or The Gentle Art of Cookery
Trends and fads come and go in the world of book-collecting, just as anywhere else. Authors, subjects and eras rise and fall in price like stocks and shares, but one subject remains legendarily popular – cookery. This beautiful book is…
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Love, The Books: The Art of Kissing
Is this a serious study of how artists have depicted the kiss over the centuries? No, it’s a saucy ‘how-to’ about snogging, from long before the internet explained it all with a few billion diverting tutorials. Book collecting embraces all…
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