List of Alchemy Books on Your Disc
Some of the books are very early and are foxed (tanned) with older type faces.
You may find that it makes reading them a slow process.
1) The Hermetic Museum
Author: Waite, Arthur Edmund
Most Faithfully Instructing All Disciples of the Sopho-Spagyric Art How That Greatest and Truest Medicine of THE PHILOSPOPHER'S STONE MAY BE FOUND AND HELD.
Now First Done Into English From The Latin Original Published at Frankfort in the Year 1678
Containing Twenty-two most celebrated Chemical Tracts.
Published in London, 1893
2) The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony
Easier to read than the earlier 3)
Author: Basilius Valentinus; Kerckring, Theodor, 1640-1693; Waite, Arthur Edward
Subject: Antimony; Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric
Publisher: London: J. Elliott and Co. 1893
3) Basil Valentine his Triumphant Chariot of Antimony : with annotations of Theodore Kirkringius, M.D. : with, The true book of the learned Synesius, a Greek abbot, taken out of the Emperour's library, concerning the philosopher's stone (1678)
Published in 1678
Author: Basilius Valentinus; Kerckring, Theodor, 1640-1693; Synesius, alchemist. Vray livre de la pierre philosophale. English
Publisher: London: Printed for Dorman Newman
4) The last vvill and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the order of St. Bennet: which, being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behind the high-altar of the cathedral church, in the imperial city of Erford : leaving it there to be found by him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it : to which is added two treatises, the first declaring his manual operations, the second shewing things natural and supernatural (1671)
Tight binding, so some text lost at edge.
Author: Basilius Valentinus
Publisher: London: Printed by S.G. and B.G. for Edward Brewster
5) An Easie Introduction to the Philosophers Magical Gol: to which is added, Zoroasters Cav: as also, John Pontanus Epistle upon the mineral fire, otherwise called, The Philosophers Stone
Year: 1667
Another early book with a tight binding. Some loss of text at edge.
Author: Thor., George; Thor., George. Zoroaster's cave; Pontanus, Johannes Isacius, 1571-1639. Epistola de lapide philosophorum
Publisher: London: Printed for Matthew Smelt
6) Five treatises of the Philosophers Stone : two of Alphonso, king of Portugall, as it was written with his own hand, and taken out of his closset, translated out of the Portuguez into English : one of John Sawtre, a monke, translated into English : another written by Florianus Raudorff, a German philosopher, and translated out of the same language into English : also, A treatise of the names of the philosophers stone, by William Gratacolle, translated into English : to which is added, The smaragdine table (1651)
Year: 1651
Author: Pinnell, Henry; Sawtre, John; Raudorf, Florian; Gratarolo, Guglielmo, 1516?-1568?
Publisher: London: Printed by Thomas Harper, and are to be sold by John Collins
7) The New Pearl of Great Price. A treatise concerning the treasure and most precious stone of the philosophers. Or the method and procedure of this divine art ; with observations drawn from the works of Arnoldus, Raymondus, Rhasis, Albertus, and Michael Scotus (1894)
Author: Lacinio, Giano; Waite, Arthur Edward,; Boni, Pietro Antonio, of Ferrara, supposed author
Publisher: London: J. Elliott and co.
8) The Mirror of Alchimy (1597)
Author: Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294
Publisher: London: Printed for Richard Oliue
9) The Turba Philosophorum, or assembly of the sagas; called also the book of truth in the art and the third Pythagorical synod. An ancient alchemical treatise translated from the Latin, the chief readings of the shorter codex, parallels from the Greek alchemists, and explanations of obscure terms (1896)
Author: Gratarolo, Guglielmo, 1516?-1568?; Waite, Arthur Edward
Publisher: London: George Redway
10) The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great : now for the first time faithfully translated into English ; edited, with a biographical preface, elucidatory notes, a copious Hermetic vocabulary, and index, by Arthur Edward Waite (1894)
Author: Paracelsus, 1493-1541; Waite, Arthur Edward
Publisher: London: James Elliott and Co.
11) Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers based on materials collected in 1815: and supplemented by recent researches with a philosophical demonstration of the true principles of the magnum opus, or great work of alchemical re-construction, and some account of the spiritual chemistry (1888)
Author: Waite, Arthur Edward, Barrett, Francis
Publisher: London: G. Redway
12) Remarks upon Alchemy and the Alchemists : indicating a method of discovering the true nature of hermetic philosophy : and showing that the search after the philosopher's stone had not for its object the discovery of an agent for the transmutation of metals : being also an attempt to rescue from undeserved opprobrium the reputation of a class of extraordinary thinkers in past ages (1857)
Author: Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870
Publisher: Boston: Crosby, Nichols and Company
13) Alchemy- ancient and modern, being a brief account of the alchemistic doctrines, and their relations, to mysticism on the one hand, and to recent discoveries in physical science on the other hand; together with some particulars regarding the lives and teachings of the most noted alchemists.
Author: Redgrove, H. Stanley (Herbert Stanley)
Publisher: Philadelphia, D. McKay 1911
14) The Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers - with a critical catalogue of books in occult chemistry, and a selection of the most celebrated treatises on the theory and practice of the hermetic art
Author: Barrett, Francis
Publisher: London: Printed by Macdonald and Son for Lackington, Allen, & Co. 1815
15) The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy
Author: Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-
Publisher: London, The Scientific press, ltd. 1897
16) The life of Philippus Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim, known by the name of Paracelsus : and the substance of his teachings concerning cosmology, anthropology, pneumatology, magic and sorcery, medicine, alchemy and astrology, philosophy and theosophy
Author: Hartmann, Franz, d. 1912
Subject: Paracelsus, 1493-1541
Publisher: London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co. Ltd. 1896
17) A Discovrse of Fire and Salt: discovering many secret mysteries, as well philosophicall, as theologicall
Year: 1649
Author: Vigenère, Blaise de, 1523-1596; Stephens, Edward, Rev
Publisher: London: Printed by R. Cotes
18) A New Light of Alchymy: taken out of the fountain of nature and manual experience: to which is added a treatise of sulphur
Year: 1674
Author: Sedziwój, Micha, ca. 1556-ca. 1646; Paracelsus, 1493-1541. De natura rerum; Dorn, Gerhard 16th cent. Dictionarium Paracelsi; French, John, 1616-1657
Publisher: London: Printed by A. Clark, for Tho. Williams
19) Aphorismi Urbigerani, or, Certain rules clearly demonstrating the three infallible ways of preparing the grand elixir, or circulatum majus of the philosophers : discovering the secret of secrets, and detecting the errors of vulgar chymists in their operations : contain'd in one hundred and one aphorisms : to which are added, The three ways of preparing the vegetable elixir, or circulatum minus
Year: 1690 In English
Author: Urbigerus, Baro; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691
Publisher: London: Printed for Henry Faithorne
20) Bygone Beliefs, being a series of excursions in the byways of thought
Author: Redgrove, H. Stanley (Herbert Stanley), 1887-
Subject: Magic; Superstition; Alchemy
Publisher: London: W. Rider 1920
21) Collectanea Chymica: a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry: concerning the liquor alkahest, the mercury of philosophers, and other curiosities worthy the perusal
Year: 1684 Text in English and Latin on opposite pages
Author: Philalethes, Eirenaeus; Cooper, William, fl. 1668-1688
Publisher: London: Printed for William Cooper
22) The Wise-mans Crown, or, The Glory of the Rosie-cross : shewing the wonderful power of nature, with the full discovery of the true coelum terrae, or first matter of metals, and their preparations into incredible medicines or elixirs that cure all diseases in young or old : with the regio lucis, and holy houshold of rosie crucian philosophers
Year: 1664
Author: Heydon, John, b. 1629
Publisher: London: Printed for the author, and are to be sold by S. Speed
23) The Works of the highly experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber : containing, great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals : also, various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving of barren-land, and the fruits of the earth : together with many other things very profitable for all the lovers of art and industry
Year: 1689
Author: Glauber, Johann Rudolf, 1604-1670; Packe, Christopher, fl. 1670-1711
Publisher: London: Printed by Thomas Milbourn, for the author and by D. Newman
24) Of the Chymical Transmutation, the genealogy and generation of metals & minerals : also, Of the Urim and Thummim of the Jews : with, An appendix of the vertues and use of an excellent water made by Dr. Trigge : The second part of the mumial treatise [of Tentzel] : whereunto is added, Philosophical and and chymical experiments of that famous philosopher Raymund Lully, containing the right and due composition of both elixirs
Year: 1657
Author: Paracelsus, 1493-1541; Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316. Philosophical and chymical experiments. 1657; Trigg, Stephen; Turner, Robert, fl. 1654-1665; Tentzel, Andreas, fl. 1625
Subject: Alchemy; Chemistry; Medicine
Publisher: London: Printed for Rich. Moon and Hen. Fletcher
Plus Articles:
25) 1911 article from Encyclopeadia Brittanica
26) Wikipedia article
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