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Original Language: English
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Book Title: Collectanea Chymica : A Collection of Ten Several Treatises in Chemistry, Concerning the Liquor Alkahest, the Mercury of Philosophers, and Other Curiosities Worthy the Perusal (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: Magick Studies
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Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
Item Weight: 11.4 Oz
Author: Eirenaeus Philalethes
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
