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Wittenberg: Sumtibus haered. D. Tobiae Moevii, & Elerdi Schumacheri, typis Johannis Borckardi, 1663. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to (195 x 155 mm). [8], 254 (i.e. 252), [16] pp. including final blank Ll4. Text in Latin with embedded German in blackletter type, floral woodcut initials, one woodcut diagram in text, index and errata leaf bound at end. Recently bound in fine brown half morocco, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt-decorated and gilt-lettered in compartments, red-sprinkled edges, original Text browned throughout, occasional minor spotting, worming at upper margin of few leaves affecting about 4 letters of text. ---- NLM/Krivatsy 6348; Wellcome III, p.387. RARE FIRST EDITION. This alchemical treatise on fermentation by Martin Kerger (1622?-1691) is largely based on the doctrines of van Helmont and Willis. The Author has filled this work with chemical details and uses fermentation to explain digestion. In his book, Kerger also… Read More