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The lure and romance of alchemy

by C. J. S. Thompson

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English
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THAT alchemy has appealed to the imagination of man for centuries is evident from the prominent part it plays in the legends and romances of the past.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism.

  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary matched “Alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the title, “Alchemy” in the description, “Alchemy” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “Alchemy”· in title
    • “Alchemy”· in description
    • “Alchemy”· in subject
    • “Alchemy”· in edition title

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Editions

Open Library reports 5 editions; 1 cataloged here.

Open Library record

1932G.G. Harrap & company ltd.English—Public

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  • Open Library reports 5 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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openlibrary-work:OL4478763W
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