Sämtliche Werke in zeitgemäßer Kürzung. 6 Vols.
St. Gallen: Zollikofer & Co., 1946–1949. Later printing. Hardcover. Small Octavo. ca. 2,400pp. Original half leather over vellum imitation paper boards with gilt lettering on label of spine. 6 Frontispieces, 4 tipped-in, 2 gravure. Missing Vol. 1. Paracelsus der Medizin- und Kulturhistoriker, and Vol. 2. Der philosophischen Schriften erster Teil: Paracelsus als Metaphysiker, Magier und Mystiker. Complete works, an abbreviated version, of this revolutionary medical doctor, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and founder of the discipline of toxicology. Illustrated with facsimile reproductions from previous editions, maps, e.g. Paracelsus hiking paths, and some tipped in gravures and references. Copy of Hohenheim genealogy laid into volume 2. Text in German, some in Fraktur. Different shades of brown leather. All six volumes with elaborate Ex Libris Prince Roman Count de Sora on glossy paper pasted to free front endpaper. Light wear to heads and tails of leather spine, small chips and tears at volumes 5 and 8, minor scuffing. Few clear tape remnants on inside covers. Minor stains to some foredges. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #37748
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