Paracelsus; The Life and The Doctrines of Philipus Theophrastus, Bombast of Hohenheim

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1932. Stated Fourth Edition. Octavo. 20.5cm. Publisher's royal blue ribbed cloth titled in gilt to spine. [xvi]; 367pp. Minor bumping and fraying to spine ends and corners, strong and tight with a little toning to the spine; internally clean and fresh with some light toning to page edges. A very good copy.

One of the earliest popular biographies and histories of the work and thoughts of Paracelsus, the 15th century doctor, philosopher, and alchemist who is rightly regarded as one of the leading thinkers in the medical arena of the German renaissance. (Inventory #: 86207)