The philosophical epitaph of W.C. Esquire, for a memento mori on his tomb-stone ... Also, A brief of the golden calf (the worlds idol) ...
By: by Jo. Fr. Helvetius. And, The golden ass well managed and Midas restor'd to reason, or, A new chymical light ... / written by Jo. Rod. Glauber. With, Jehior (Aurora sapientiae), or, The day-dawning or light of wisdom ... / all published by W.C. Esquire ; with a catalogue of chymical books
Publisher: Printed by T.R. and N.T. for William Cooper ...
Published: 1675
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
Other titles: Philosophicall epitaph in hierogliphicall figures with explanation ..; Brief of the golden calf (the worlds idol).; Golden ass well managed and Midas restor'd to reason.; Jehior (aurora sapientiae).
Notes: In contrast to the 1673 ed., the present ed. includes a 2nd and 3rd pt. to the Catalogue of chymical books, together with an errata list for the 1st pt. (p. [14], last sequence of pagination) and a general t.p. for all 3 pts. The imprint on this general t.p. reads: Collected by Will. Cooper, Bookseller ... London, Printed in the year 1675. See BM.

Added engraved t.p. with 10 roundels containing symbols. Plates are chiefly textual, with a few symbolic images included.

Each work has special t.p. and separate paging.

A brief of the golden calf... and The golden ass well managed ... both translated from the Latin and shortened by W.C. (William Cooper).

Hogart, R.  Alchemy, 54

Wing C6061, C6062

BM

In Library's copy a 2nd impression of the plate before I7 serves as frontispiece.