Collectanea chymica
Subtitle: a collection of ten several treatises in chymistry : concerning the liquor alkahest, the mercury of philosophers, and other curiosities worthy the perusal
By: written by Eir. Philaletha ... [et al.].
Contributors: Cooper, William, fl. 1668-1688
Publisher: Printed for William Cooper ...
Published: 1684
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 193
Other titles: Collection of ten several treatises in chymistry
Notes: Each treatise has special t.p. All are dated 1683 except the last, The tomb of Semiramis, which is dated 1684 like the main t.p. The first treatise also has an added t.p. in Latin, and text in English and Latin on opposite pages.

George Starkey's pill vindicated (16 p. at end with caption title only), not included in copy described by Ferguson.

"A catalogue of certain chimical-books sold by William Cooper at the Pelican in Little-Britain London"--P. [95]-[98]. "Books sold by William Cooper"--P. [134]-[136].

Hogart, R.  Alchemy, 16

Ferguson, J.  Bib. chemica, I, 169

Wing (2nd ed.) C5103

Library's copy also lacks George Starkey's pill vindicated.
Table of contents: title: The secret of the immortal liquor called alkahest or ignis-aqua / by Eirenaeus Philalethes = Arcanum liquoris immortalis ignis-aquae seu alkahest / ab Eirenaeo Philaletha; title: The practice of lights, or, An excellent and ancient treatise of the philosophers stone; title: Praecipiolum, or, The immature-mineral-electrum : the first metall, which is the minera of mercury / by Joh. Bapt. Van-Helmont; title: Aurum-potabile, or, The receit of Dr. Fr. Antonie; title: A treatise of Bernard, Earl of Trevisan, of the philosophers stone; title: The bosome-book of Sir George Ripley; title: Speculum alchymiae : the true glass of alchemy / written by Roger Bacon; title: The admirable efficacy and almost incredible virtue of true oyl, which is made of sulphur-vive ... / faithfully collected out of the writings of ... John Baptist Van-Helmont ... ; and confirmed by the experience of George Starkey; title: Sundry new and artificial remedies against famine / written by Sir Hugh Platt; title: The tomb of Semiramis ... / H.V.D.