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Valentin Basile - Valentin Basile - Azoth ou le moyen de faire l'or caché des Philosophes , 1659. Paris 1659. in 16° 196 pages. First French edition from the original in Latin. Splendid recent artistic binding in full leather with bands, titles, decorations and double frames on the plates, in gold. Magnificent text condition. Contains an engraved frontispiece with alchemical table and several engravings in the text, grouped in the second part. Very famous treatise to be included among the classics of alchemy of all time.