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Alchemy in verse, including the Ordinall of Alchemie by Thomas Norton, the Compound of Alchemie by George Ripley, the Chanon's Yeoman's Tale by Chaucer, Sir Edward Kelley's Worke, Doctor John Dees' Testament, Secreta Secretorum by John Lydgate, and other works. This copy complete save for the folding engraved table and one leaf that was likely a blank or errata leaf; the table is often wanting, and its presence or lack thereof may well be a point of issue, as may that of the missing leaf. The book is rarely found in such complete state as this one, the captivating full-page engravings often going astray. Stated Part One on the title-page, but this is all that was published. Duveen 31; Wing A-3987.