The New Pearl of Great Price - A Treatise Concerning the Treasure and Most Precious Stone of the Philosophers
by Janus Lacinius Therapus
1894

Pearl of Great Price, as written by Bonus ofF errara, and edited by Janus Lacinius. In the first place, it is one of the earliest works printed on alchemy, and the original is a very beautiful specimen of typography. Concerning the latter point, it is only necessary to say that it was issued from the press of A ldus, appearing in 1546, with the privilege of Pope Paul III. and theS enate of Venice for the space of ten years. This edition is, of course, exceedingly rare, and is highly prized by collectors. In the second place, it is a very clear, methodical, and well-reasoned treatise, comparing favourably in these respects with the bulk of alchemical literature.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)