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Author: Digby, Kenelme
Title: A late discourse made in a solemne assembly of nobles and learned men at Montpellier in France; by Sr. Kenelme Digby, Knight, &c. Touching the cure of wounds by the powder of sympathy; with instructions how to make the said powder, whereby many other secrets of nature are unfolded
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for R. Lownes, and T. Davies
Date Published: 1658
Description:

[x], 152 + [1] ad. pp. Translated by R. White. (32mo) 13.5x7.5 cm (5½x3"), modern green paneled morocco with gilt rule, spine stamped in gilt, gilt rolled edges, paneled dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First English Edition.

The powder of sympathy was a form of sympathetic magic current in the 17th century in Europe, whereby a remedy was applied to the weapon that had caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made. The method was first proposed by Rudolf Goclenius, Jr. and was later expanded upon by Sir Kenelm Digby in the present discourse. The publication went through at least 29 editions in French, English, Latin, Dutch and German. Sir Kenelm Digby was an English courtier and diplomat. He was also a highly reputed natural philosopher, known as a leading Roman Catholic intellectual and Blackloist. Finely bound copy.

Light scuffing to leather with light rubbing to joints; foxing, bottom portion of pp. 145-6 repaired with portion of last few lines of text written in manuscript, interior otherwise solid; very good.