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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Seattle (2012). First English language edition. A fine tan cloth copy with black decoration and lettering. Near fine black and white jacket. A modern edition that presents a beautiful and lively translation from the original Latin edition and features a folding plate depicting the avian cast of characters found in the unfolding of Maier's "Serious Joke. A beautiful book!

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Thus. First edition thus, hardcover, a Fine copy in like dustjacket, which has just a touch of wear to the upper corners. Originally published in 1617 shortly after the appearance of the Rosicrucian Manifestos and presents itself in a similar vein of criticism against ignorant minds with the added artifice of humor. A prominent voice in alchemical circles in the court of Rudolf II, Maier is best known for his emblematic text Atalanta Fugiens, which employed engraved illustrations to accompany musical notation and poetic epigrams.