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543. Alchemy and the Occult: A Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts From the Collection of Paul and Mary Mellon Given to Yale University Library. Volumes 3 & 4.

Laurence C. Witten II and Richard Pachella. New Haven: Yale University Library, 1977. One of 500 copies, volumes 3 and 4 hardcover set in original two-toned cloth, leather labels on spines and publisher divided slipcase. A splendid catalogue which includes detailed bibliographical descriptions for each of the 149 manuscripts, having been purchased by Mellon from Denis Duveen in 1952. Its companion, containing the first two volumes devoted to the Mellon collection, was published in 1968.



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