Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The foundation of this work will be found in The Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers; with a Critical Catalogue of Books in Occult Chemistry, and a Selection of the most celebrated Treatises on the Theory and Practice of the Hermetic Art, which was published in the year 1815 by Lackington, Allen, Company, of F insbury Square, London. This anonymous book has been attributed by certain collectors to Francis Barrett, author of the notori ous treatise entitled The Magus, or Celestial Intelli gencer but it may be safely afiirmed that, alike in lmatter and treatment, it far transcends the extremely meagre capacities of that credulous amateur in occultism. It 'is' indeed a work of much sense and unpretentious discrimination, and is now a bibliographical rarity which is highly prized by its possessors.
