ALCHEMY, THE ANCIENT SCIENCE by Neil Powell Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1976. First edition. The seventeenth title in the 'A New Library of the Supernatural' series. A quality book production with a sturdy sewn binding, black-and-white headband and tail-band, quality paper and high-contrast illustrations. Enhanced with striking black-and-white and brilliant color illustrations on every page. A history and study of alchemy and alchemists, the philosophies, how and why alchemy methods were employed, and how modern traditions are still used today. Powell examines medieval beginnings, famous alchemists, science, cultural and current events influences, the Philosopher's Stone, why metals were to be transmuted to gold, Eastern Alchemy, the sexual approach of the Tanta, how the Nazis used alchemy, how living alchemists work today, and so much more. Nice presentable WITH the rather elusive dust jacket. Faint age-tone offsetting to end-papers, as usual, else fine in textured black boards with silver embossed titles to the spine; in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the upper and lower spine edges, and slight rubbing to the rear panel; original $8.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. Square quarto; 144 pages. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!