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Stone of the Philosophers : An Alchemical Tract, Paperback by Kelly, Edward; .... Stone of the Philosophers : An Alchemical Tract, Paperback by Kelly, Edward; Elliot, James; Warwick, Tarl, ISBN 1537393413, ISBN-13 9781537393414, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Edward Kelly's "Stone of the Philosophers" is an interesting work. Written by Kelly while under the imprisonment of Rudolph II, it was translated into English by Ashmole and, later, in a more usable form, by James material here, regarding alchemy, is twofold; Kelly's premises and secondary material from other works and philosophers he feels proves his points; that mercury, silver, and gold alone are used in the great work (with the exception of elixir from lead) and the refutation of various falsities of some of the authors of the age. Stone of the Philosophers : An Alchemical Tract, Paperback by Kelly, Edward; Elliot, James; Warwick, Tarl, ISBN 1537393413, ISBN-13 9781537393414, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Edward Kelly's "Stone of the Philosophers" is an interesting work. Written by Kelly while under the imprisonment of Rudolph II, it was translated into English by Ashmole and, later, in a more usable form, by James material here, regarding alchemy, is twofold; Kelly's premises and secondary material from other works and philosophers he feels proves his points; that mercury, silver, and gold alone are used in the great work (with the exception of elixir from lead) and the refutation of various falsities of some of the authors of the age.