MELLON COLLECTION. MACPHAIL Ian) WITTEN (Laurence C.) PACHELLA (Richard) KIBRE (Pearl) & MCGIRE (William). Alchemy and the Occult. A Catalogue of the Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Paul and Mary Mellon Given to Yale University Library. Compiled by Ian Macphail, with Essays by R. P. Multhauf and Aniela Jaffé and Additional Notes by William McGuire (Volumes 3 and 4 Compiled by Laurence C. Witten II and Richard Pachella, with an Introduction by Pearl Kibre.1968

New Haven: Yale University Library, First edition, 4 Vols., (printed books 1472-1790, manuscripts 1225-1922), large 4to, limited to 500 copies, collotype plates and illustrs., orig. two-toned cloth, leather labels on spines, slip-cases, a nice set. A splendid catalogue which includes detailed bibliographical descriptions for each of the 160 books, including a title-page reproduction. Full descriptions are also given for the 149 manuscripts, the bulk of these having been purchased by Mellon from Denis Duveen in 1952.