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John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I. Oil painting by Henry Gillard Glindoni.

Edward Kelley: he conjures up a ghost in a graveyard. Coloured aquatint.

Edward Kelley. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper.

Raising spirits, making gold and swapping wives : the true adventures of Dr John Dee and Sir Edward Kelly / Michael Wilding.

A man consulting a wizard, who shows him materializations of human figures in the form of skeletons. Coloured etching by George Cruikshank.

John Dee and Edward Kelley attend to the wounded Guy Fawkes, and give him an elixir which revives him. Etching by G. Cruikshank.

The alchemical writings of Edward Kelly / Tr. from the Hamburg edition of 1676, and ed. with a biographical preface.

Johannis Ticinensis, eines Böhemischen Priesters, Anthonii de Abbatia, eines in der Kunst erfahrnen Mönchs, und Edoardi Kellaei eines Welt- berühmten Engeländers vortreffliche und aussführliche chymische Bücher. Allen der Geheimen und Hohen Kunst-Liebhabern zu Nutz und mercklichem Unterricht in Teutscher Sprach / übergesetzet, und heraus gegeben durch einen, der niemals gnug gep;riesenen Wissenschafft, sonderbahren Beforderer ; mit einer Warnungs-Vorrede wider die Sophisten und Betrieger.

Edouardi Kellæi Angli tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri[s], cum figuris, in gratiam filiorum hermetis / nunc primum in lucem editi, curante J[ohanne] L[angio] M.C.

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Kelly, Edward, 1555-1595

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The alchemical writings of Edward Kelly / Tr. from the Hamburg edition of 1676, and ed. with a biographical preface.

Edouardi Kellæi Angli tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri[s], cum figuris, in gratiam filiorum hermetis / nunc primum in lucem editi, curante J[ohanne] L[angio] M.C.

Edouardi Kellæi Angli tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri[s], cum figuris, in gratiam filiorum hermetis / nunc primum in lucem editi, curante J[ohanne] L[angio] M.C.