Draws inspiration from a wide variety of myths. Thus, on this pilgrimage, it's not unusual to find the Queen of Troy, Gilamesh, and Don Quixote all drinking together in the same pirates' tavern. Each chapter takes as its point of departure one alchemical procedure. Procedures whose aim was to transform the prima materia, "original matter" of alchemy, which to many came to signify the soul of the alchemist himself. That is the soul of the young Pilgrim of the book's title. 350 pages. Color illustrations. Frontispiece. Beautiful copy.

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Title: Pilgrim's Feather
Author: Hill, R. Nemo
Publisher: Quantuck Lane Press, Quogue, NY
Publication year: 2002
Condition: Near Fine
Dust jacket: Near Fine
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: Jeanne Hedstrom
Edition: First Edition
Dimensions: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller catalogs: Literature

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