Book Description: This is a collection of real alchemical tracts translated into English, all concerning the making of the Philosophers' Stone. You can be sure that no tracts in this collection are fraudulent. As you read, each text will compliment the others to give you another piece of the puzzle, which will in turn help you to decode the cryptic language of the alchemists.This book is a perfect introduction for anyone seriously interested in alchemy as there is no interpretation, leaving you to make up your own mind; as it should be.Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; Preface To The English Edition; Preface To Latin Original; Volume I.; The Golden Tract Concerning The Stone Of The Philosophers; The Golden Age Restored; The Sophic Hydrolith; A Demonstration Of Nature; A Short Tract Or Philosophical Summary; The Only True Way; The Glory Of The World; Or, Table Of Paradise; A Tract Of Great Price Concerning The Philosophical Stone; The Book Of Alze; The Book Of Lambspring; The Golden Tripod; Volume ii.; Believe-me, Or The Ordinal Of Alchemy; The Testament Of Cremer; The New Chemical Light; New Chemical Light; An Open Entrance To The Closed Palace Of The King; A Subtle Allegory Concerning The Secrets Of Alchemy; The Three Treatises Of Philalethes; The Metamorphosis Of Metals; A Brief Guide To The Celestial Ruby; The Fount Of Chemical Truth; Helvetius' Golden Calf; The All-wise Doorkeeper Or A Fourfold Figure; AddendumAbout the Publisher: Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.orgForgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.