Gently I Answered and Said...by Frater Albertus. Paracelsus Research Society. (1978). Limited Edition #85 of 500 copies signed by Frater Albertus. 74 pages. 5 3/4" x 9" Hardcover with dust jacket. DUST JACKET: Moderate edge wear. Bumping to the top and bottom of spine of the dj. A bit if brown staining (foxing?) to front and back flaps. Brown mottling inside dj. Otherwise, no unusual folds or creases. No tears. No clips. No missing pieces. BOOK: Bright gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Wear to top and bottom of the spine. Spots of wear to the top edge of covers. A couple bumps to bottom edge of covers. Foxing? to top edge of page block. Otherwise, no previous owner markings. No tears, folds or creases to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. A form letter from the Paracelsus Research Society laid in. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. HG17a

"Frater Albertus Spagyricus (Albert Richard Riedel) born May 5,(1911–1984); founder of the Paracelsus Research Society in Salt Lake City, which later evolved into the Paracelsus College. Based on the Paracelsian concept of three essentials, Body, Soul and Spirit, Frater Albertus developed a system of teaching alchemical concepts using the spagyric technique of separation and cohobation. The unique graduated courses allowed students to explore aspects of the vegetable, mineral and animal kingdoms in an understandable and accessible way. After his death in 1984, the college ceased operations in the United States but continued to carry on the tradition in Australia. Frater Albertus had a profound effect on the way Alchemy and particularly the Spagyric method was disseminated and understood in the mid to late 20th century. His works were translated into many languages. He was a rosicrucian (an AMORC member)." - wikipedia