Recke, Elizabeth Charlotte Constantia von der (1754-1833)

Nachricht von des Berüchrigten Cagliostro Aufenthalte in Mitau im Jahre 1779 und von dessen dortigen magischen Operationen. ... Berlin: F. Nicolai. 1787. Holograph translation into French by Alfred Haehl, made for Dr. E. Lalande in connection with his book 'Le maître inconnu-Cagliostro'. Paris. 1912.

c. 1910

1 volume 4 ll. + 205 ff. + 3 ll. (last bl.). 8vo. 201/2 × 13 cm. Unbound.

Purchased at Sotheby's (Hauser Sale) 16/4/1934, Lot 48 (part).

The author was a German poet and writer; for a time she was under the influence of Cagliostro, but later repudiated him.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

From the library of Léon Hauser of Paris. The original folder containing this and other Cagliostro material [cf. MSS. Nos. 1047, 1048] had his library pressmark 'L.H. 99'.