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.

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'.

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).