Enzo Petraccone
Cagliostro nella storia e nella leggenda.
Milan: Mediamix Edizioni Scientifiche, n. d. Collezione Settecentesca. New edition by Bruno Brunelli. 207 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5" x 7.5", shows light shelfwear, with mild spotting and small paper price sticker to rear cover. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright. This edition, in addition to full-page illustrations and a two-page map depicting Cagliostro's travels, contains notes, appendices, and a bibliography.
"Count Alessandro di Cagliostro" (1743 – 1795) was the alias of the occultist Giuseppe Balsamo. Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. He became a glamorous figure associated with the royal courts of Europe where he pursued various occult arts, including psychic healing, alchemy and scrying.