Memorial, or Brief, for the Comte de Cagliostro, Defendant: Against the King's Attorney-General, Plaintiff... From the French original, published in Paris in February last; with an Introductory Preface.
first edition
London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1786
by MacMAHON, Parkyns
London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1786 Book. 8vo, plain wrappers. Pp. xii, (1), 86. First English edition of the trial of the notorious scoundrel, petty thief, alchemist and occultist. Cagliostro was arrested in connection with the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an intrigue involving Marie Antoinette, which contributed to the downfall of the French monarchy. Though probably not involved, he was banished from France as a result. Parkyns introduction speculates on the Cagliostro's origins. NSTC; BLC.. (Inventory #: 1248)