Compendium of 1741 on Giuseppe Balsamo, Count Cagliostro

Compendium of 1741 detailing the life and deeds of Giuseppe Balsamo, known as Count Cagliostro. The book is bound in leather with a decorated spine and marbled paper covers. It contains texts in Italian recounting significant events in Cagliostro's life. The paper shows signs of aging appropriate to its antiquity. The binding is in good condition, with minor wear at the corners. Giovanni Barberi Compendio della vita e delle gesta di Giuseppe Balsamo denominato il Conte Cagliostro che si è estratto dal processo contro di lui formato in Roma l anno 1790. E che può servire di scorta per conoscere l'indole della Setta de Liberi Muratori 1791 edition without plates, unlike others printed by the same printer in the same year, in good condition, some signs of use and rare, as well as very slight, foxing. Half leather hardcover. 216 pages. Printed by the printing house of the Rev. Apostolic Chamber of Rome in 1791 while the trial against Cagliostro was still in progress. Rare and important work to understand the life of count Cagliostro and for the description of some secret rituals of Freemasonry. The most truthful biography of Cagliostro (1743-1795), written by Barberi (Rome 1748-1821), who was a magistrate of the famous trial held in Rome by the Holy Office and which ended with the conviction to life imprisonment against the Sicilian adventurer.