Brack

Lettre de Figaro au Comte Almaviva sur le magnétisme animal. Madrid and Paris, 1784.

One of a number of pamphlets written by Brack against animal magnetism. The Spanish references from the title (Figaro’s letter to count Almaviva…) are fictional. It was written by a physician from Lyon – Brack, who is known only by his last name. His Lettre was very popular and was issued several times in that year. However, like any ephemera focused on a hot topic in hand, it was short lived, popular when needed and tossed away when the interest in animal magnetism faded out. Consequently, his works are quite rare.

Unique.