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The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Rudolf C. Slatin; Major F. R. Wingate [trans.]
1869
William Tegg : London
8" by 5.5"
2-268pp
SUMMARY
An illustrated edition of this entertaining novel by Rudolph Erich Raspe, illustrated throughout with plates by George Cruikshank.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
'The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen' is an entertaining novel following the amazing adventures of eighteenth century German nobleman, Baron Munchausen.
This edition, illustrated by George Cruikshank, was first published in 1867.
On his wild adventures the Baron meets the Sultan at the Turkish royal court, steals his whole treasury, and sets sail away from Turkey.
This fictional account of Munchausen was written by Rudolf Erich Raspe.
Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece, two double page plates, and nineteen further plates.
Collated, complete.
With a former owner's inscription, dated 1874, to the front free endpaper.
The protagonist is loosely based on the real Baron Munchausen, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen, who served as a page to Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick during the Russo-Turkish War of 1737 to 1739. He was known for his brilliant storytelling abilities, and highly exaggerated and witty accounts of his military career in Russia.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with back strip significantly age toned, and minor losses of cloth to back strip head and tail. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, binding generally firm. Front free endpaper detached and loosely inserted, with two plates detached and loosely inserted. Pages a touch age toned, with the odd light spot or handling mark.
Overall Condition: Good Only
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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