The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen

A beautifully illustrated edition of Rudolf Raspe's novel about the adventures of a fictional German nobleman, with illustrations by William Strang and J. B. Clark. An illustrated edition. First published in 1785.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, illuminated letters, monochrome vignettes and twenty-nine monochrome plates. Collated, complete.This adventure tale was originally written by Rudolf Erich Raspe and follows the adventures of a German nobleman called Baron Munchausen. The character was inspired by a real baron named Hieronymus Karl Friedrich. The brilliant illustrations found in this edition are by William Strang and J. B. Clark.In the publisher's original illustrated cloth, with a design to the fore edge. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, slight handling marks and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. with spotting to the endpapers. Front hinge split at the tail. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and light spotting throughout, heavier to the front and rear. Very Good.…