Rare First Edition John Kendrick Bangs Mr. Munchausen Noyes, Platt and Co. 1901

Hardcover, First Edition 1901, Noyes Platt and Company, 180 pages. Very Good+, no DJ - as issued. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to decorative Tan cloth covers with black spine titles - corners sharp. Front panel illustrated in white, green, black, brown, and black. Previous owner label on inside front cover (Rachel and George Shipman). Binding solid. All 15 full-page color plates by Peter Newell are present and intact. Colors are still vibrant. John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) U.S. humorist, editor and lecturer. He graduated from Columbia University in 1883, and was on the staff of 'Harper's Magazine' 1888-99. His stories are mainly humor with a slight fantastic flavor. This was the last of the Associated Shades Series of 4 books. Originally the Associated Shades is an exclusive men's club in Hades, whose members are the shades of famous people, including Adam and Baron Munchausen but primarily historical writers: Homer, Confucius, Shakespeare, president Walter Raleigh, Johnson and Boswell, and many others. All four books were illustrated by Peter Newell. A very handsome vintage First Edition. LOC SSS-08.…