The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
by (Gustave Dore, illus.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- GOOD+
- Seller
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Bethel, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
NY, NY: Three Sirens Press, (undated). Hardbound. GOOD+. UGLY exterior on great reading copy with all the Gustave Dore illustrations. No dust jacket. Tight, faintest age tanning of pages, clean interior, age soiled exterior, square. Rough cut pages. Linen finish yellow cover with black leather spine. All cover printing is now illegible. No dust jacket. Undated (1930?). 206 pages.6.25x9.6x.75". "Baron Munchausen is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book...The fictional Baron's exploits, narrated in the first person, focus on his impossible achievements as a sportsman, soldier, and traveller...The book in its various revised forms remained widely read throughout the 19th century...Versions of the fictional Baron have appeared on stage, screen, radio, and television, as well as in other literary works. "
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- Bookseller
- Rainy Day Paperback Exchange (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0-6H003
- Title
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- Author
- (Gustave Dore, illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Three Sirens Press
- Place of Publication
- NY, NY
- Date Published
- (undated)
- Keywords
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Bethel, Connecticut
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