[Baron von Münchausen]; Théophile Gautier Fils, [Tr.]; [Gottfried Auguste Burger]

Aventures du Baron de Münchausen [= Adventures of Baron von Munchausen]

Paris: Furne, Jouvet et C, Editeurs, ca. 1866. Early Reprint. Hardcover. 4to. [3], vi-vii, [1], 230, [2] pp. Red publisher's cloth with decorations in gold and black on the boards, spine lettered in gold; all edges gilt. Blue endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece of the Baron and with several full-page and in-text drawings by Gustave Doré. Traduction nouvelle par Théophile Gautier Fils [= A new translation by Théophile Gautier Fils]. Dézé 64. Malan 63; 291. An undated early reprint of Doré's Baron Münchausen. This copy does not have the "Nouvelle Edition" statement, and accords with Dézé's second edition requirements. Malan identifies this copy as an edition released sometime in the later 1860's. Regardless, the Doré illustrations vibrantly illuminate the comedic tales of Baron von Münchausen. The Baron was a larger than life figure, inspiring several medical diagnoses, and his exaggerations gave a name to problems of circular reasoning in philosophy. First recorded in German, the tales of Baron Münchausen's military exploits and escapades made their way into English, French, and other European languages. A lovely copy. Very Good+. Item #00009919

A Very Good or better copy with a bit of foxing to the leaves and minor sunning to the spine.

Price: $475.00