Search Results: the surprising adventures of baron munchausen by thomas seccombe

1928 Albert & Charles Boni hardcover 1st edition (1928 date on title page, no copyright page). Slight rubbing and bumping to corners, light tanning, else text clean, binding tight.

Melville House, 2012-10-16. 1. Paperback. Used: Good.

Melville House, 2012-10-16. Paperback. Used:Good.

London:Lawrence & Bullen, 1895. hard cover. Good/No jacket. London:Lawrence & Bullen. 1895. li+299pp. Illustrated by Wilian Strang and J. B. Clark. Hardcover. Yellow decorated boards soiled and shelfworn, with spine strip darkened, spine ends worn and starting to fray and edge points gently bumped.  Internally end-pages age toned but clean, free of previous owners marks or signatures. The tissue guard between title page and frontispiece is heavily foxed, with light to mild foxing scattered throughout. The binding is tight with hinges intact. A near very good, solid copy.

London: Lawrence and Bullen,, 1895. Bound by Bayntun in red half crushed morocco ruled in gilt over red buckram boards, title in gilt to spine, five raised bands, floral motifs in gilt to compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers.Very Good, joints showing wear, small bookseller's label top corner rear end page, original covers bound in at rear. . Later Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chelsea Publishing Co.. Leather . Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. No date, but was possibly printed in 1930s. Author not listed, but Rudolf Erich Raspe (1736 – 1794) was German writer credited with this classic adventure tale, and Rapse is discussed at length in Thomas Seccombe's introduction. The translator is unnamed. Navy blue leather cover deeply sun-bleached spine and board edges.Gold lettering & decorative borders. Gilt textblock edges. Sound binding. Marble print end pages. 'Preface to The First Edition' is reprinted. (XIV intro + 299 pages)