1895 First Edition illustrated by Strang & Clark - The Surprising Adventures of Baron MUNCHAUSEN.
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Author: Raspe (Richard). Illustrated by William Strand and J.B. Clark. Introduction by Thomas Seccombe.
Title: The Surprising Adventures of Baron MUNCHAUSEN.
Publisher: London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1895. First Edition illustrated by Strang & Clark.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8.5 " X 6 ".
Pages: li-299 pages.
Binding: Attractive and good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed mainly on rear cover - as shown, light crease mark on the front cover upper corner - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, right light foxing or staining - as shown, endpaper inner hinges worn but still tight - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the frontispiece and all the beautiful illustrations by William Strand and J.B. Clark.
The book: Rare First Edition illustrated by Strang & Clark of -- The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen -- Baron Munchausen is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia. The character is loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen.
The illustrators:
William Strang RA (13 February 1859 – 12 April 1921) was a Scottish painter and printmaker notable for illustrating the works of Bunyan, Coleridge and Kipling.
Joseph Benwell Clark (1857 – 13 February 1938) was an English painter, etcher, engraver in mezzotint and drypoint, and book illustrator.
Victorian Painters describes Clark as a London painter of rustic subjects.
The author: Rudolf Erich Raspe (March 1736 – 16 November 1794) was a German librarian, writer, and scientist, called by his biographer John Patrick Carswell a "rogue". He is best known for his collection of tall tales The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, also known as Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia, originally a satirical work with political aims.