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THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN: from the best English & German editions. With Illustrations
by (Raspe, Rudolph) and (Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Mu?nchhausen)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. (ca. 1888) 24mo., x, 241pp., with 7 additional pages of ads at rear. Illustrated with 23 illustrations. Bound in cloth backed paper over boards, with title and elaborate decoration on spine in gilt. Title page framed in red lines. Boards edges rubbed. Previous owner's return address label affixed to the front paste down. A very clean, bright copy, Very Good. *** Part of the "Knickerbocker Nugget" series of 33 titles, which are listed at the rear of this volume. ***.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001310
- Title
- THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN: from the best English & German editions. With Illustrations
- Author
- (Raspe, Rudolph) and (Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Mu?nchhausen)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- literature, german, gulliver, travels,
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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