Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Bürger, Gottfried August. Doré, Gustave. Aventures du Baron de Münchhausen. Traduction nouvelle par Théophile Gautier fils. Illustrées par Gustave Doré. 3 issues (all published).

Frontispiece, 31 full-page illus. and 122 illus. in the text, all in wood-engraving after G. Doré. VII, 230 pp. 4to. Publisher’s printed wrappers. – Paris, (Corbeil and Crété for) Furne, Jouvet et Cie., (1866).

Second imprint of Doré’s illustrated „Münchhausen“, published in 30 starting in may 1866 (note on rear wrapper). Here the 3 parts in orig. wrappers as issued. Frontispiece, title and preface bound in at the end of the 3rd part. – Vicaire I, 160; Sander 505; Brivois 293; Wackermann 4.11; Gehrmann 131; Sammlung Hürlimann 2759 (nicht EA wie angegeben!). – Wrappers worn at corners, some foxing throughout. Good in all. – Best.-Nr. 22182