1859; Alfred Crowquill; 1st Edition; London, Trubner and Co.; Original Cloth, Westley's & Co. Bindery; Illustrated by Author; 194 Pages; w5.2"xh7.6"; Rare!

• Beautiful/Original red/pink cloth with ornate gold floral boards, raised floral center borders, matching fine gold floral binding, gold gilded page edges, with a lovely color frontispiece, Nine other fine color plates, a bunch of pretty in text b/w illustrations, and a Great Read!

• 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.
  
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• The fictional Baron's exploits, narrated in the first person, focus on his impossible achievements as a sportsman, soldier, and traveller; for instance: riding on a cannonball, fighting a forty-foot crocodile, and travelling to the Moon. Intentionally comedic, the stories play on the absurdity and inconsistency of Munchausen's claims, and contain an undercurrent of social satire. 
  
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• Alfred Henry Forrester (10 September 1804 – 26 May 1872) was an English author, comics artist, illustrator and artist, who was also known under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowquill.