[Rarebooks] FS: ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN Illustrated by Fritz Kredel, the artist's own copy

[Charles Agvent]

RASPE, Rudolf Erich et. al. THE SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN. 
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1952. Octavo (6-1/2" x 9-5/8") bound in 
half polished black calfskin, gold-stamped, with French marbled paper 
sides. A definitive text edited, and with an introduction, by John 
Carswell. Illustrated with pen and water-color drawings by Fritz Kredel, 
hand-colored by Walter Fischer. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED 
by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation 
Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon 
page where instead of a number the letters "FK" are handwritten 
indicating that this is the artist Fritz Kredel's very own copy. Monthly 
Letter laid in. Spine tips rubbed; otherwise, a tight, fresh copy. Near 
Fine in a Very Good slipcase with a closed split along one edge, partly 
taped, and the backstrip label partly rubbed away. (#017915)        $250.00

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