Surprising adventures of the renowned Baron Munchausen, containing singular travels, campaigns, voyages, and adventures. Also an account of A voyage to the moon and dog star
Contributors: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, illustrator; Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher; Plummer, Thomas, active 1798-1836, printer; Riviere & Son; Jacob Berger Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for Thomas Tegg, no. 111, opposite Bow Church, Cheapside
Published: 1809
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Other titles: Adventures of Munchausen; Surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen
Work titles: Baron Munchausen's narrative of his marvellous travels. English
Notes: "Embellished with numerous engravings."

Engraved folding frontispiece (signed "Rowlandson, del.") and plates.

Half-title: Surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen.

Press figures.

Wove papers. Duodecimo format.

Rare Book copy: Hand-colored plates.

Gift; Vivian Berger; 2002.

Rare Book copy: Bound in full blue leather, gold-tooled in a panel design on upper and lower covers; spine with five raised bands, gilt in compartments; board edges gilt with a double-line fillet; endpapers with a maroon coating; turn-ins gilt with decorative roll, pin-dot roll, and fillets, with "Bound by Riviere & Son" at bottom of upper turn-in; top edge of text gilt, other edges untrimmed.