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With engraved frontispiece "Zeichnungen zu Münchhausens Abentheuern", typogr. title and 15 engraved plates with illus. by Martin Disteli. 2, 60 pp. 8vo. Contemporary half cloth. Solothurn, Jent and Gassmann, 1841. First edition with these superb illustrations by the Swiss artist Martin Disteli. This is his most important work, and illustrate the famous adventures of the "Baron of Lies" Munchausen. It remains one ot the most charming of all illustrated editions of Munchhausen, and without a doubt inspired Dore's edition of 1862. Disteli (1802-1844), of Olten, was one of the great satirical artists ot the early nineteenth century; he was best known tor this series depicting the exploits of Baron Munchausen, and also for his illustrations of animal fables. The sixteen arabesque illustrations are humorous and lively.- Some foxings throughout as usual, copies in contempory bindings are rarely found. - Schweizer, Münchhausen und Münchhausiaden, no. 48, p. 374f. and illus. p. 371; Wälchli, Disteli. Zeit-Leben-Werk (1943), 65-66 und 105, Nr. 26 ("Distelis geistvollstes Werk"); Rumann 322. LITERATURE:GERMAN ; HELVETICA: ALLGEMEIN ; LITERATUR: DEUTSCHE ;