THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUCHAUSEN. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY GUSTAVE DORE, PANTHEON BOOKS INC., NEW YORK, 1944.
 
During the "Age of Reason" of the late 18th century, the Turkish army lays siege to a European city where a theater production about the extraordinary heroics of famed German aristocrat Baron Münchhausen is underway. A man steps forward to object that the performance is full of inaccuracies, claiming that he is the real Baron Münchhausen. When the Turkish army approaches with gunfire, the baron undertakes his latest adventure with his promise to defend the city.
 
Dark green cover with a gilt spine title and a gilt front art piece. Nice condition with a solid binding, clean pages, and just light cover wear. Includes the dust jacket. About 11 x 8 with 213 pages. Illustrated.