Author: BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK
Title: Mr. Munchausen an Account of Some of His Recent Adventures
Description: Boston, MA: Noyes, Platt & Company, 1901. 1st Edition; 4th Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Peter Newell. Color and B&W illustrations; This is a First Edition, 4th printing (with Noyes, Platt & Company (Incorporated) on the copyright page, and eight pages of mixed adverts at the rear of the book). This copy is lacking two plates at pages 68& 82). The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some rubbing to the spine joints. The front cover illustration has patches of rubbing as well. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are several spots of foxing throughout. Many of the tissue guards have been removed. "In 1894, Bangs ran for the office of mayor of Yonkers, New York, but was defeated. He also was a member of the Board of Education in Yonkers. He left Harper & Brothers in 1901 and became editor of the New Metropolitan magazine in 1903. In 1904 he was appointed editor of Puck, perhaps the foremost American humor magazine of its day. In this period, he revived his earlier interest in drama. In 1906 he switched his focus to the lecture circuit. During the period between 1901 and 1906 Bangs was known to have spent at least parts of his summers at the Profile House in Franconia, New Hampshire. He owned one of the 20 connected cottages adjacent to the large hotel, which he sold to Cornelius Newton Bliss in August 1906. As a satirical writer, he was also known in the "Profile Cottage" circles as a jokester and prankster and was frequently the jovial topic of hotel guests and cottage owners alike." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

Keywords: Science Fiction John Kendrick Bangs Peter Newell Mr. Munchausen


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