Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1889 Book. Illus. by E. Duez and A. Lynch. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional printings). Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original bright red cloth decorated in black and lettered in gilt on boards. Cracked endpapers and minor corner wear the only faults. Text in English, with marvellous photogravure embellishment. Floral endpapers; untrimmed front and bottom edges; gilt top edges. A "masterly little novel" according to Henry James. In French fiction, bridges the gap between social realism and the psychological novel, based on filial jealousy fostered by one brother's inheritance of the fortune of their mother's former lover. 36 engravings with tissue guards. 171 pp. Heavy book will require extra postage..

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Bookseller: Dave Shoots, Bookseller (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002265
Title: Pierre et Jean; The Two Brothers
Author: De Maupassant, Guy
Illustrator: E. Duez and A. Lynch
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition (No Additional printings)
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott and Co.
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1889
Size: Folio - over 12" - 15"
Keywords: NOISBN Fiction. Art.
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Dave Shoots, Bookseller

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We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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