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Stories (Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series)
by De Maupassant, Guy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
USA: The Franklin Library, 1977. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Harmon, Lily. 1st thus, 1st printing. [xiv], 354pp, with colour illustrations by Lily Harmon. Printed on archival-quality paper (it will not brown) and bound in full red leather with generous gilt decoration front, spine and back, two raised bands on spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. 8vo. Original leaflet issued by the Franklin Library on publication containing notes from the editors loosely laid in. One of a limited first edition, privately printed, exclusively for Franklin Library subscribers. A handsome, finely produce volume in near fine condition throughout. There is a small, mild blemish on the front of the leaflet. Renowned for fine bindings and collectors' editions of beautiful literature, the Franklin Library produced some of the most attractive and desirable books of the 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013196
- Title
- Stories (Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series)
- Author
- De Maupassant, Guy
- Illustrator
- Harmon, Lily
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, novels, beautiful books, Franklin Library
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- 1st Thus
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- Spine
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- Fine
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