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Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1977. Leather_bound. Very good +. Leather_bound. Part of the "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" Collector's Edition. 9 1/2" X 6 3/4". xi, 472pp. Bound in red decorative leather with spine and front cover stamped in gilt. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges. All edge gilt. Peach silk moire end papers with matching silk bookmark sewn in. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Color illustrations throughout. Unused Easton Press bookplate laid in.
THE TALES OF GUY DE MAUPASSANT (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN) by Maupassant, Guy de ; Lafcadio Hearn (translated by) - 1977
by Maupassant, Guy de ; Lafcadio Hearn (translated by)
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THE TALES OF GUY DE MAUPASSANT (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
by Maupassant, Guy de ; Lafcadio Hearn (translated by)
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1977. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. Bohmer, Gunter. Previous owner's bookplate, with name marked out, to verso half-title page, else FINE. This Easton Press Collector's Edition is bound in red, genuine leather, with elegant gilt design to boards, gilded page-edges, and endpapers of caramel-colored, silk-moire fabric. The classic hubbed spines of four raised bands have 22K gold accents and there is a permanent satin ribbon page marker. The pages are thread-sewn for strength and durability, have long-lasting, acid-neutral, archival quality paper, and a handsome, readable typeface. Bottom corners lightly nudged. Frontispiece portrait of the author painted by Robert J. Lee. 472 pp The translations by Lafcadio Hearn and others chosen & with an introduction by Justin O'Brien The illustrations from water-colors by Gunter Bohmer. This book contains 49 short stories including : The Piece of String ; Happiness ; The Dowry ; Madam Tellier's Establishment ; Saint Anthony, and many more.
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- Illustrator Bohmer, Gunter
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- Publisher Easton Press
- Place of Publication Norwalk, CT
- Date Published 1977
- Keywords 19th-century French novelists, short stories,
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The Tales of Guy de Maupassant
by de Maupassant, Guy; Hearn, Lafcadio (Trans.); O'Brien, Justin (Intro.)
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The Tales of Guy De Maupassant [The Illustrations from Water-Colors by Gunter Bohmer]
by De Maupassant, Guy; Hearn, Lafcadio (Trans. ) ; O'Brien, Justin (Intro. )
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CT: The Easton Press. Near Fine. 1977. Hardcover. The book is in pristine condition - would make a wonderful gift, or to adorn any impressive bookshelf. Unmarked bookplate laid in. ; 100 Greatest Books Ever Written; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 472 pages .
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TALES OF GUY DE MAUPASSANT
by de Maupassant, Guy/Hearn, Lafcadio (Translator)/O'Brien, Justin (Introduction)
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Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1977. 472 pp. Original red leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding and gilt title on spine. Four raised bands on spine. Gilt edged leaves w/ red moire endpapers. Approx. 4 1/2" crease to bottom corner of last two leaves. Illust. from water-colors w/ a frontispiece of Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893). Contents very nice.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Gunter Bohmer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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