Guy de MAUPASSANT.
Toine. Illustrations by Mesplès. Paris, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, no date [1885].
In-12: plum half-maroquin à la Bradel with corners, smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron, untrimmed, gilt head, illustrated cover preserved (period binding).
First edition.
Collection of seventeen tales of which the first, Toine, gives the title.
One of the first 10 copies on japon (nº 2), the only deluxe edition with 50 hollande.
Beautiful copy in contemporary binding, from the library of Louis de Sadeleer, with ex-libris.
