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218 - MAUPASSANT (Guy de) Two Short Stories. “The Old Man.” “The String.” Paris: Société normande du livre illustré, 1907. An 8vo volume, post-war half-maroquin with corner pieces, 5-ribbed spine, gilt head, covers and spine preserved, edged slipcase (binding signed ALIX). Very slight scattered foxing; otherwise a fine copy.
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MAUPASSANT (Guy de) Two Short Stories. “The Old Man.” “The String.” Paris: Société normande du livre illustré, 1907. An 8vo volume, post-war half-maroquin with corner pieces, 5-ribbed spine, gilt head, covers and spine preserved, edged slipcase (binding signed ALIX). Very slight scattered foxing; otherwise a fine copy. A superb Art Nouveau volume set in typefaces designed by Georges Auriol and engraved by Georges Peignot, and illustrated with 84 compositions drawn and wood-engraved by Auguste Lepère, printed in a gradient of colors. Limited edition of 120 numbered copies on Dutch vellum paper (No. 14 for Jacques Lefebvre).
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