Published by Stravon Publishers, New York, NY, 1949
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Remo Farruggio (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stravon Publishers, New York. 1949. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition; bumped tips, head, and tail. DJ: Good; NOT Price Clipped ($1.98); closed tears and missing small pieces along top edge; rubbing to panels; wear to tips. Gray cloth boards and spine with bright green lettering on the spine and front board. 128 pp 8vo. de Maupassant (1850-1893) had a genius for the short story and centered it on Paris, the meeting place of the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the intriguing demi-monde. He was a realist and his stories teemed with action, with the dramatic and telling moments in the history of an individual in the forefront. A well selected repast of his best short stories. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.