Victor-Havard

First edition, one of 200 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the only large paper copies.

Bradel binding in half blue morocco with corners, spine with five raised bands highlighted with gilt dots and decorated with triple gilt compartments, gilt date at tail, gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, guards and pastedowns of combed paper, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, others uncut, binding signed Canape.

Rare copy of Guy de Maupassant's masterpiece beautifully bound in an elegant signed binding.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Contemporary half cloth adorned with arabesques over marbled paper boards, spine with gilt fillets and olive-green shagreen title-piece (repair to edges), marbled pastedowns and endpapers, one lower corner rubbed.
Autograph inscription from Guy de Maupassant to monsieur Caron.

First edition.
Elegant pastiche Bradel binding by T. Boichot, in marbled paper boards, maroon Russia title-piece to spine, covers and spine (lightly sunned) preserved.
Autograph inscription from Guy de Maupassant to the journalist Philippe Jourde.
A few small insignificant wormholes.
A good copy in a pretty pastiche binding. 

Fourth edition.

A very slight corner loss to the second cover, otherwise a handsome copy complete with the publisher's catalogue at the end.