The Diamond Necklace and Four Other Stories

Author(s): de Maupassant, Guy
Illustrator(s): Quackenbush, Robert
The Diamond Necklace and Four Other Stories by de Maupassant, Guy — front cover
Binding:Hardcover
Size:6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Volume Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:No
Edition:1st Edition
Impression:2nd Impression
Language:English
Publisher Name: Franklin Watts
Publication Year:1967
Publication Place:New York, NY, USA
SKU:015337
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First edition, second impression. 88pp, black and white illustration covering frontispiece and title page. Pictorial cloth-covered boards; white titles on front and spine. 8vo. Very lightly bumped and rubbed spine ends. Light bumping and rubbing at board edges and corners. Text block edges foxing and tanning. Endpapers starting to fox. Previous owner's label on front pastedown. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Five stories illustrating the paradox of human desires: The Diamond Necklace, The Piece of String, The Horla, Two Little Soldiers and The White Wolf. Black and white illustrations in text throughout.