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158 - MAUPASSANT, Guy de. La Main Gauche.
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Estimate €400 - €500
Description
MAUPASSANT, Guy de. La Main Gauche. Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1889. In-8, (2) ff., 315-(1) pp. Bradel half-green morocco with corners, plain spine with author’s name, title and date in gold, gilt head, cover and spine preserved [Carayon]. Description: First edition. A separate print run of 40 copies was produced on Holland paper; this is no. 9. The penultimate collection of short stories published during Maupassant’s lifetime, it brings together stories published between May 1887 and March 1889, announced in the *Bibliographie de France* of 23 February 1889 under the title *Les Maîtresses* A fine copy in a binding by Carayon.
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