A deluxe leather Franklin Library edition offering 30 of the master French storyteller Guy de Maupassant's most notable short stories. With illustrations by Lily Harmon and a portrait of Maupassant by Van Kaufman. Issued as an entry in the publisher's collection, the Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. Publisher's "Notes from the Editors" booklet is laid in. --- Bound in rich full red bonded leather covers with two raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Tan silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine copy: bright, crisp and lacking damages or evidence of having been read. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall) ; [12], 356 pages