Ball-of-Tallow and Short Stories
by MAUPASSANT, GUY DE
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
USA: The Pearson Publishing Co, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7?" tall. The Pearson Publishing Co., 1910. Hardback Classic French Literature in an attractive small volume, Volume IV in a series. Binding of gray cloth with red decoration on front, red titles on front and spine. Trace wear to extremities. Tight and compact sewn binding, spine has slight lean. Internals clean, no marks, no tears, no creases, pages lightly toned. Frontis: "My Landlady", b/w. Twenty-four short stories in addition to Ball-of-Tallow ("Boule De Suif"), which is considered his masterpiece by many. Short stories by French 19th century author Guy de Maupassant, generally considered the greatest French short story writer. His short stories (he wrote 300) are often robust comedy, and are usually built around simple episodes of everyday life that reveal the hidden side of people. 313 pages. 4.5 x 6.75 inches. The Pearson Publishing Co., New York, 1910.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014035
- Title
- Ball-of-Tallow and Short Stories
- Author
- MAUPASSANT, GUY DE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Pearson Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 12mo - over 6? - 7?" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FRENCH LITERATURE, 19TH CENTURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction. Classics;
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