La Maison Tellier
1899; illustrated French edition of Guy de Maupassant's classic short stories
Author
Guy de Maupassant, illustrated by Rene Lelong, engraved on wood by G Lemoine
Publisher
Libraire Ollendorff, Paris, 1899
Printing Details
First illustrated edition, rebound in plain cloth boards and leather title label to spine. 18.5 × 13.5cm, 267pp. French text.
First published in 1881, La Maison Tellier a series of stories around Madame Tellier's brothel. This edition is illustrated both full page and within the text.
Condition
A good copy with some wear. There is a little tanning and fading to the the boards' edges and tanning to the margins. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown (Richard Hart-Davis).