Bel Ami

Bel Ami Guy de Maupassant. Paris, 1947, Editions de Cluny, Imprimerie Union for typography and Mourlot frères for the lithographs. Octavo (8vo) in two volumes (24 x 18 cm). Binding in fawn morocco leather and bands in almond green velvet leather. Smooth spine, author, title, and volume numbers gilt, gilt fillets. Numbered copy 161 of 900 on cygne vellum. Binding signed S. David, covers and spines preserved. Volume 1: 2 leaves, 1 frontispiece, 216 pp, 6 leaves. Volume 2: 3 leaves, 1 frontispiece, 216 pp, 6 leaves. 54 lithographic illustrations by Jean-Denis Malclès, including 17 full-page. Fine copy in good condition, headcaps and corners preserved, without foxing.