The life work of Henri René Guy de Maupassant
Subtitle: embracing romance, travel, comedy & verse, for the first time complete in English
By: With a critical preface by Paul Bourget ; and an introduction by Robert Arnot ; illustrated from original drawings by eminent French and American artists
Edition: Flaubert ed. 500 sets printed from type.
Publisher: Printed for subscribers only by M. Walter Dunne, Publisher
Published: 1903
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Notes: Each volume has set title page printed in gold and color and volume title page printed in black.

Volumes 1-5 and 15-17 have volume title: Short stories of the tragedy and comedy of life.

Edition statement on colored double plate preceding set title in v. 1 and on the leaf following the set title in all other volumes.

Facsimile signature of Bourget and of Arnot at end of preface and of introduction respectively in v. 1.

Historiated initials.

Green, purple, and white marbled paper over boards with green leather corners and spine; matching marbled end papers.

Spine printed in gold and red; tops gilt.