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The Tales of Guy de Maupassant 1977 1st Ed. Four ribs spine. illustrations by Gunter Bohmer Translations By Lafcadio Hearn and Other, Choosen & With an Introduction By Justin O'Brien. Collector's Edition. Henri-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850 at the château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe in the Seine-Inférieure (now Seine-Maritime) department. He was the first son of Laure Le Poittevin and Gustave de Maupassant, both from prosperous bourgeois families. When Maupassant was eleven and his brother Hervé was five, his mother, an independent-minded woman, risked social disgrace to obtain a legal separation from her husband. After the separation, Le Poittevin kept her two sons, the elder Guy and younger Hervé. With the father's absence, Maupassant's mother became the most influential figure in the young boy's life. She was an exceptionally well read woman and was very fond of classical literature, especially Shakespeare. Until the age of thirteen, Guy happily lived with his mother, to whom he was deeply devoted, at Étretat, in the Villa des Verguies, where, between the sea and the luxuriant countryside, he grew very fond of fishing and outdoor activities. At age thirteen, he was sent to a small seminary near Rouen for classical studies. In October 1868, at the age of 18, he saved the famous poet Algernon Charles Swinburne from drowning off the coast of Étretat at Normandy.As he entered junior high school, he met the great author Gustave Flaubert. He first entered a seminary at Yvetot, but deliberately got himself expelled. From his early education he retained a marked hostility to religion. Then he was sent to the Lycée Pierre-Corneille in Rouen where he proved a good scholar indulging in poetry and taking a prominent part in theatricals. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in.Tall. Pick-up with cash is preferred, is free, and allows the bidder to inspect the unit before buying. Standard shipping w/i the contiguous USA will be 6.99*, EXPEDITED shipping available for extra cost. Price is pretty firm, “make an offer” is for the benefit of the bidders, allowing them to make an offer I can accept, and, thereby avoid a bidding war and buy-it-now. International bidders, please contact me for a shipping quote before bidding. S eller reserves the right to refuse sales to those with bad past history. Happy bidding, check my feedback & bid with confidence! Bid now and you may win!!! *A note on shipping expense. eBay charges a final value fee of 20-25% on, not only shipping, but tax, too!?! Additional expenses: packaging, delivering the item to the carrier, actual shipping cost (FedEx continues to raise their charges 5% every year) including insurance, and if media or international, waiting in line at USPS for 15-45 minutes. Therefore, if the shipping looks a little high, I never see 20-25% of what I ask for. Usually, for the last 25 years, I have made nearly all of my auctions with 14 day return guarantee. Ebay has recently begun a "defects or return" requirement. Which states that only so many returns (whether for defects or not) will be allowed a seller, per year. When combined with eBay's rule allowing a buyer to return for no reason at all (buried deep inside the user agreement), this is a recipe for disaster. Liberal returns, will no longer be considered by sellers. I will reduce the 14 day guarantee auctions which I post. Now buyers will not have the return guarantees, and the sellers will be sanctioned, for allowing too many returns. Therefore, eBay has, once again, promulgated rules which do not help either the buyer or seller, and only make both buyers and sellers look for alternative sites. Even in a no return auction, the buyer is still covered, if the item materially differs from the description. I FOLLOW ALL EBAY POLICES AND STRIVE FOR 5-STAR SERVICE EACH AND EVERY TRANSACTION. WHEN YOU GIVE 4 STARS IT MAY SEEM LIKE A GREAT SCORE, BUT, A 4 ON ANY STAR IS 4.0 AND EBAY CONSIDERS THIS A SUB-PAR MARK SINCE THE REQUIREMENT IS 4.40. IF YOU ARE PLEASED WITH THE TRANSACTION PLEASE RESPOND WITH ALL 5 STARS. IF YOU ARE NOT PLEASED LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL WORK TO MAKE IT THAT WAY. In the rare event of an "Item not as described" claim, returns or refunds will only be accepted based on my description and photos, not information pertaining to the eBay catalog or item specifics. Please see my listing and photographs carefully as these are the only items included. If an item is not photographed or listed it is not included, nor assumed to be.