The Old Maid and Other Stories (The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume IV) by Guy de Maupassant
401 pages. Black leather with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Boards have been heavily rub worn with noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a noticeably frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Leather is peeling away with front. Large surface tears to leather.