Guy de Maupassant / Grau Sala - Bel ami - 1945

Charming edition (First & Second parts) numbered 220 on white paper and illustrated with beautiful original lithographs by Grau-Salau -

This realistic novel tells the social ascent of Georges Duroy, a former non-commissioned officer returned from Algeria, who becomes a journalist in Paris and is progressively transformed into an influential figure thanks to his practical intelligence, his ambition, his skill at seducing, and above all his ability to exploit others' weaknesses and relationships -

At the beginning of the story, Duroy leads a modest and frustrating existence in the capital, where his insufficient salary prevents him from satisfying his ambitions and where he painfully realizes the importance of money, appearances, and connections in Parisian society -

His chance meeting with Charles Forestier, a former regimental comrade turned journalist, marks the true starting point of his ascent, as Forestier opens the doors to journalism and lets him discover how a milieu in which political influence, finance, the press, and private interests are closely linked operates -

Guy de Maupassant / Grau Sala - Bel Ami - 1945 - First & Second parts - Jean Porson -
309 and 301 pages.

Very good condition of the bindings, volumes in sheets in their full original, gilded cover, under a common slipcase, light wear from handling, slightly worn edges, smooth spines ornated -

Very good interior condition, title page printed in green and black, volumes enriched with beautiful original lithographs by Grau-Salau, numbered copy 220 on white paper, clean text, fresh interior, a fine copy -

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