"Bel-Ami" by Guy de Maupassant, and ill. by Bernard Lamotte, with an introduction by Alec Waugh - Limited Editions Club, NY - 1968 limited edition, no 1264 signed by illustrator Bernard Lamotte - 25cmx18cm - condition: fine copy with all illustrations by lamotte present, in original slipcase Bel-Ami ([bɛlami], "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor former cavalry NCO in France's African colonies, to one of the most successful men in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy women.