MAUPASSANT, de (GUY)Livre Rare Book
THE ODD NUMBER
1889401221889. DE MAUPASSANT Guy. THE ODD NUMBER. Thirteen Tales. Translated from the French by Jonathan Sturges. Introduction by Henry James. NY: Harper 1889. 12mo. decorative silver-stamped blue cloth. First American Edition precedes the English edition by two years. Edel & Laurence B4. Signed presentation from Sturges the translator on the front endpaper: "To Junius Morgan. The friendship of Jonathan Sturgis. Oct. 30 1889. Junius Morgan 1813-1890 was the founder of the Morgan financial empire and father to J. Pierpont Morgan. He was a Yankee businessman and established the Morgan name in the world's financial markets during three decades as merchant banker in Victorian London. His son J. Pierpont Morgan inherited his father's business upon his death in 1890 and consolidated the firm's European and American interests. An interesting and early association copy- as the book was published October 29 1889. Very Good bright. $250.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
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