D'Aurevilly, Barbey — Les Diaboliques. Two Volumes

France, Roissard Grenoble, 1969. Limited. Wraps. #195 of 844 copies. Printed wraps, housed in a red clothbound folders in matching slipcases. Illustrations by F. Van Hamme throughout. All text in French. A collection of short stories revolving around women who commit acts of violence, sometimes out of passion, sometimes out of boredom. By the French author Barbey D'Aurevilly, noted for his writings exploring evil or the supernatural. This collection is considered one of his best, capturing the attitude of French society of the mid 1800s. NEAR FINE books in GOOD slipcases. No visible wear to the book. Pages unopened throughout. Slipcase and folder rather faded. Very light soiling and some scuffing and edgewear to the cases. Near Fine .