2 volumes. First of the Edition, with the volumes provided as called for in both French and English. The same limitation number in each volume. Illustrated with drawings by Jacob Epstein. 8vo, the English version bound in the publisher s full textured maroon cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and upper cover, housed in the gilt lettered slipcase, the French version in the original blue wrappers with protective glassine as issued. xxxvi, 304; [xvi], [281], [3] pp. Very fine and very clean copies of each volume, beautifully preserved, pristine and as mint. RARE IN SUCH FINE CONDITION. Baudelaire's most famous collection of poetry, here rendered into English by James Laver. Baudelaire's poems are important for their symbolism, and for their impact on the modernist movement. The poems deal with themes relating to decadence and eroticism. Both Baudelaire and his original publisher were prosecuted under the regime of the Second Empire as an "outrage aux bonnes m urs", an insult to public decency. Seller Inventory # 34132

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Title: LES FLEURS DU MAL and FLOWERS OF EVIL. ...

Publisher: London Printed for Members of The Limited Editions Club at the Fanfare Press 1940

Binding: Soft cover

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Buddenbrooks has one of the finest selections of fine and rare books in several fields and we invite you to visit us at our new premises in Newburyport, Massachusetts where have an open "brick and mortar" bookshop. We are also available to meet with clients in Boston by appointment only, where we have maintained a presence for over 40 years. We offer a search service for any books, old or new, which you may have been unable to find. Please call for further information, we look forward to hearing from you.

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Buddenbrooks, Inc. ABAA
21 Pleasant Street, On the Courtyard, Newburyport, MA, 01950, U.S.A.

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attention of Martin Weinkle or Stephen Pepple.

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