Charles BAUDELAIRE

Histoires extraordinaires. – Nouvelles histoires extraordinaires. – Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym. – Eurêka. – Histoires grotesques et sérieuses Complete collection, in the firsts editions, of these famous French translations established by Charles Baudelaire.
Bound in half-black morocco, spine in five compartments, gilt dates at the foot, marbled paper boards, comb patterned endpapers, wrappers preserved for the first volume and wrappers and spine persevered for the following four, top edge gilt, binding signed Semet & Plumelle for the last four volumes.
The...

Charles BAUDELAIRE & Félix BRACQUEMOND
& Gustave COURBET & Félicien ROPS & Édouard MANET
Les Fleurs du mal [Flowers of Evil]First edition printed on vélin d'Angoulême paper, complete of the six condemned pieces and bearing the usual typographical misprints of the first edition (“Feurs du mal”, pagination error...).
Jansenist binding in full red morocco, spine in five compartments, gilt date and location at the foot, gilt roll tooling on the spine ends, gilt fillet frame on the pastedown endpapers in full brown morocco adorned in their centres...

Anthologie des poètes français du XIX^è siècle
First collective edition for each of the volumes. The very first and early anthology of all the most important 19th century's French poets, including the contemporary ones like Rimbaud or Mallarmé.

Publisher's bindings in full grey cloth, spines decorated with a polychrome floral motif, floral freizes at the top and bottom of the spines, bevelled boards illustrated with a polychrome decoration consisting of an allegory of poetry and a floral decoration, brown or blue paper endpapers, all...

Michel Lévy Frères | Paris 1869-1870 | 11 x 18 cm | 7 volumes in contemporary half shagreen

Very important edition, according to Clouzot: “More and more sought-after, quite rightly, this edition includes in first edition: part of the Fleurs du Mal, the Petits Poèmes en prose, Curisosités esthétiques (except for the two Salons), L'Art romantique (except for Gautier and Wagner).”
Les Fleurs du Mal is a third edition, dated 1869.

Volume 1: Les Fleurs du Mal, volume 2: Curiosités esthétiques, volume 3: L'Art romantique, volume 4: Petits Poèmes en prose, volume 5: Histoires extraordinaires, volume 6: Nouvelles Histoires extraordinaires et volume 7: Aventures d'Arthur...

Rare first edition of this first collection of Parnasse contemporain in which the works of thirty-seven poets, for the most part unpublished, are published in 18 issues. Indeed, some of the poems from Charles Baudelaire's Nouvelles fleurs du mal appear for the first time in the fifth issue which is devoted entirely to him: Epigraphe pour un livre condamné - Madrigal triste - L'avertisseur - Le rebelle - Bien loin d'ici - Recueillement - Le gouffre - Les plaintes d'un Icare, as well as some poems published in the Epaves.
We also find the first works by Stéphane Mallarmé: “Les fenêtres - Le sonneur - A celle qui est tranquille - Vere novo - L'azur - Les Fleurs - Soupir -...

Le Parnasse contemporain, recueil de vers nouveaux, full set of the first, second and third series

Lemerre | Paris 1866-1876 | 17 x 24 cm | 3 volumes in half shagreen

First edition of the Parnasse contemporain, a rare complete set of the three series, published in 1866, 1869-1871 and 1876, in which the work of more than a hundred poets appeared, mostly previously unpublished. Some of the poems of the Nouvelles fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire were effectively published for the first time in the first series, in the fifth issue, devoted entirely to him, including the following: épigraphe pour un livre condamné – Madrigal triste – L'Avertisseur – Le Rebelle – Bien loin...

Photographic portrait of Charles Baudelaire with his hands in his pockets: “Seen face on, he seems more troubled and sadder than in the previous attempt.”
Nadar | Paris 1862 | photograph: 5.1 x 8.5 cm / board: 6.3 x 10.3 cm |a photograph

Extremely rare original photograph showing Charles Baudelaire on albumen paper, contemporary print in carte de visite format, mounted on a board from the Nadar workshop, 35 boulevart (sic) des Capucines; “Photographic portrait for us taken by Nadar. Taken the same day as the previous one, same dimensions, same clothes. The waistcoat is still unbuttoned but Baudelaire hides his hands in the pockets of his trousers. Seen face on, he seems more...

First edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Alfa paper, only large papers.
Pleasant copy.
Autograph signed by André Fontainas to André Lautier.

first edition consisting of a double-state suite of 12 original etchings produced by Maurice de Becque composed for an edition of Les Fleurs du mal and printed in 150 copies on BFK vellum which he numbered and justified in pencil.
Each etching in double condition includes, at the bottom right, the handwritten signature of Maurice de Becque

first edition.
Small spots on the boards, two pale angular wettings affecting the beginning and the end of the review.
Review of a rarity badge.

Les Fleurs du Mal [The Flowers of Evil]First edition printed on Angoulême vellum, first printing copy complete with the six condemned parts and containing the fault “Feurs du Mal” on pages 31 and 108 and the pagination error on page 45 (marked 44 and corrected in pencil), very rare second state of the cover.
Bound in black morocco, gilt date at the foot, gilt fillets on the spine ends, boards decorated with a blind-stamped geometric design representing flames, red suede endpapers, bordered with a gilt fillet on the inner covers, gilt fillets on leading edges of sides, covers and preserved spine, all...

Handwritten letter signed by Charles Baudelaire to Poulet-Malassis relating to his never-ending proofreading of Fleurs du Mal
Exceptional handwritten letter signed by Baudelaire relating to his never-ending proofreading, addresses to the publisher of Fleurs du Mal, Poulet-Malassis, 30 March 1857 – two months before the work was published.
Baudelaire anxiously oversees the printing of the first leaves and insults his publisher concerning the proofreading, which Poulet-Malassis insistently and diplomatically demands.
On 30 December 1856, Baudelaire...

Charles BAUDELAIRE
Les Fleurs du Mal
[The Flowers of Evil]
Poulet-Malassis & De Broise| Paris 1857 | 12.2 x 19.5 cm| full morocco with custom slipcase
First edition first issue on vélin d'Angoulême paper, complete with the six censored poems.
A superb Jansenist binding by Semet & Plumelle in deep red morocco, spine in six compartments, date gilt at foot of spine, gilt fillets to head – and tail-pieces, black morocco pastedowns framed with gilt fillet, purple moiré silk endpapers, covers and spine preserved (upper cover and spine with traces of restoration work), gilt fillet to edges of covers, all edges gilt; slipcase edged...

First edition.
Contemporrary half sheep.
A little light spotting, not serious.
Provenance : from the library H. Bradley Martin with his ex-libris pasted on a pastedown.
Rare copy in a strictly contemporary binding.

First edition of the French translation by Charles Baudelaire. No limited issue on luxury paper printed.
Contemporary half red sheepskin bindin, gilt decorations to spine, gilt initials to foot of spine ,red covers, ex-libris glued to a pastedown, two corners bent.
Some small foxing, some traces of rubbing.
The first work by Poe translated by Baudelaire, with its preface entitled Sa vie, son oeuvre, destined to establish Charles Baudelaire's name permanently alongside Poe.

Salon de 1845 [The Salon of 1845] Jules Labitte, Paris 1845, 115 x 185 mm (4 1/2 x 7 1/4 ”), later Bradel cloth
The very rare and very sought-after first edition (cf. Clouzot) published under the name Baudelaire Dufaÿs and which was printed in only 500 copies, most destroyed by the poet according to Champfleury.
As a real literary opening, this first work of Baudelaire is much more than an exhibition report. Under the auspices of Diderot and his famous Salons, the young and ambitious author wishes to offer to his contemporaries his own aesthetic and poetic manifesto, announcing by substitution his own advent.
“Mr. Delacroix is undoubtedly the most...

Histoires extraordinaires
First edition in French, translated by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no large paper copies.
Contemporary half red sheep over marbled paper boards, modestly bound as usual for copies from this time, spine with blindtooled dots, black sheep title-piece with author's name, gilt initials to foot of spine, speckled edges.
One endpaper creased, occasional spotting.
The first work of Poe's translated by Baudelaire, with his preface on Sa vie, son oeuvre, [His life, his work], the first step in Baudelaire's conquest of his doppelganger in prose, destined to join Baudelaire's name to Poe's once and for all.

Third edition, first for some parts, 25 poems appearing here for the first time.
Pastiche paper Bradel binding by T. Boichot, caramel morocco title-piece, covers and spine preserved.
With a frontispiece steel-engraving of Charles Baudelaire.
With a notice by Théophile Gautier.
This copy bears the date 1869, as often, and is part of the complete works of the poet.
Small spotting affecting primarily the first and final leaves, covers with small repairs to margins.
A rare copy, nicely bound.

First edition in French, translated by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no large paper copies.
Elegant dark red half morocco over marbled paper boards by Dreneau, spine in six compartments, gilt date to foot of spine, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine (repaired) preserved, top edge gilt.
A rare copy, free of foxing and nicely bound in a modern binding retaining the covers – unlike most copies, which were modestly bound at the time.

The third edition, published as part of the collected works, first in some parts as expanded with 25 new poems.
Contemporary half green shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in five compartments with gilt fillets and double gilt fillets, gilt date to foot, headpiece and one joint slightly rubbed, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges.
With a frontispiece portrait of Charles Baudelaire.
Long note by Théophile Gautier.
Occasional insignificant spotting.
A good copy of the third edition of "Fleurs du mal", rarer than the second, in a contemporary binding without indication of volume number, which is very hard to find according to Clouzot.

Edition with 24 original coloured lithographs and hors-texte of Léonor Fini, one of 481 numbered copies on Hollande.
A good copy.

BAUDELAIRE Charles
Les Fleurs du mal [The Flowers of Evil] Poulet-Malassis & De Broise, Paris 1857, 122 x 195 mm (4 13/16 x 7 11/16 ”), full morocco, custom slipcase First edition on vélin d'Angoulême paper, complete with the six censored poems.
A superb Jansenist binding by Semet & Plumelle in deep red morocco, spine in six compartments, date gilt at foot of spine, gilt roulettes to head- and tail-pieces, black morocco pastedowns framed with gilt fillet, purple moiré silk endpapers, covers and spine preserved (upper cover and spine with traces of restoration work), gilt fillet to edges of covers, all edges gilt; slipcase...

First edition printed on vélin d'Angoulême paper, first printing, complete with the six suppressed pieces and the fault "Feurs du Mal" on pp. 31 and 108, as well as the pagination error on p. 45 (marked 44).
Bound in blak shagreen, spine in six compartments with double blindruled compartments and a gilt fleuron to centre, gilt date to foot of spine, gilt roulettes to head- and tailpieces, sextuple blindruled fillets and fleurons to the covers, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt dentelle frame to pastedowns, gilt fillet to edges, upper cover preserved for Les fleurs du mal, covers preserved for the Complément, all edges gilt ; slipcase edged in black shagreen, marbled paper boards...

First edition, one of 39 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
Two small clear spots to head of lower cover, otherwise a good copy.

First edition, of which there were no large paper copies
One small tear, stuck down, to head of spine, a miniscule lack to foot of upper cover, occasional spotting affecting mostly margins of certain leaves
Rare.

First edition in French translated by Charles Baudelaire of which there were no large paper copies.
Contemporary half brown sheep over marbled paper boards, decorated with gilt fillets, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners very slightly bumped, speckled edges.
occasional spotting, not serious.

Rare first separate edition of the six banned poems from the Flowers of Evil, to which the author has added Galanteries and Bouffonneries.
A fine copy in a chemise of half black cloth with a black shagreen title label and edged slipcase.

First edition.
Contemporary half black shagreen, spine gilt in compartments. Title gilt. A little limited spotting to some leaves, otherwise a very fresh, well-bound, set in a sober and elegant binding.

First edition in French, translated by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no large paper copies.
Contemporary half red shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in five compartments with blindruled fillets and gilt fleurons, corners bumped.
Occasional insignificant light foxing.

First edition in French, translated by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no large paper copies.
Contemporary half black shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in five compartments with blindruled fillets and gilt fleurons, small tears to edges of covers.
Clear, insignificant stain to head of first leaves, occasional foxing.

Third edition printed on vergé paper.
With a frontispiece on China paper by Félicien Rops.
A tear and a glued tear to foot of spine, one small marginal lack to head of upper cover.

First edition in French, translated by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no large paper copies.
Elegant half black morocco over marbled paper boards by Bernasconi, spine in six compartments with double gilt frames, gilt date to foot, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved (five marginal repairs to covers and spine), top edge gilt.
Printed ex libris to title, occasional spotting, not serious.
A very good copy in a nice binding.

First edition of the French translation by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no large paper copies.
Contemporary navy blue half sheep, spine with four Romantic tools and a series of fillets (areas of light fading to pigment on spine). Corners rubbed. Rare, faint spotting to first leaves, a very fresh and nicely bound copy, uncommon for this edition, which was mostly modestly bound.
Poe's first work translated by Baudelaire with his preface Sa vie, son oeuvre, the first step in Baudelaire's conquest of his literary doppelganger in prose, which ultimately entwined his name and Poe's for good.

First edition in French, translation by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no large paper copies.
Contemporary half purple calf over marbled paper boards, spine in six latticed compartments richly gilt with grotesque gilt frames, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
A good copy with hardly any spotting.
In an elegant contemporary binding, which is rare since most copies were bound rather modestly at the time.

First edition in French, translated by Charles Baudelaire, of which there were no large paper copies.
Contemporary half brown shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in five compartments spotted in gilt and with double blindruled compartments, small repairs to head of joints, marbled endpapers and pasetdowns, ex libris inside upper cover.
A good copy almost entirely free of foxing.
In a charming contemporary binding, which is rare, most copies having been humbly bound at the time.

BAUDELAIRE Charles
Les Fleurs du Mal[The Flowers of Evil]
Poulet-Malassis et de Broise, Paris 1857, 12 x 19,5 cm, full black morocco
First edition, first issue, printed on vélin d'Angoulême paper, complete with the six suppressed pieces and the fault “Feurs du Mal” on pp. 31 and 108, as well as the pagination error on p. 45 (marked 44); with the very rare first or second state of the cover (cf. Clouzot).
Bound in full black morocco, spine in six compartments with triple blind-ruled frames, gilt date at foot, gilt at head, quintuple blind-ruled border on covers, gilt fillet to edges, broad gilt lace and double gilt fillets inside cover, marbled...