[CHIMOT]. BAUDELAIRE (Ch.). LE SPLEEN DE PARIS. Petits poèmes en prose. P., Éditions de l'Intermédiaire du Bibliophile, 1926. Small in-4 paperback, filled cover. Lower and upper parts of spine slightly browned, small loss at edge of 1st cover. EDITION ILLUSTRÉE with a FRONTISPICE in 2 states and 9 etchings by Édouard CHIMOT. Limited edition of 750 copies. ONE of 625 numbered on Arches laid paper.

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