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243 - Henri Matisse - Charles Baudelaire. *Les Fleurs du Mal*. Paris, La Bibliothèque Française [1947]. With an etching on rolled-out China paper as a frontispiece and numerous woodcut vignettes, two of which appear on the cover. Illustrated original paperback in a slipcase with a spine label and outer slipcase.
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Henri Matisse - Charles Baudelaire. *Les Fleurs du Mal*. Paris, La Bibliothèque Française [1947]. With an etching on rolled-out China paper as a frontispiece and numerous woodcut vignettes, two of which appear on the cover. Illustrated original paperback in a slipcase with a spine label and outer slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 3:12 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 300 copies on Papier de Rives (total print run 320). - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - The etching on gray China paper was printed by R. Lacourière; the photolithographs by Mourlot Frères; both in Paris. - Untrimmed, very fine copy. - Baudelaire’s magnum opus, the poetry collection *Les Fleurs du Mal*, has been regarded as a milestone in world literature since its publication in 1857 and marks the transition from Romanticism to Symbolism and modern poetry. Monod alone lists more than 60 illustrated editions. Duthuit/Garnaud 19. - Monod 1114. - Rauch 172 28.7 × 23.0 cm. 169, [5] pages. - Spine and edges of the slipcase discolored. Cover with light discoloration along the edges. English description: With an etching on rolled-out China paper as the frontispiece and numerous woodcut vignettes, 2 of which appear on the cover. Illustrated original paperback in a chemise with spine label and slipcase. One of 300 copies on Papier de Rives (total print run of 320). - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - The etching on gray China paper was printed by R. Lacourière; the photolithographs by Mourlot Frères; both in Paris. - Untrimmed, very fine copy. - Baudelaire’s magnum opus has been regarded as a milestone in world literature since its publication in 1857 and marks the transition from Romanticism to Symbolism and modern poetry. Monod alone lists more than 60 illustrated editions. Spines and edges discolored. The dust jacket has a faded margin.
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