32 - BAUDELAIRE, Charles. *Les Épaves*.

BAUDELAIRE, Charles. *Les Épaves*. A fine copy on Dutch laid paper from the third edition, complete with the superb frontispiece on Chinese paper by Rops. Brussels, available at all bookstores (Printed by Ch. Vanderauwera), 1874. In-12, white half-vellum Bradel binding, smooth spine decorated with the title, author’s name, city, and date in red and black; light blue covers printed in red, preserved. 2 unnumbered folios (half-title and title printed in black and red) and 163 pp., engraved frontispiece on China paper with an explanatory note opposite, also on China paper and printed in red. Minor signs of wear on the binding, worn upper hinge, three small tears along the inner margin of the front cover, and very slight and sparse foxing. Third edition featuring the famous allegorical frontispiece by Félicien Rops, engraved on China paper, originally designed for the first edition of 1866 at the initiative of Auguste Poulet-Malassis. The collection contains 23 poems by Baudelaire. At the beginning are the six pieces condemned during the *Fleurs du Mal* trial in 1857 (“Lesbos,” “Les Bijoux,” “Le Léthé”...), followed by the sections “Galanteries,” “Épigraphes” (tributes to Daumier, Manet, and Delacroix), “Pièces diverses,” and “Bouffonneries satiriques.” [Vicaire I, 348]. A fine copy on Dutch laid paper, complete with its covers.