Poesies de Baudelaire
by [Larry McMurtry Collection] Charles Baudelaire
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Extremities gently bumped and rubbed, slipcase scuffed and slightly torn, else fine. LMM-396
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
[Charles] Baudelaire. Poesies de Baudelaire. Paris: Le Livre Français, 1926. Limited edition, No. 1,149 of 2,800 copies printed on vélin chiffon.
Octavo. 300pp. Illustrated with engraved decorations after drawings by Pierre Courtois, frontispiece portrait of Baudelaire. Vellum over hardcover boards, stamped in gilt to spine, gilt frames to front and back covers, gilt borders inside covers, top edge gilt, decorated end papers. Housed in contemporary custom slipcase. Text in French.
From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate.
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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 396
- Title
- Poesies de Baudelaire
- Author
- [Larry McMurtry Collection] Charles Baudelaire
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremities gently bumped and rubbed, slipcase scuffed and slightly torn, else fine. LMM-396
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Baudelaire, Fleurs Du Mal, Poetry, Fine Bindings
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- Vellum
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- Gilt
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- Top Edge Gilt
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