BAUDELAIRE (Charles). *Artificial Paradises: Opium and Hashi - Lot 229

BAUDELAIRE (Charles). *Artificial Paradises: Opium and Hashish*. Paris: Poulet-Malassis and De Broise, 1860. In-12, aubergine morocco leather, Jansenist style, double interior fillet delineating a wide blind-stamped border, “Vanity” stamp in the corners, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine, slipcase (S. David). First edition, with cover and spine bearing the correct date (1860). The binding is adorned on the lining with a repeated “Vanity” stamp, perfectly suited to the book’s theme and its author. Spine very slightly discolored; traces of white wax on the covers. A few faint stains on the white endpapers.

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