Charles Baudelaire - Charles Baudelaire – Œuvres...

Charles Baudelaire – Complete Works – 7 volumes – Calmann-Lévy – about 1905 Author: Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) Title: Œuvres complètes (Gesammelte Werke) Publisher: Calmann-Lévy, Paris Year of publication: Not specified, probably around 1905 Language: French Quantity: 7 volumes Page count: Total approx. 3,500 pages (estimated) Binding: Half leather with decorated covers and gold-embossed spine labels Description Antique, seven-volume collection of the works of the eminent French poet Charles Baudelaire. The collection includes among other things the famous work Les Fleurs du Mal as well as French translations of Edgar Allan Poe. The seven volumes have uniform historical half-leather bindings with decorative patterned covers and gold-embossed spine lettering. A printer's mark reads "Émile Colin et Cie – Imprimerie de Lagny – 12775-6-05", which possibly indicates a print run in June 1905. Provenance: The books come from my father’s private library and personal collection. Condition Age-related, used condition with visible signs of wear: * Leather on the spine partly clearly worn. * Corners and edges bumped. * Pages aged and browned and partly stained. * Bindings with signs of use. Please note the photos as part of the condition description. Sold are all seven volumes together as a single collection.

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