Books

folio. pp. 3 p.l., 164, [3 leaves]. with half-title. 30 original etchings by Alm�ry Lobel-Riche (incl. frontis. portrait of Baudelaire), many of an erotic nature. wood-engraved ornaments by Louis Jou. title in red & black. Uncut in original printed wrs. (wrs. browned & stained, stitching broken, the text & plates in fine condition). FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED BY LOBEL-RICHE, ONE OF 233 COPIES ON ARCHES (TOTAL LIMITED TO 362).

Le Spleen de Paris, also known as 'Paris Spleen', is a collection of 50 short prose poems by Charles Baudelaire.