Description: "Les Fleurs du Mal" ("The Flowers of Evil") by Charles Baudelaire. 1946; Editions Athena; Paris. Softcover with its original foil/cellophane wrap. Written entirely in French. The book features a color frontispiece and full-page illustrations in color. Limited edition - this copy is number 1,259 of only 2,000 copies printed. Considered an "insult to public decency" by French authorities, an action was brought against Baudelaire and the book's publisher within a month of the book's first publication in 1857. From a review...Baudelaire's "masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex love, death, the corrupting and oppressive power of the modern city and lost innocence. 'Les Fleurs du Mal' remains powerful and relevant for our time."
Price: 70 USD
Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
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Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: Paris
Language: French
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Charles Baudelaire
Publisher: Editions Athena
Topic: Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1946
