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Charles BAUDELAIRE. Les Paradis Artificiels. Edition...

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Charles BAUDELAIRE. Les Paradis Artificiels. Edition decorated with miniatures taken from oriental manuscripts relating to opium and hashish. Aux Aldes, 1928, 2 volumes in-4 paperback, illustrated covers in full color, presented in slipcase, small crack to spine of volume 1. Illustrated with 29 compositions and ornate letters, the coloring was executed by the Nervet art workshops, in accordance with the originals. Limited edition of 100 copies, one of 90 on old Hollande laid paper from the Pannekoek paper mills.