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Charles BAUDELAIRE (1821-1867) On the essence...

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Charles BAUDELAIRE (1821-1867) On the essence of laughter, and generally of comedy in the plastic arts Paris, ed. René Kieffer, 1925 In-4, 105 pp. 40 hors-texte plates, 9 stenciled. Full tan morocco, cold-stamped decoration on boards, spine ribbed with gold titling and cold-stamped decoration, gilt head, other edges untrimmed, covers and spine preserved (binding by René KIEFFER). First illustrated edition and first print run of 550 copies, this one of 500 on vellum (no. 79). A good copy. (Rubbing to spine, lower headpiece missing, corners dulled, light rubbing to boards).