BAUDELAIRE Charles (1821-1867). Les Fleurs du mal. Paris, Poulet-Malassis et De Broise, 1857; in-12 paperback, burgundy chagrin flap folder and spine, ornate ribbed spine, slipcase. First-edition first printing, with faults on pages 31, 45 and 108. ☞ A very complete copy of the condemned parts, still in paperback, a rare and sought-after condition. There are four states of the cover, described in detail by R. Desprechins in Le Livre et l'Estampe, n° 47-48, 1966. We have here the third state of the cover, washed, lined and restored. Carteret, I, p. 118.