BOREL (Petrus). Champavert, immoral tales. Paris, Eugène Renduel, 1833. In-8, green half-maroquin with corners, richly decorated spine, gilt head, cover (Amand). Rare and sought-after first edition. This collection of six truculent, horrific and cruel short stories, the quintessence of frenetic romanticism, is one of the most typical works in the spirit of the Lycanthrope. It was held in high esteem by the Surrealists. On the title and cover, a vignette by Jean Gigoux wood-engraved by Godard depicts the illustrious Vesalius preparing to butcher his unfaithful young wife in the tale Don Andrea Vesalius l'anatomiste. A very fine copy with wide margins, elegantly produced by Amand, a Parisian bookbinder and gilder active in the years 1860-1885. It is complete with the covers and the publisher's catalogue. A copy for Tristan Tzara (1989, no. 72). According to the leader of the Dada movement, "there is a specifically poetic revolutionary tradition. From Pétrus Borel and Nerval, this path passes through the land of Baudelaire to reach the regions of Lautréamont, Tristan Corbière and Rimbaud". Some foxing, as usual; minor rubbing to binding.