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The flowers of evil

Title
The flowers of evil / Charles Baudelaire ; illustrated by Eugene Karlin.
Author
Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867
Publication
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : Franklin Library, 1977.

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Book/TextRestricted use Berg Coll 22-563Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors
  • Karlin, Eugene
  • Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
  • Franklin Library (Pa.), publisher
  • James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints
Description
xx, 244 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
The flowers of evil, a translation of Les Fleurs du mal, is a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire. First published in 1857, it was important in the symbolist and modernist movements dealing with themes relating to decadence and eroticism.
Series Statement
The 100 greatest books of all time
Uniform Title
  • Fleurs du mal. English
  • 100 greatest books of all time.
Alternative Title
  • Fleurs du mal.
  • Flowers of evil, record and reference copy
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Subscription publications.
  • Advance copies (Publishing)
  • Translations.
Note
  • "Record and reference copy' -- front cover.
  • "Published in agreement with New Directions Publishing Corporation. ©1955, 1962 by New Directions Publishing Corporation" -- title page verso.
  • "This limited edition of THE FLOWERS OF EVIL is published exclusively to subscribers of the Franklin Library collection, The 100 Greatest Books of All Time" -- colophon.
Binding (note)
  • Copy in Berg Coll 22-563 bound in publishers' light brown cloth with title stamped in black on front cover and spine ; cranberry moire pastedowns; gilt edges.
Local note
  • Copy in Berg Coll 22-563 acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.
Call Number
Berg Coll 22-563
OCLC
1362527381
Author
Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867, author.
Title
The flowers of evil / Charles Baudelaire ; illustrated by Eugene Karlin.
Publisher
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : Franklin Library, 1977.
Edition
A limited edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
The 100 greatest books of all time
100 greatest books of all time.
Binding
Copy in Berg Coll 22-563 bound in publishers' light brown cloth with title stamped in black on front cover and spine ; cranberry moire pastedowns; gilt edges. NN
Local Note
Copy in Berg Coll 22-563 acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.
Chronological Term
1800-1899
Added Author
Karlin, Eugene, illustrator.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, publisher.
Franklin Library (Pa.), publisher.
Javitch, Leila Laughlin, donor.
Javitch, Daniel, donor.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, former owner.
James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Spine Title
Flowers of evil, record and reference copy
Research Call Number
Berg Coll 22-563
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