Lot n° 77
Estimation :
500 - 750
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 550EUR
BAUDELAIRE.- ASSELINEAU (Charles). - Lot 77
BAUDELAIRE.- ASSELINEAU (Charles).
Charles Baudelaire. His life and work. P., Alphonse Lemerre, 1869, in-12, br. (burnished back, bites, clear wet leg. to the last 7 ff.). First edition of the first biography of Baudelaire, published 2 years after his death. Includes 5 portraits of Baudelaire, including 2 original etchings by Manet "Baudelaire de profil en chapeau" (2nd state, Guerin, n° 31) and "Charles Baudelaire de face" (2nd print of the 4th state, Guerin, n° 38) ; the 3 other portraits are of Emile Deroy, Courbet and Baudelaire himself. These last 3 prints were engraved by Félix Bracquemond, Manet having executed his two portraits himself. Copy of an unspecified print on strong paper. Extremely rare.
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