Flowers of Evil
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936.
First edition. 283 [2] pp. Black cloth hardcover in original unclipped dust jacket, with patterned endpapers. Book shows moderate rubbing and spotting to cloth, light wear at spine ends and corners, and age-toning to text block edges; jacket worn, with large chip at upper front panel, edgewear, rubbing, creasing, and general shelf wear.
A desirable 1936 Harper First edition of the Dillon-Millay translation of Baudelaire. A handsome and substantial early trade issue, with strong shelf presence and the vividly colored dust jacket design still intact despite noticeable loss and wear, enduring interest to collectors of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Charles Baudelaire, modern poetry, literary translation, and twentieth-century American literary culture.
. Very Good / Good. Item #625Price: $250.00