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The Franklin Library, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Franklin Library, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Bound in full leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Edge slightly rubbed. Clean, unmarked pages. For more than 30 years, the Franklin Library has been the standard for finely bound, profusely gilt classic leather bindings. <br> "The Flowers of Evil (The evil flowers, in French) is an anthology of cursed poems written by Charles Baudelaire and published in 1857. This is considered one of the most magnificent works of the author, being an example of French symbolism and decadence. The text is a reflection of a time when it was imperative for the author to scandalize the bourgeoisie of the second empire. Through a masterful use of words, the work served Baudelaire as an escape from the so-called 'spleen' (a feeling of anguished boredom that the poet feels when he is rejected… Read More

Franklin Library, January 1977. Hardcover. Collectible-Like new. Beautiful like new edition with tight spine and no shelf wear.