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POE, EDGAR ALLAN. Histoires Extraordinaires. Translated by Charles Baudelaire. 12mo, original printed wrappers, rebacked in paper, scattered foxing confined to wrappers and front and end matter; custom cloth drop-back case (LMS booklabel). Paris: Michel Lévy, 1856
first edition of Baudelaire's first translation of Poe. This collection of tales includes a critical introduction by Baudelaire and translations of the Gold Bug, MS Found in a Bottle, Murders in the Rue Morgue and others. Poe's stature in France is heavily indebted to these translations. Uncommon in wrappers.
