Charles Baudelaire, Les pièces condamnées. Paris: Editions de Recloses, 1947.
Folding folio plates with text, in a 32 x 25 cm loose wrap. 68 pp (9 sections, 8 of which consisting of 2 folded sheets and 1 section of 1 folded sheet) with 18 full-page full-color illustrations and a cover illustration, all by Pierre Adrien Ekman, a not very well known painter, graphic artist, decorator, and novelist, influenced by surrealism.
Limited edition of 2980 copies. This is copy #1180.
Cover showing clear signs of soiling and wear. The spine is torn in four places. Folio plates good, clean, and fresh with sharp lettering and brightly colored illustrations. Some edges a bit soiled. Offered for sale without the original slipcase in an overall acceptable condition.