Artificial Paradise: On Hashish and Wine, Charles Baudelaire, 1971, Very Good SC

Baudelaire, Charles, New York, New York: Herder and Herder, 1971, 5 ¼” x 8”, 8vo, 170 pp.

Very Good octavo, purple with black and white lettering, black-and-white photo to front and back cover, staining to page edges, edgewear, creased spine, 170 pp. Translated by Ellen Fox. Charles Baudelaire was a French poet, essayist, translator, and art critic known for his masterful use of rhythm and rhyme, Romantic exoticism, and vivid depictions of real life. A philosophical and poetic exploration of the effects of hashish and wine, examining their impact on perception, creativity, and the human pursuit of an idealized, transcendent state.