literature Scarce verse on nature and beauty by Baudelaire
463. Charles Baudelaire Handwritten Letter with Poem. Influential French writer (1821–1867) best known for his highly imaginative and experimental verse, including the seminal 1857 collection Les Fleurs du Mal. Unsigned handwritten letter in French by Charles Baudelaire, one page, 4 x 5, no date. Addressing a woman, Baudelaire writes (translated): “You sent me verses without a personal note, allow me to offer you flowers without verses, and to prove that my taste has understood yours, put them in your buttonhole this evening.” Blow, he pens a four-line verse, entitled “Pas toujours la Nature embellit la Beauté’ [Not always Nature embellishes Beauty],” in part: “C’est donc lui la beauté, car c´est moi la nature. / Si toujours la nature embellit la beauté.” In very good to fine condition, with light creasing and trivial edge chipping. Starting Bid $500
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September 14, 2022
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