Blanchetière (Henri, binder).- Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, one of 12 copies on Japon Impérial, from a deluxe edition limited to 24 for Librairie Blaizot, with an original signed drawing in pen & ink and crayon, etched portrait of the author in 2 states and 41 etched plates by Lobel-Riche, one in 6 states and the rest in 4 states (2 with remarques), 2 plates with an additional original ink sketch, one with an original watercolour drawing, and one unused plate in 2 states, bound in dark purple-brown goatskin with coloured inlays, by Henri Blanchetière, upper cover with naked figure outlined in silver with inlaid snake in green goatskin and large climbing floral spray in various colours, lower cover with cat in profile outlined in silver above a smaller inlaid floral spray in coloured goatskins, spine lettered in gilt with 4 raised bands, the larger centre compartment with inlaid lyre and flowers in coloured goatskin and tooled in silver, dark red goatskin doublures edged with inlaid floral border in colours, signed at foot of front turn-in dated 1923, dark red silk moiré linings, marbled flyleaves, original wrappers bound in, g.e., very slight rubbing to spine, board slip-case (rubbed), 4to (binding c.380 x 285mm.), Paris, 1917 [but 1921].

⁂ A sumptuous work issued in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Baudelaire's death. In addition to these 24 deluxe copies, 200 were issued on papier vélin for members of the Cercle Grolier.

Henri Blanchetière (1881-1933), was a follower of Marius-Michel, at first using Art Nouveau floral designs but later developing a more modern geometrical style.