TitleHistoires extraordinaires
AuthorEdgar Allan Poe
Editing place[Paris]
EditorialInnothéra (Laboratoire Chantereau)
Year1940
IllustratorEdmond-Maurice Pérot
Edition typeAnthology (translation)
TranslatorCharles Baudelaire
LanguageFrench
Library
Volumes1
Number of pages153
Size (in cms)24,5 x 18
Works included
A Descent into the Maelström
The Black Cat
The Cask of Amontillado
The Gold-Bug
Works illustrated
A Descent into the Maelström
The Black Cat
The Cask of Amontillado
The Gold-Bug
Bibliographic referencesPOLLIN 85 (236)
DescriptionIt includes four tales translated by Charles Baudelaire and illustrated with thirty-five color illustrations (in black and green tones) by Edmond-Maurice Pérot; it also has decorated initials at the beginning of each story.
Non-commercial and limited edition, although not numbered, for members of the medical profession. It was printed in October 1940 on the Draeger Brothers presses by Innothéra (Laboratoire Chantereau).
The unbound copy features a cover decorated with a vignette referencing the tales.
