The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
by Quincey, Thomas De
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good Minus
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1930. Dust jacket rubbed in places, chipped and edgeworn, head of spine chipped, corners chipped with closed tear to corner at foot of front cover 1cm, spine sunned, feint ring stain to front board, corners and spine ends bumped, spine sunned, black etchings to endpapers, ink inscription to head of fly-title page, tissue guards to frontispiece and to all illustrations, light spotting/tanning to closed edges and light spotting to edges of final pages, pp very clean and text clear to read, binding sound.. First Edition. Hard. Good/Good Minus. Illus. by Woolf, Sonia. 8vo.
Synopsis
Confessions of an English Opium-eater is an autobiographical account written by Thomas de Quincey about his addiction to laudanum - a combination of opium and alcohol - and its effects. He first had it published anonymously in the London Magazine in 1821, but it was released as a book the following year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69378
- Title
- The Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
- Author
- Quincey, Thomas De
- Illustrator
- Woolf, Sonia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo
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Bookcase
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Bookcase
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Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
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