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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
by De Quincey, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Heritage Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. One volume in green marbled slipcase. Quarter bound in black cloth over green marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, a.e.g. (red). Illustrated with twelve gravures by Zhenya Gay. . Spine lightly sunned, mild wear to slipcase, else fine. NEAR FINE. . B&W Gravures. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. (vii), ix, 77 pp .
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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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14191
- Title
- Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
- Author
- De Quincey, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Zhenya Gay
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Biography;, Memoir;, Autobiography
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Sunned
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