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CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER
by DE QUINCEY, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Slight offsetting to endpapers. About Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Slight offsetting to endpapers. About Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase. Zhenya Gay. Small folio (10" x 13-1/2") bound in canvas-backed Cockerell marbled paper boards. Illustrated with 12 lithographs drawn on the stone by Zhenya Gay and printed on hand-made Kelmscott paper by B. H. Newdigate at the Shakespeare Head Press. Copy #1397 of 1520 SIGNED by the artist and the printer on the limitation page. A sumptuous book.
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
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020024
- Title
- CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER
- Author
- DE QUINCEY, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Zhenya Gay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight offsetting to endpapers. About Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Signed, Orignal Lithographs, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Thomas De Quincey, 19th Century British Literature, Fine Press, Zhenya Gay
- Bookseller catalogs
- Original Lithographs;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Folio
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- Fine
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