Confessions of an English Opium Eater
by De Quincey, Thomas
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: John James Tallant, 1853 176pp. Heavy chipping to the spine ends. Spine is missing a piece. Tips are bumped and rubbed. Former owner name and date on the front endpaper. Spine has a slant. Tips and spine ends are heavily bumped and rubbed. Board edges are sunned. A few pages have light foxing at the edges. Text is unmarked. . New Edition. Hard Cover. Poor/No Dust Jacket.
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
- Recycled Records and Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14100
- Title
- Confessions of an English Opium Eater
- Author
- De Quincey, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- John James Tallant
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1853
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian and Rare;
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