CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER
by DE QUINCEY, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- About Fine in an intact but Good only slipcase with much wear
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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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 #
- 016562
- Title
- CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER
- Author
- DE QUINCEY, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Zhenya Gay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine in an intact but Good only slipcase with much wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Signed, Lithographs, Limited Editions, Thomas De Quincey, 19th Century British Literature, Fine Press, Zhenya Gay
- Bookseller catalogs
- Original Lithographs;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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