The Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater
by Quincey, Thomas De
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1963. Black cloth in tidy condition, in a good slipcase, previous owners bookplate, illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hughes-Stanton, Blair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
- Clarendon Books P.B.F.A. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 073459
- Title
- The Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater
- Author
- Quincey, Thomas De
- Illustrator
- Hughes-Stanton, Blair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Leicester
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