The Confessions of an English Opium Eater
by De Quincey, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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York , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dent, 1910. Everyman edition. 274pp, brown cloth covered boards, a litttle worn faded to spine. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, a few small spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Hessay Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10396
- Title
- The Confessions of an English Opium Eater
- Author
- De Quincey, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Dent
- Date Published
- 1910
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