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Confessions of An English Opium Eater
by Thomas De Quincey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Small octavo with marbled boards and gift inscription on fep dated 1892.
Edited by Ernest Rhys with an intro by William Sharp. Each chapter has decorative headings. Minor edge wear to boards and rear hinge beginning to show. Other stories included within 275 pages, ROSICRUCIANS AND THE FREEMASONS as well as KANT ON NATIONAL CHARACTER IN RELATION TO....
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
- Bound2please Books B2plz
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030922L
- Title
- Confessions of An English Opium Eater
- Author
- Thomas De Quincey
- Format/Binding
- Leather spine, marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Camelot Series
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Walter Scott
- Date Published
- 1886
- Pages
- 275
- Size
- 17 x12 mm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- addiction,De Quincey's Confessions, laudlum, Victorian England
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- Classics & Collectible;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled boards
- ...