Confessions of an English Opium Eater and Suspiria de Profundis
by De Quincey, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1854. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. De Quincey's Writings Series, no. 1. Later printing, Rebacked with original spine laid down, halfbound morocco over marbled boards with marbled edges, xiii, 288pp. Half-title page; embossed stamp on upper title age, light foxing. Boards worn, gilt fading on spine label o/w a very good copy of this 19th century classic work on addiction and autobiography.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009303
- Title
- Confessions of an English Opium Eater and Suspiria de Profundis
- Author
- De Quincey, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ticknor, Reed and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- Addiction, De Quincey, Opium, Autobiography, British Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Drugs;
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...