Confessions of an English Opium Eater. UNDATED But 1890, ( Opium-Eater ) & Selected Essays, Includes Preface to Original 1st Edition of 1822, In Illustrated DustJacket, By Thomas DE Quincey
by Thomas DE Quincey, B/W GLOSSY FRONTISPIECE & TISSUE GUARD, Edited with Notes By David Masson , University of Edinburgh, Professor of English Literature,
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- Confessions of an English Opium Eater. UNDATED But 1890, ( Opium-Eater ) & Selected Essays, Includes Preface to Original 1st Edition of 1822, In Illustrated DustJacket, By Thomas DE Quincey
- Author
- Thomas DE Quincey, B/W GLOSSY FRONTISPIECE & TISSUE GUARD, Edited with Notes By David Masson , University of Edinburgh, Professor of English Literature,
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. L. BURT Company, NY
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Drugs Thomas De Quincey OPIUM BRITISH DRUGS ADDICTION
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