Confessions of an English Opium-Eater and Selected Essays. Edited with Notes By David Masson
by De Quincey, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: A,L. Burt Company, 1890. First published in the "London Magazine" in 1821, De Quincey is said to have invented recreational drug-taking through his popular essay. This is a Near Fine copy of a popular reprinting of De Quincey's works - part of the publisher's "Home Library" for a literate middle class audience. Includes the Preface to the First Edition of 1822, An Appended Note from 1856, and the Prefatory Notice for the New Enlarged Edition of 1856. In addition to the title essay, it includes "Murder as One of the Fine Arts," "Revolt of the Tartars," and "The English Mail-Coach." Red cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Frontis portrait; clean text; 369 pages, with two pages of publisher's adverts at the rear. There is no publication date, but Masson had edited "The Confessions" as early as 1862 and the Collected Works by 1889; Quercus arbitrarilly assigns this a publication date of 1890, which "seems right." A nice, solid, and attractive copy; containing some of De Quincey's most celebrated works. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002651
- Title
- Confessions of an English Opium-Eater and Selected Essays. Edited with Notes By David Masson
- Author
- De Quincey, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Publisher
- A,L. Burt Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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