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Published by Independently published, 2020
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Published by Independently published, 2020
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: As New. Clean, nice, like new. The seminal addiction testimony.
Published by John B. Alden Publ, NY, 1884
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HARDBACK NODustjacket, 1884, 1st Edition THUS, NF/VG+, NOJACKET, AS-IS, 122 pgs, SMALL Decorative Green & Brown Color Cover with Gold Gilt Decorations & Title on Front Cvr, Cvr light rub, wear tiny Chips Extremities, , 228 PGS, Interior nice tight clean light wear Fox, 4.25 X 6 in. approx, Outer pgs edges are Red . De Quincy's fascinating insight into opium, begun due to an illness, quickly becoming a habit. This is the story of his experiences whilst taking the drug, the dreams and the struggle against it.
Published by EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY dent dutton, 1960
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1960, 1ST EDITION THUS, EARLY ISSUE REPRINT, IN Blue ILLUSTRATED Dustjacket OF Beautiful woman with Long Hair Nursing Sick Man, VG+/VG ,12 mo. 272 PGS, NOTES, BACK OF DJ A FEW OF 500 AUTHORS ENDS WITH ZOLA, larger format binding style 4. Full dark blue cloth-covered boards with copper-look spine titling and gilt "EL" in script at tail of spine; pale orange topstain. In light blue dust jacket with image of the author being offered a drink (laudanum?) by a young woman on front cover. --- An excellent copy: clean, unmarked and firmly bound but with small dampstain to top edge. Dust jacket with slight chafing along edges, otherwise bright and protected in removable archival mylar wrapper.; , He tells of his Opium Dreams, of his experiences with Ann & his sensations under the Drug. Chilling account of an addicts descent into madness or nirvana depending on your outlook. De Quincey's fascinating insight into opium, begun due to an illness, quickly becoming a habit. This is the story of his experiences whilst taking the drug, the dreams and the struggle against it. In this work, he speaks candidly about his use of laudanum, a compound made from opium. At first, he enjoyed the "pleasures" of opium, but later suffered the "pains" in the form of insomnia, hallucinations and other negative physical symptoms.
Published by HALCYON HOUSE ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY GARDEN CITY NY, 1959
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 1959, UNDATED, , Very Good. GREEN & GREY DECORATED BOARDS, Boards (HB), in embossed cover in very good + condition with only a lightly inked prev, 228 PGS, ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY . owner"s name inside cover. Dustjacket in GOOD+ condition with small edge tatters and 1/8 inch missing from top of spine.and 2 inch enclosed tear small creases, . Chilling account of an addicts descent into madness or nirvana depending on your outlook. Grim pen and ink illustrations lend an early 19th century feel to a book originally published in 1822. 226 pages. Size: 8vo ,He tells of his Opium Dreams, of his experiences with Ann & his sensations under the Drug. Chilling account of an addicts descent into madness or nirvana depending on your outlook. De Quincy's fascinating insight into opium, begun due to an illness, quickly becoming a habit. This is the story of his experiences whilst taking the drug, the dreams and the struggle against it.