{"product_id":"confessions-of-an-english-opium-eater","title":"Confessions of an English Opium-Eater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Confessions of an English Opium-Eater\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e [De Quincey, Thomas]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, Fleet Street, 1822.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas De Quincey's autobiographical account of his addiction to opium, its effect on his mind and dreams, and his struggle to overcome it. First edition in book form; previously appeared in the London Magazine. Bound in later full brown mottled calfskin over boards, stamp-signed by the binder Root \u0026amp; Son on the rear turn-in and by bookseller Charles E. Lauriat of Boston on the front free endpaper, covers gilt with French fillet border, spine with five raised bands and gilt in compartments with a central star within dotted and double-rule frames; turn-ins and board edges gilt with decorative rolls; endpapers printed in multiple colors with a circle and dot pattern; all edges gilt; red ribbon marker. 6.75 x 4 inches; vi, 206 pages. Half-title present, final advertisement leaf wanting. From the collection of Arthur Williams Hall (1873-1952) of Massachusetts, bibliophile and manufacturer of laboratory equipment, with his pencil notes on front free endpaper and in the margins; thence by descent through three generations. Moderate wear and cracking to the binding, scattered foxing to the interior. Very Good+. A foundational work on addiction that shaped public perception of opium for generations. Reference: Tinker Library, 817; Wise, T.J. Ashley Library, II, p. 37.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head to Tail Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54320722149689,"sku":"000641","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/2697\/2473\/files\/000641_1.jpg?v=1786479088","url":"https:\/\/headtotailbooks.com\/products\/confessions-of-an-english-opium-eater","provider":"Head to Tail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}