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DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859). Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1898.
Tall 8vo. Printed in red and black, capital initial printed in red and heightened in gilt. Full crushed brown levant with several gilt fillet frames, numerous gilt fleuron ornaments within central panel, spine in 6 compartments with raised bands, gilt-lettering in 2, gilt fleuron devices in others, top edge gilt, silk endleaves, gilt turn ins with fleuron devices, GILT STAMP-SIGNED BY ZAEHNSDORF, AND WITH THEIR EXHIBITION BLINDSTAMP on rear silk pastedown (spine gently sunned with few small spots of rubbing). Provenance: Nancy Campbell (engraved bookplate); Cary Grant (bookplate).
LIMITED EDITION, number 335 of 925 copies SIGNED BY ELBERT HUBBARD. In an attractive Zaehnsdorf exhibition binding.