CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER. [and,] CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER. Being an Extract from the Life of a Scholar. First Published in the London Magazine.

First Edition, the English Issue and First Edition, the Very Rare First American Issue. 12mo, the English first edition uncut, bound in contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, the spine divided by gilt fillets into compartments; the American first edition uncut in publisher's original drab boards, the spine panel with printed lettering., housed together in custom foldover case, the spine panel lettered in gilt, and each book with a protective cloth dustjacket protecting the volume. [2, half-title], iv, 206, [6 ads and publisher's catalogue]; xii, [13]-183, [1] pp. The English first edition with the front cover and front free end leaf detached, some rubbing and evidence of age, the text-block well preserved and in fine order, crisp and clean throughout, ownership inscription on the front free end-leaf; the American first edition in original drab boards, the text-block very well preserved, with light evidence of age as is normal with the paper stock, uncut with original deckled edges, the spine panel mostly perished with a small portion of original spine lettering intact, front joint cracked, ownership signature on the half-title.