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Oliver Sacks Collection of Thomas de Quincey's works [12 volumes].
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, [1860...]. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is one of the greatest English prose writers of the nineteenth century. He deeply influenced Edgar Allan Poe and numbers Dickens, Proust and Virginia Woolf. Originally published in 20 or so volumes. Title include: The Caesars, and other Papers; Biographies of Shakspeare, Pope, Goethe, and Schiller; Confessions of an English Opium-Eater; Leaders in Literature; English Mail Coach; Coleridge and Opium Eating; Speculations Literary and Philosophic; Art of Conversation and other Papers; Style and Rhetoric and other Papers; Autobiographic Sketches 1790-1803; Last Days of Immanuel Kant; Recollections of the Lakes and the Lake Poets.
“Due to volume and weight of these collections, a shipp.ing surcharge may be calculated, upon packing. Any shipp.ing cost increase will be submitted for app.roval before the order is processed.”. Very Good+. Shelfwear to extremities, bumped corners, toning/foxing throughtout, spine label worn, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 12 volumes total, 8vo. illus (b/w, frontis), some with tissue guard. Blue cloth with paper spine label. Former owner name on ffep (not Sacks). Item #12640
Price: $450.00