Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection
Thu, Jun 1, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 108
JONES, John (c. 1640-1709). The Mysteries of Opium Reveal’d...
Estimate: $600 - $800
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JONES, John (c. 1640-1709). The Mysteries of Opium Reveal?d. London: for Richard Smith, 1700. FIRST EDITION, of one of the earliest English-language works on opium. Includes discussions on cultivation, preparation, use and abuse, intoxication, addiction, and withdrawal. RARE: often seen with the 1701 date, this first edition dated 1700 last appeared in the rooms in 1981. Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 282-84; Waring, p. 586. A Horowitz high spot.
