A celebration of the world's greatest collection of psychedelia and its
profound impact on popular culture. Julio Mario Santo Domingo was a
collector and visionary fascinated by altered states--drugs, sex, magic,
and rock and roll. He filled a Swiss warehouse with a secret library of
rare first-edition books, manuscripts, photographs, posters, bottles,
letters, and other ephemera relating to these colorful subjects,
including the world's largest collection of opium pipes. Through his
passions--and family fortune--Santo Domingo traveled in circles with the
likes of the Rolling Stones and other cultural icons. Such connections
and relationships afforded him access to "mementos" from some of the
world's most intriguing personalities--from Sigmund Freud to Andy
Warhol, from Allen Ginsberg to Keith Richards, and from Jack Kerouac to
Lenny Kravitz. This beautifully designed book uses highlights of the
collection to explore the ways artists, writers, and musicians have used
mind-enhancing drugs as a tool to expand their own creativity, to
investigate the outer limits of inner space, and to reproduce the
experiences of altered states through art and literature. A visually
stunning and endlessly surprising celebration, The LSD Library brings
an unprecedented insight into the influence of drugs in America and
abroad. It is the perfect gift for students and fans of sex, drugs, and
rock and roll--and the fascinating world that created this iconic
culture.
