Julio Mario Santo Domingo was a collector andvisionary fascinated by altered states drugs, sex,magic, and rock and roll. He filled a Swiss warehousewith a secret library of rare first-edition books, manuscripts,photographs, posters, bottles, letters, and otherephemera relating to these colorful subjects, includingthe world's largest collection of opium pipes.Through his passions and family fortune SantoDomingo traveled in circles with the likes of theRolling Stones and other cultural icons. Such connectionsand relationships afforded him access to mementos from some of the world's most intriguingpersonalities from Sigmund Freud to Andy Warhol,from Allen Ginsberg to Keith Richards, and from JackKerouac to Lenny Kravitz.This beautifully designed book uses highlights of thecollection to explore the ways artists, writers, and musicianshave used mind-enhancing drugs as a tool toexpand their own creativity, to investigate the outerlimits of inner space, and to reproduce the experiencesof altered states through art and literature.A visually stunning and endlessly surprising celebration,The LSD Library brings an unprecedentedinsight into the influence of drugs in America andabroad. It is the perfect gift for students and fans of sex,drugs, and rock and roll and the fascinating worldthat created this iconic culture.