Victorian
Drug Fiends - Classic Tales of Opium and
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A collection of infamous classics of drug literature: short stories, journalism, medical reports, short quotes, diary entries, poetry, fuming visions, with genuine vintage 19th century illustrations (antique prints, old photos, postcards...), capturing the heady essence of Victorian drug culture. Hubble, bubble, morphine, dope and trouble... From the Romantic opium-eaters, to the Bohemian kif and hashish fanatics, a selection of texts intrinsically linked to the underground art and literature of the era. Narcotics, Chinese opium dens, Indian bhang, tinctures of cannabis, laudanum addicts, confessions of hasheesh eaters... hookahs, chillums, nargilehs, shishas and water pipes, pioneers of psychedelic visions... hallucinogens and hallucinations, dreamy afternoons,... drunken, hedonistic nights of absinthe and opiates, hand-rolled reefer cigarettes... and drug-crazed sex! Entertaining, sometimes funny or shocking, often erotic... dare we say it, this compendium is an addictive read? An illustrated literary anthology of famous authors, ganja prophets and poets, marijuana mystics and madmen, many of whom have had a huge influence on contemporary music, writing youth and pop culture- including unexpected names such as: Aleister Crowley, Rudyard Kipling, Sir Richard Burton, Thomas de Quincey, Fitz Hugh Ludlow, Bayard Taylor, Charles Baudelaire, Dickens, and Louisa May Alcott! Reefer madness in a richly illustrated PDF ebook edition (possession is not illegal, but you may find this book addictive !! ...) |
224 pages of giddy entertainment! Now available as large-format (US Letter) perfect bound paperback, or as a PDF ebook to download!
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An Absinthe Scrapbook (illustrated PDF ebook)Absinthe - the legendary demon drink of the decadent 19th Century, that inspired a cult and drove many of its artistic and literary devotees mad or to suicide (writers and artists including Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Aleister Crowley, Oscar Wilde). A collection of dozens of illustrations - Art Nouveau posters, labels, adverts, art, accessories, history, paraphernalia, for all the major brands of absinthe, pastis and anisette, Terminus, Oxygenée and Pernod. Plus:
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Vintage Saucy French Cartoon Postcards
A ready-made PDF souvenir postcard album that it might
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Strange But True! Bizarre Vintage PostcardsAn amazing scrap book of old postcards and genuine photos from yesteryear, capturing some of the strangest portraits you'll ever see! A digital anthology of ethnological pictures of scary ladies from jungle tribes, tattooed warriors, weird French peasants, mysterious veiled Arabian women, oriental and and circus performers, Indian fakirs, freaks, pygmies and eskimos, real-life witches and wizards, pipe smoking dames, mind-boggling ethnic costumes, Victorian eccentrics... An album of bizarre curiosities from around the world, to download in PDF ebook format. |
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"The Flowers of Evil", "Le Club des Haschischins" designs |
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Amazing Vintage Medical Devices, Ads & Illustrations - PDF Ebook / Slideshow AlbumA digital collection of well over 100 bizarre antique surgical devices, adverts for eye-raising patent medicines and quack tonics, antique anatomical and surgical engravings, macabre old drawings, Victorian pathology photo plates, diseases, complaints, infections, freaks, medical procedures, etc. "Kill or Cure..." Great historical, academic (and morbid humor) interest! B&W and early color-tint images from original old US and European sources - textbooks, journals, etc, and exhibits from the Musée Dupuytren in Paris. Infectious and congenital illnesses of yesteryear (now largely treatable or preventable) include scurvy, gout, syphilis, goitre... This ebook anthology is supplied as a PDF file for Acrobat Reader, with autoroll "slideshow" functionality and random transition effects between the images. Also includes tasters from some of our other recent titles! (Most of these images can also be supplied individually at high resolution quality, suitable for print reproduction or other professional presentations. Please contact webmaster@fisheseye.com for details.) |
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Bizarre Victorian Inventions - PDF Scrapbook /
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The Ideal Bartender by Tom BullockThe Original Pre-Prohibition American Cocktail Bible, from 1917! Classic alcoholic cocktail recipes, easy to prepare, delightful to drink. Includes instructions for how to prepare mix, shake, stir and serve famous blends including Absinthe, Juleps, Gibsons, Toddies, Cobblers, Stingers and many more. Essential reference and talking point for every barman, put it on your shelf next to the gin and whisky bottles, or give it as an original gift to your favorite drinking companion. Available as a printed paperback edition, or to download in attractive PDF ebook format. Printed version just $9.49 or Downloadable PDF ebook version for only $1.75 |
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