Sunday, January 17, 2016

Hallucinogenic Plants. What?!

I'll bet you are wondering about the title to this post! Well lately I've purchased several vintage Golden Guides. Do you remember these from when you were a kid? I gave a couple to my dad who likes to identify birds but I've also kept some to list on ebay and etsy. While researching them I sorted by price and found the best selling of Golden Guides. As my title says, Hallucinogenic Plants. If you ever come across it don't pass it up! It's worth boku bucks.  Now that I have several in my possession I'm starting to feel a little like keeping them! I've acquired the beginnings of a collection without my even realizing it. Makes them harder to let go of. Anyway.

Below is a Golden Guide I picked up recently. It's beautifully illustrated with glossy pictures. The science geek part of me loves it. One of the many, many things I considered for a career was a science illustrator. I thought it would be the perfect match up for both my scientific and artsy sides.  Golden Guides sell well in lots too so if you find a bunch of them snap um up. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page on Golden Guides.





6 comments:

  1. Good to know. I get a kick out of finding publications from the 1960s.

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    1. Hi Tami. Aren't the illustrations great in 60s publications?

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  2. Those are really cool. I love looking through old books/magazines!

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    1. I'm definitely keeping my eyes peeled for more of um! My parents always had the one with the birds around their house. I never realized how many different ones there are. And beautiful illustrations. Yum.

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