Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe (Pan Original) [Hardcover]

Roger Phillips (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Irish Book Center (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330264419
• ISBN-13: 978-0330264419
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,303,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best guide for identifying European fungi, June 21, 2004

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Christopher J. Sharpe "Chris Sharpe" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe (Hardcover)

I bought this book when it came out in the early 1980s for identifying British fungi. At the time it was revolutionary as the use of photographs allowed the author to depict mushrooms much more accurately than the paintings of earlier guides. It is still one of the top field guides to this region (also check Courtecuisse & Duhem and Jordan). I still use this volume a lot for identifying American fungi, both in the tropics and North America. Although I have over 200 field guides of different sorts on my shelves this remains one of my all time favourites. If you're interested in fungi, don't hesitate.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of, if not the best!!!, October 16, 2000

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Aiman Samy (Havelock North New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe (Pan Original) (Hardcover)

I have been a big mushroom entusiast for some time now and I have at least 14 different field guides to mushrooms, this book is my all time favourate. Everything you have ever wanted in a field guide, pictures pictures and more pictures. Every mushroom is photographed and represented clearly from all angles, even cross sections showing the flesh. Good descriptions for every one, maybe not the longest description but detailed enough. If more information is needed on a mushroom I look it up else where. The photos make identifying mushrooms a breeze. I would recommend this book to any one interested in Mushrooms, I for one could not do without it!!