Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World by Hall, Ian R and Steven L Stephenson, Peter K Buchanan, Wang Yun and Anthony L J Cole - 2003

Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2003. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding; a Fine book, with a Fine dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. More than 250 color photo illustrations. The publisher's blurb reads: ''A well rounded look at mushrooms, including their cultivation, ethno-botanical uses, and the roles they play in nature. The authors provide expert advice on how to identify and distinguish between edible and poisonous wild mushrooms and how to record important details, with suggestions for taking photographs and preparing spore prints. The cornerstone of the book is a well illustrated section describing the most common edible and poisonous wild mushrooms in the world from the prized Perigord black truffle to the lethal and often misidentified death cap, from dead man's fingers which grow in clusters that can resemble hands coming up from the ground, to Lampteromyces japonicus, whose gills glow in the dark.'' 8vo (about 9.25 inches tall) 371 pages. Glossary, references and reading list, capsule biographies, index.