Edible and Poisonous Fungi (Bulletin No. 3)

Author(s): Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Very Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Dust Jacket Condition:	Good
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Publication Year:	1952
Publication Place:	London, UK
Book ID:	010342
Catalogue(s):	Food, Cooking and Household Management ◇ Nature and Natural History

1952 reprint of a bulletin first issued in 1945. vi, 64pp, with 25 full colour plates showing botanical drawing of various different wild mushrooms and fungi. In green cloth boards with gilt decoration and lettering (a little rubbed and faded at edges). Internally a hint of toning on endpapers, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original paper dust jacket (browned and mildly marked, rubbed at edges, lightly chipped at corners and spine tips). Slim 8vo. A detailed volume on the kinds of mushrooms and fungi which may be found in the wild, distinguishing between the edible and the poisonous, with stunning botanical illustrations throughout.

Keywords:

Mushrooms Fungi Edible mushrooms Poisons Foraging English Flora Nature