The Complete Book of Mushrooms by Rinaldi, Augusto; Tyndale, Vassili - 1974

Crown Publishers, 1974. (Additional Postage Will Be Needed) (Originally published in Europe, 1972) Very large, thick, sturdy, very heavy book, quality orange cloth with black illustration of mushrooms at bottom front right, raised black lettering on spine very fine, light brown background inside covers and adjacent end papers with dozens of illustrations of mushroom shapes, 332 heavy pages. Part II from page 241-332 is on heavier brown stock, glossy pages up to 240 in double-column format, mushrooms depicted in color with detailed information on each. DJ glossy white background, purple bar design across top front and back, many color-illustrations on front, spine and back. DJ faded to blue on spine, light creases at spine bottom edge, light crease at top back, tiny tear at top back tip. 1000 species with 460 illustrations. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.. 1st US. Cloth. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.