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5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must' for all fungi-philes, 2 Oct 2001

By	daniel@butcrewe.demon.co.uk (Rhayader, Mid-Wales) - See all my reviews

Without question the best overall look at European fungi. There are shorter guides for those who are only interested in eating mushrooms (like myself), but they should still arm themselves with this book to confirm their identification. It is both comprehensive and user-friendly: a rare achievement when it comes to the myriad of confusing species that confront the would-be mycologist.

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books about European mushrooms, 5 Jun 2001

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This photographic guide by Roger Phillips was a wonderful book when it was published first, and still is one you must have if you're interested in mushrooms. I have a lot of photographic mushroom books in my library, and, nearly twenty years after its publication, this one has one of the highest standards in colour illustrations of fungi. The mushrooms have been photographed on a pan, not in the woods, but this only helps you to better see the features of each species. The identification of species - unlike other recent guides - is nearly perfect and stands very well after almost two decades. All in all, a very complete and magnificently illustrated book to start identifying mushrooms. The only reason I gave four and not five stars is that the publisher should think to prepare an updated edition with up-to-date nomenclature.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The pioneer - and still the best guide for identifying European fungi, 8 Nov 2005

By	Christopher J. Sharpe "Chris Sharpe" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this pioneering 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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide
This book arrived promptly and in very good condition. It has excellent photographs of each species, including a cut cross-section, and the descriptions are detailed. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Bulldog

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the Bible for all Mushroom addicts
There really is very little more to say about the Roger Phillips guide other than no-one interested in collecting and identifying fungi should be without a copy. Read more

Published on 11 Sep 2007 by Michael Latham

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite field guide
I have a lot of field guides for various areas of natural history, but this is my favourite. Ok so its a little big to take into the field, but the fun I've had with the visual... Read more

Published on 6 Oct 2003 by C. W. Bell

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable guide book.
This book is quite simply invaluable to the mushroom collector. Having previously used books with illustrations, I found the photographs of enormous help. Read more

Published on 14 Aug 2001 by david.mungall@lineone.net

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding, thorough and brilliantly illustrated guide
This was the first substantial book on the subject that I acquired, nearly twenty years ago, and it remains unsurpassed as an accessible yet thorough work with outstanding... Read more

Published on 9 Aug 2001 by Richard McDonald

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