Roger Phillips, who has died aged 88, was a self-taught plantsman and portrait photographer of plants, the author or co-author of numerous beautifully illustrated books, including guides to wild flowers and edible wild plants, roses and other garden flowers, fungi, and even fish. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. His aim, Phillips explained, was “to photograph in the way the old botanical masters used to draw”, and his delightfully arranged compositions showed tarte aux myrtilles on the banks of a woodland stream and Carragheen soup precariously balanced on waveswept rocks.

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Famed for his ebullient personality and garish red glasses, he has become a well-recognized figure in the world of gardening. The culmination of over thirty years work, this authoritative and superbly illustrated reference work is packed with the most up-to-date information and original photographs.

This is a reprint of the most recent edition of Phillips's "MUSHROOMS: AND OTHER FUNGI OF GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE. A beautiful and comprehensive guide to mushroom identification with over 1,250 detailed photographs of mushrooms and other fungi.

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The book provides up-to-date botanical and common names of more than 1,000 species, along with accompanying images for each listing. Having sold more than 750,000 copies in Europe of his previous title on mushrooms, Roger Phillips's Mushrooms once again sets the benchmark.May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Common Ink Caps, he noted for example, have been used in rehab due to their emetic effect when consumed with alcohol, while Fly Agaric (the stereotypical red toadstools with white spots) are used as a hallucinogen and intoxicant by the Lapps, who may have picked up the habit by observing the effects of the fungus on reindeer. There is I think most of the mushrooms you will find in Ireland listed in this book, with very clear descriptions of what to look for. He also collaborated with his wife and plantswoman Nicky Foy on several books, notably Herbs (1990) and A Photographic Garden History (1997) .

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This volume contains over 1250 photographs of mushrooms and fungi, often showing the specimens in various stages of growth, and including all the latest botanical and common names as well as current ecological information on endangered species. The culmination of over thirty years' work, Roger Phillips's authoritative and superbly illustrated reference work is packed with information and original photographs.An ebullient figure often seen in distinctive red-rimmed glasses and matching jacket and beret, Phillips travelled all over the world in his quest for wild food and celebrated his odyssey in The Worldwide Forager (2020). All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps.