An introduction to the mushrooms, toadstools and larger fungi of Queensland.
Brisbane: Queensland Naturalists' Club, 1979. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, softcover. More
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The fungi: an advanced treatise. Volumefour A and B.
New York: Academy of Social Sciences, 1973. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, fine set in publisher's cloth. Volume four A, a taxonomic review with keys: Ascomycetes and Fungi Imperfecti. Volume four B, a taxonomic review with keys: Basidiomycetes and Lower Fungi. More
Naturalist's guide to the mushrooms and other fungi of Britain and Northern Europe.
Melbourne: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This is an easy-to-use identification guide to 280 species of mushroom and toadstool most commonly found in Britain, Ireland, and other parts of Northern Europe. The user-friendly introduction includes an overview of distribution, habitats, mushroom structure and nomenclature. There is useful..... More
Identification guide to mushrooms of Britain and Northern Europe.
Melbourne: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A user-friendly introduction includes an overview of distribution, the anatomy of a mushroom, nomenclature and useful information on hunting for and cooking with mushrooms. The identification section then divides into three categories: edible mushrooms, inedible (but not poisonous) mushrooms, and poisonous..... More
Selecta Fungorum Carpologia of the brothers L. R. and C. Tulasne. Translated into English by W. B. Grove.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931. Folio, 61 uncoloured plates, fine set in slightly chipped dustwrappers. "The Carpologia at the time of its publication (1861-1865) was an epoch-making work and [is] one of the great mycological classics. Its primary purpose was to demonstrate the pleomorphism of the Ascomycetes which had been denied..... More
The lives of fungi: a natural history of our planet's decomposers.
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 2022. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. A fascinating and richly illustrated exploration of the natural history of fungi We know fungi are important, for us as well as the environment. But how they live, and what they can do, remains mysterious and surprising. Filled with..... More
The Fungi of Kangaroo Island, and beyond: an illustrated guide to the larger fungi of southern Australia.
Adelaide: State Herbarium of South Australia, 2024. Octavo, plas. colour photographs. This long-awaited guide to the fungi of southern Australia has a focus on iconic Kangaroo Island. On the wetter west end of the island the authors encountered a rich assemblage of fungi, many of which are also found on..... More
Biology of Conidial Fungi.
London: Academic Press, 1981. Octavo, photographs, very good set in publisher's cloth. More
Close encounters of the fungal kind: in pursuit of remarkable fungi.
London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2024. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Professor Richard Fortey has been a devoted field mycologist all his life. He has rejoiced in the exuberant variety and profusion of mushrooms since reading as a boy of nuns driven mad by ergot (a fungus). Drawing on decades of experience doing..... More
The plant thieves: secrets of the herbarium.
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2023. Octavo, paperback, Who gets to collect plants, name them, propagate them, extract their chemicals, sell them and use them? Whose knowledge is it? And what can the people that work with plants, just outside the law, teach us about plant care? In The Plant Thieves, Prudence..... More
Noongar bush tucker: bush food plants and fungi of the South-West of Western Australia.
Sydney: UWA Publishing, 2019. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Before the colonisation of Australia, Aboriginal Australians lived on a wonderful larder of fresh fruit, vegetables and lean meat, in a land largely free from disease, with more exercise, less stress and supportive communities. Today, in Aboriginal communities all over Australia, there..... More
The complete Fungi: evolution, diversity and ecology.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2026. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, text illustrations. Occupying an entire kingdom of their own, fungi comprise over 155,000 species that include yeasts, rusts, and moulds as well as the more familiar mushrooms and toadstools that we see in the wild and on our plates. Found widely..... More
The future is fungi.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2022. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. The Future is Fungi is a complete introduction to this hidden kingdom. Exploring their past, present and potential future impact in four key areas - food, medicine, psychedelics and mental health, and environmental remediation - this book not only reveals..... More
Where the slime mould creeps: the fascinating world of myxomycetes.
Sydney: Tympanocryptis Press, (. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Slime moulds are not slimy, nor do they look like mould; in fact, most are exquisite. Fuligo septica is an exception. This common cosmopolitan species forms amorphous yellowish blobs known variously throughout the world as ‘dog’s vomit slime’, ‘moon shit’..... More
Planet fungi: a photographer's foray.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2025. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. It was a chance encounter in the forest with a purple mushroom that completely changed photographer Stephen Axford’s view of the world. He became obsessed with documenting the largely unexplored kingdom of fungi and, alongside his partner, Catherine Marciniak, capturing the..... More
The control of Bitter Pit in the growing fruit.
Sydney: Government Printer, 1913-1914. Quarto, coloured frontispiece, uncoloured photographic plates. Publisher's cloth, a fine copy. More
Handbook of fungus diseases of the potato in Australia and their treatment.
Sydney: Government Printer, 1911. Octavo, colour plates, other illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
The smuts of Australia: their structure, life history, treatment, and classification.
Sydney: Government Printer, [1910]. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Fungi and human life: the molds, mushrooms and medicines that fill our world.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2026. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. From beneficial yeasts that aid digestion to toxic moulds that cause disease, we are constantly navigating a world filled with fungi. Fungi and Human Life explores the amazing ways fungi interact with our bodies, showing how our health and well-being depend..... More
Guide to the wildlife of Perth and the South west.
Sydney: Woodslane Press, (2018. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This comprehensive guide has chapters on birds, mammals, bats, reptiles and frogs, invertebrates, wildflowers and fungi. The introduction covers observing wildlife in the Perth and South west region as well as a guide to localites. More
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Fungi of Australia, volume one A: introduction [and] classification.
Melbourne: CSIRO, 1996. Large octavo, photographs, sunned spine, softcover. 60 volumes were to be published, describing all the indigenous and naturalised fungi in Australia. The project has been abandoned with only four volumes published. Volume 1A is one of two introductory volumes in the series. The major component of the..... More
Wild mushrooming: a guide for foragers.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2021, Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations. Melds scientific and cultural knowledge with stunning photography to present a new way of looking at fungi. It models 'ecological foraging' an approach based on care, conservation and a deep understanding of ecosystem dynamics. Sections on where, when and how to..... More
The allure of fungi.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. An interdisciplinary exploration of fungi, showcasing stunning photographs. Presents fungi through multiple perspectives – those of mycologists and ecologists, foragers and forayers, naturalists and farmers, aesthetes and artists, philosophers and Traditional Owners. It explores how a history of entrenched fears and misconceptions..... More
The allure of fungi.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2018. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. An interdisciplinary exploration of fungi, showcasing stunning photographs. Presents fungi through multiple perspectives – those of mycologists and ecologists, foragers and forayers, naturalists and farmers, aesthetes and artists, philosophers and Traditional Owners. It explores how a history of entrenched fears and misconceptions..... More
Underground lovers: encounters with fungi.
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, .2023. An in-depth natural history of Australian fungi, and many around the world, that will be a perfect first foray into the world of fungi, a fresh perspective for readers of Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life, or ideal for mushroom foragers who want to know more about the..... More