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Strangely redundant UK field guide by Geoffrey Kibby
    #19059043 - 10/30/13 06:05 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

At the moment I'm vacationing in East Sussex, and today I came across the following
mushroom field guide in a local supermarket, at a bargain for only £ 4.99, entitled
"Hamlyn Guide - Mushrooms and toadstools of Britain and Northern Europe".

Packed with beautiful illustrations, describing over 400 species, this 2013 edition
has some features which I find quite strange for an apparently updated publication.

After a brief skimming I found that it, among other things, states Pluteus salicinus
as an edible species, although not recommended - without mention of its psychoactive
properties.

Cortinarius rubellus, which is not described as a species, is only mentioned in the
chapter generally introducing toxic mushrooms - as C. speciosissimus.

Also Galerina marginata, while being mentioned in the same chapter, is not described
or depicted in any form. Only Galerina species presented is G. sphagnorum. One
should expect the common deadly species to be described in every serious field guide.

Panaeolus papilionaceus, here called P. sphinctrinus, is labeled poisonous -
as it is described as "sometimes hallucinatory".

All coprinoid species in mention are also named as Coprinus species.

I'm just curious if anyone else on here are familiar with this book, and if there is any
rational explanation on why and how such a recent publication features such outdated
nomenclature. Even if the names stated aren't outright wrong per sé, it would surely
be confusing for beginners to base their initial research on a book like this.

I'm kind of suspecting the publishing company, Octopus Books, to be chasing some
few extra bucks by trying to repackage and sell old volumes filling up some storage
spaces.

I'm not really familiar with Geoffrey Kibby but through google it is apparent that he's
still in business after 40-something years as an active mycologist. Would he approve
of this book?


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Re: Strangely redundant UK field guide by Geoffrey Kibby [Re: Anglerfish]
    #19059100 - 10/30/13 06:22 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

He is good, and you are probably right that he is not in on the reprint.  I recently ordered 5 of his books and the bookseller says those are self-published (they are waiting for him to mail them out; I said in that case would he mind signing them).


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Re: Strangely redundant UK field guide by Geoffrey Kibby [Re: Joie]
    #19061664 - 10/31/13 03:24 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

After an ISBN search the "new edition" is listed as being released October 2013.

A search on Amazon, however, shows only the first hardback edition from 1977.

So yeah, it suggests the good Mr. Kibby didn't authorize this.

Perhaps he should be notified.


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Re: Strangely redundant UK field guide by Geoffrey Kibby [Re: Anglerfish]
    #19061833 - 10/31/13 05:25 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

He is being notified. Good job. :thumbup:


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