Dark green board binding with white title and fungi image on the front board.

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For conditions, please view our photographs. An original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG.

Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam. The Midsummer House experience is imaginatively curated to delight and amaze, so the surprise set menu changes regularly.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good

The book “Edible and Poisonous Fungi,” published by HMSO in 1940, is a significant, public domain guide by the UK Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, known as Bulletin No. 23, featuring illustrated species to help identify safe versus toxic mushrooms, a crucial resource from its era, often reprinted with updated plates.

Key Details:

• Title: Edible and Poisonous Fungi

• Author/Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, His Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO)

• Year: 1940 (with later reprints, e.g., 1947, 1952)

• Format: Hardcover, informative, illustrated with colored plates

• Content: A guide for adults on identifying edible and poisonous fungi, featuring 48 species in some editions.

• Significance: Considered culturally important, preserving historical knowledge on mycology.

What it means for you:

• Vintage Collectible: Your book is a genuine piece of history, valuable for its original content and design, as detailed in listings on sites like eBay UK, AbeBooks, and Amazon UK.

• Good Condition: Describes a used book with minor wear (scuffs, slight page creasing) but intact pages, a solid binding, and no major damage, which is typical for a vintage book.

• Public Domain: The original text is free for public use and reproduction, though modern reprints add value through formatting.

This classic guide remains a sought-after item for collectors and mycologists interested in historical mushroom identification resources.