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Great First Mushroom Books

The Complete Mushroom Hunter by Gary Lincoff
The Complete Mushroom Hunter by Gary Lincoff, 2011, Revised, 2017 ($25 in paperback)

Excellent first book with basics, history, many varieties with color illustrations and recipes.

Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada by David Spahr

Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada by David Spahr, 2009 ($25 in paperback)

Beautiful guide to the 30 or 40 most common varieties; a professional photographer, Spahr’s photos are breathtaking and the amount of information on the species covered is incredible.

Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America by David Fischer and Alan Bessette

Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America by David Fischer and Alan Bessette, 2010 ($35 in paperback)

Good guide to many edibles with recipes, a good book to build confidence in recognizing many of the  most common mushrooms.

Mushrooms of the Northeast by Teresa Marrone and Walt Sturgeon

Mushrooms of the Northeast by Teresa Marrone and Walt Sturgeon, 2016 ($16.95 in paperback)

An excellent guide with lots of illustrations. Small size makes it the perfect guide to keep in your mushroom basket.

Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada by Timothy J. Baroni, 2017 ($20 or less in paperback)

A great new guide with lots of illustrations and the most up to date Latin names. Highly recommended by many.