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The Golden Guides are a series of pocket-sized books that were created by Golden Press (mostly a children's book publisher at the time) beginning in 1949. Intended for Grade to High-School level, the series began as field guides with such titles as Birds, Mammals and Flowers, and expanded to a wider range of subjects that weren't strictly identification guides. Titles such as Geology, Photography and Heart taught about these subjects and were not identification oriented so much as educational. Edited at different times by Herbert Zim and Vera Webster, the books were written by experts in their field and illustrated with a simple straightforward style.
School and community libraries began purchasing hardback versions of these little books and many people recall fondly their first introduction to insects or the seashore with these little guides. They have become quite collectable, and some of the rarer titles (such as Hallucinogenic Plants) can fetch high prices depending on the edition and condition.
List of Golden Guides
Acadia National Park Grant Sharpe 1968
American Antique Glass Elizabeth Oliver 1977
Antiques Ann Cole 1967
Architecture Charles Rambert 1969
Bats Of The World Gary Graham 1994
Bicycling George Fichter 1972
& Keith Kingbay
Bird Life Stephen Kress 1991
Birds Herbert Zim, 1949
& Ira Gabrielson
Birds Of Europe Bertel Bruun 1967
Botany Taylor Alexander, 1970
R. Will Burnett, Zim
Butterflies And Moths Robert Mitchell, 1964
& Herbert Zim
Cacti Frank Venning 1974
Camping Robert Smallman 1965
Casino Games Bill Friedman 1973
Cats George Fichter 1973
Dinosaurs Eugene Gaffney 1990
Ecology Taylor Alexander, 1973
& George Fichter
Endangered Animals George Fichter 1995
Everglades National Park Herbert Zim 1960
Evolution Frank T. Rhodes 1974
Exotic Plants Julia Morton 1971
Exploring Space Mark Chartrand 1991
Families Of Birds Oliver Austin 1971
Fishes Herbert Zim, 1955
& Hurst Shoemaker
Fishing George Fichter, 1965
& Phil Francis
Flowers Herbert Zim, 1950
& Alexander Martin
Flying Barry Schiff 1971
Fossils Frank Rhodes, 1962
H. Zim & Paul Shaffer
Gamebirds Alexander Sprunt, 1961
& Zim
Geology Frank Rhodes 1972
Guns Larry Koller 1961
Hallucinogenic Plants Richard Schultes 1976
Heart Sarah Riedman 1974
Herbs And Spices Julia Morton 1976
Horses Moira Duggan 1972
Indian Arts Andrew Whiteford 1970
Insect Pests George Fichter 1966
Insects Herbert Zim, 1951
& Clarence Cottam
Israel and The Holy Land Rinna Samuel 1967
Italy Paul Friedlander, 1955
& Joseph Brooks
Kites Wyatt Brummit 1971
Landforms George Adams, 1971
& Jerome Wyckoff
Light And Color Clarence Rainwater 1971
Mammals Zim & Hoffmeister 1955
Mexico Herbert Zim 1969
Modern Painting Michel Hoog 1970
Non-Flowering Plants Floyd Shuttleworth, 1967
& Herbert Zim
Oceanography Gilbert Voss 1972
Orchids Shuttleworth, 1970
Zim & Gordon Dillon
Pacific Northwest Herbert Zim, 1959
& Natt Dodge
Painting - From Its Origins Genevieve Monnier 1969
Painting, Gasser's Guide to Henry Gasser 1964
Photography Herbert Zim &
R. Will Burnett
Planets Mark Chartrand 1990
Pond Life George Reid 1967
Power Boats Bill Wallace 1961
Reptiles and Amphibians Herbert Zim & 1953
Hobart Smith
Rocks And Minerals Herbert Zim 1957
& Paul Shaffer
Rocky Mountains Herbert Zim 1964
Sailing Bill Wallace 1960
Scuba Diving Wheeler North 1968
Sculpture, An Introduction To Guillaume Janneau 1970
& Simone Hoog
Seashells Of The World R. Tucker Abbott 1962
Seashores Herbert Zim 1955
& Lester Ingle
Ski Bill Wallace 1966
& Bob Beattie
Sky Observer's Guide R. Newton & M. Mayall 1965
& Jerome Wyckoff
Southeast, The American Herbert Zim 1960
Southwest, The American Natt Dodge & Zim 1959
Spiders & Their Kin Herbert & Lorna Levi 1968
Sports Cars Mortarini, Leopold 1968
& Waterfall
Stars Herbert Zim 1951
& Robert Baker
Trees Zim & A. Martin 1952
Tropical Fish Bruce Halstead 1975
& Bonnie Landa
Venomous Animals Edmund Brodie, Jr. 1989
Washington D.C. Robert Smallman 1964
Weather Paul Lehr, 1957
R. Will Burnett & Zim
Weeds Alexander Martin 1972
Whales And Other Marine George Fichter 1990
Mammals
Wines Henri Fluchère 1973
Yosemite Douglass Hubbard 1970
Zoo Animals Donald Hoffmeister 1967
Zoology Burnett, 1958
Herbert Zim,
& Harvey Fisher
External link
- All About Golden Guides (http://www.vintagepbks.com/golden.html) - an excellent reference