Golden Field Guide
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The Golden Field Guides are a series of larger pocket-sized books that were created by Western Publishing
and published under their "Golden Press" line (mostly used for children's books at the time), as a related series to the Golden Guide
s. Unlike the Golden Guides, the Field Guide went more in depth, being more aimed at the High-School/College level. They also had sturdier covers, obviously intending that they be used in the field. Most note that they are a "Guide to Field Identification" on the cover. To go more in depth and intended as both identification and educational, most of the Field Guides limited themselves to North America, while the Golden Guides were usually worldwide. Edited by Herbert Zim
and Vera Webster, the books were written by experts in their field and illustrated with a simple straightforward style.
The series, updated, was relaunched in 2001 as "Golden Field Guides by St. Martin's Press
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Series List
Western Publishing
Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company was a Racine, Wisconsin firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Western Publishing also produced children's books and family-related entertainment products as Golden Books Family Entertainment...
and published under their "Golden Press" line (mostly used for children's books at the time), as a related series to the Golden Guide
Golden Guide
The Golden Guides, originally Golden Nature Guides, are a series of pocket-sized books that were created by Western Publishing and published under their "Golden Press" line, primarily a children's book imprint, beginning in 1949...
s. Unlike the Golden Guides, the Field Guide went more in depth, being more aimed at the High-School/College level. They also had sturdier covers, obviously intending that they be used in the field. Most note that they are a "Guide to Field Identification" on the cover. To go more in depth and intended as both identification and educational, most of the Field Guides limited themselves to North America, while the Golden Guides were usually worldwide. Edited by Herbert Zim
Herbert Zim
Herbert Spencer Zim was a naturalist, author, editor and educator best known as the founder and editor in chief of the Golden Guides series of nature books.-Biography:...
and Vera Webster, the books were written by experts in their field and illustrated with a simple straightforward style.
The series, updated, was relaunched in 2001 as "Golden Field Guides by St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
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Series List
- Amphibians of North America
- Birds of North America
- Families of Birds
- Eastern Birds
- National Parks of the World
- Reptiles and Amphibians A Guide to Familiar American Species
- Rocks & Minerals (renamed Minerals of the World)
- Seashells of North America
- Skyguide (renamed Night Sky)
- Trees of North America
- Western Birds
- Wildflowers of North America