Beijing, Science Publishing (Chinese Academy of Sciences), 1983. Large 8vo (26.0 x 18.6 cm). ix, 226 pp.; 33 plates of which three in full colour. Original pictorial softcover.

The complete and only contribution to mycology from the series, Science Expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. It includes the illustrations of numerous fungi (Myxomycota, Eumycota, yeasts, Penicillium, plant pathogenic fungi), including several mushrooms shown in full colour. In Chinese with Latin nomenclature and description references. English title handwritten on first blank recto; Chinese stamp ("sample booklet") on title, slightly offsetting to the opposite first blank verso; otherwise an excellent, clean copy.