Golden Guide Checklist

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NUMBER TITLE AUTHOR DATE TYPE
24024 Acadia National Park Grant Sharpe 1968 GRG
24363 American Antique Glass Elizabeth Oliver 1977 GG
24013 Antiques Ann Cole 1967 GH
42301 Architecture Charles Rambert 1969 GAG
24080 Bats Of The World Gary Graham 1994 GG
24351 Bicycling George Fichter & Keith Kingbay 1972 GG
24079 Bird Life Stephen Kress 1991 GG
NN Birds [112] Herbert Zim & Ira Gabrielson 1949 GNG
24023 Birds Of Europe Bertel Bruun 1967 GG
24025 Botany Taylor Alexander, R. Will Burnett, Zim (2) 1970 GSG
24413 Butterflies And Moths Robert Mitchell & Herbert Zim 1964 GNG
24357 Cacti Frank Venning (2) 1974 GG
24343 Camping Robert Smallman 1965 GH
24358 Casino Games Bill Friedman (2) 1973 GG
24356 Cats George Fichter (2) 1973 GG
24076 Dinosaurs Eugene Gaffney 1990 GG
24359 Ecology Taylor Alexander & George Fichter 1973 GG
24501 Endangered Animals George Fichter 1995 GG
T5 Everglades National Park Herbert Zim 1960 GRG
24360 Evolution Frank T. Rhodes 1974 GG
24416 Exotic Plants Julia Morton (2 & 3) 1971 GNG
24078 Exploring Space Mark Chartrand 1991 GG
24015 Families Of Birds Oliver Austin (2 &3) 1971 GSG
498 Fishes Herbert Zim & Hurst Shoemaker 1955 GNG
24008 Fishing George Fichter & Phil Francis 1965 GH
491 Flowers Herbert Zim & Alexander Martin 1950 GNG
24345 Flying Barry Schiff; (2) 1971 GSG
24411 Fossils Frank Rhodes; Zim; Paul Shaffer 1962 GNG
24409 Gamebirds Alexander Sprunt IV; Zim 1961 GNG
24349 Geology Frank Rhodes (2) 1972 GSG
24341 Guns Larry Koller 1961 GH
24362 Hallucinogenic Plants Richard Schultes 1976 GG
24354 Heart Sarah Riedman (2& 3) 1974 GG
24364 Herbs And Spices Julia Morton 1976 GG
24346 Horses Moira Duggan 1972 GHG
24032 Indian Arts [North American] Andrew Whiteford (1) 1970 GSG
24016 Insect Pests George Fichter (1) 1966 GNG
492 Insects Herbert Zim & Clarence Cottam 1951 GNG
24018 Israel & The Holy Land Rinna Samuel 1967 GRG
T2 Italy Paul Friedlander & Joseph Brooks 1955 GTG
24344 Kites Wyatt Brummitt (2) 1971 GHG
24350 Landforms George Adams & Jerome Wyckoff (2) 1971 GSG
24020 Light And Color Clarence Rainwater (3) 1971 GSG
497 Mammals Zim & Hoffmeister 1955 GNG
24022 Mexico Herbert Zim 1969 GRG
42303 Modern Painting Michel Hoog 1970 GAG
24014 Non-Flowering Plants Floyd Shuttleworth & Herbert Zim 1967 GNG
24352 Oceanography Gilbert Voss 1972 GG
24027 Orchids Shuttleworth; Zim & Gordon Dillon (6) 1970 GNG
T4 Pacific Northwest Herbert Zim & Natt Dodge 1959 GRG
42302 Painting  [From It's Origins] Genevieve Monnier 1969 GAG
24348 Painting  [Gasser's Guide] Henry Gasser 1964 GH
406 Photography Herbert Zim & R. Will Burnett (5) 1956 GH
24077 Planets Mark Chartrand 1990 GG
24017 Pond Life George Reid (1& 4) 1967 GNG
24342 Power Boats Bill Wallace 1961 GH
495 Reptiles & Amphibians Herbert Zim & Hobart Smith 1953 GNG
499 Rocks And Minerals Herbert Zim & Paul Shaffer 1957 GNG
24006 Rocky Mountains Herbert Zim 1964 GRG
340 Sailing Bill Wallace 1960 GH
24012 Scuba Diving Wheeler North 1968 GH
42304 Sculpture [An Introduction To] Guillaume Janneau & Simone Hoog 1970 GAG
24410 Seashells Of The World R. Tucker Abbott (1) 1962 GNG
496 Seashores Herbert Zim & Lester Ingle 1955 GNG
24011 Ski Bill Wallace & Bob Beattie 1966 GH
24009 Sky Observer's Guide R. Newton & Margaret Mayall, Jerome Wyckoff 1965 GH
T3 Southeast [American] Herbert Zim 1960 GRG
T1 Southwest [American] Natt Dodge & Herbert Zim 1959 GRG
24021 Spiders & Their Kin Herbert & Lorna Levi (1) 1968 GNG
24010 Sports Cars Mortarini, Leopold & Waterfall 1968 GH
493 Stars Herbert Zim & Robert Baker 1951 GNG
494 Trees [130] Herbert Zim & Alexander Martin 1952 GNG
24361 Tropical Fish Bruce Halstead & Bonnie Landa 1975 GG
24074 Venomous Animals Edmund Brodie, Jr. 1989 GG
24007 Washington D.C. Robert Smallman 1964 GRG
407 Weather Paul Lehr, R. Will Burnett & Herbert Zim 1957 GNG
24353 Weeds Alexander Martin (2) 1972 GNG
24075 Whales And Other Marine Mammals George Fichter 1990 GG
24355 Wines Henri Fluchère 1973 GG
24028 Yosemite Douglass Hubbard (1) 1970 GRG
24019 Zoo Animals Donald Hoffmeister (1& 4) 1967 GNG
408 Zoology Burnett, Harvey Fisher & Zim 1958 GSG

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