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Books to identify mammillaria
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:35 pm
by Carpkel
Are there a good books to identify the vast mammillaria genus?
Re: Books to identify mammillaria
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:12 pm
by teo
Re: Books to identify mammillaria
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:36 am
by mmcavall
I'm following the Mammillaria handbook of John Pilbean. Good descriptions and pictures.
Re: Books to identify mammillaria
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:42 pm
by DaveW
The best Pilbeam book on Mammillaria's is one of his earlier ones in the Cactus File Handbook series and is much better than his later ones for identification purposes I find. Obviously it lacks a few of the new species like Mammillaria bertholdii, but contains most of the rest.
http://www.cactus-mall.com/bookshop/mammillaria.html
I think it is out of print now, but you may find it from time to time on the Web or EBAY or specialist cactus book dealers.
As usual beware of stupid prices well exceeding their original prices some booksellers put on second-hand out of print books. One listed it at £155 second-hand!
Just a quick web search brought up a new copy if you click on cacti in the left hand column. The first one listed under Pilbeam without an illustration, but make sure it is the Cactus File Handbook one since he did several Mammillaria ones over the years,:-
http://www.keithscactusbooks.co.uk/
Re: Books to identify mammillaria
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:52 pm
by Carpkel
Thank you this looks like a great website to id mammilaria
Re: Books to identify mammillaria
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:54 pm
by Carpkel
mmcavall wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:36 am
I'm following the Mammillaria handbook of John Pilbean. Good descriptions and pictures.
Thank you for the book title. I will be looking for a copy of this book.
Re: Books to identify mammillaria
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:58 pm
by Carpkel
DaveW wrote: ↑Mon Oct 26, 2020 5:42 pm
The best Pilbeam book on Mammillaria's is one of his earlier ones in the Cactus File Handbook series and is much better than his later ones for identification purposes I find. Obviously it lacks a few of the new species like Mammillaria bertholdii, but contains most of the rest.
http://www.cactus-mall.com/bookshop/mammillaria.html
I think it is out of print now, but you may find it from time to time on the Web or EBAY or specialist cactus book dealers.
As usual beware of stupid prices well exceeding their original prices some booksellers put on second-hand out of print books. One listed it at £155 second-hand!
Just a quick web search brought up a new copy if you click on cacti in the left hand column. The first one listed under Pilbeam without an illustration, but make sure it is the Cactus File Handbook one since he did several Mammillaria ones over the years,:-
http://www.keithscactusbooks.co.uk/
Thank you for the book recommendation and info about the book. I will be looking for a copy.
Re: Books to identify mammillaria
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:24 am
by mmcavall
Yes the book I have is in the Cactus File Handbook series. Good to know now I luckly have the best one.