Berkeley, University of California Press, 1963, 1st edition. 374 pp, many photos and illustrations, maps. Used softcover. Very Good.
The handbook for anyone with an interest in the Sierra Nevada. Concise, authoritative, and easy to use, it contains the descriptions and illustrations of more than 750 species or groups of plants and animals found in the Sierra. Fungi, lichens, ferns, wildflowers, shrubs, and trees are identified in the section devoted to plants. The animal section describes the common invertebrates including insects, and the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the area.