The Easton Press published leather bound copies of field guides. Although they are not all written by Roger Tory Peterson, they were sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. Each volume was issued with an “Ex Libris” bookplate. Each bookplate has a drawing by Roger Tory Peterson selected especially for that edition.
If you wanted to have copies of all titles and all editions you would have:
50 titles + 8 titles with 2 editions = 58 volumes
Here are the 50 titles that were published in the Roger Tory Peterson Field Guide Series:
Advanced Birding
Animal Tracks
Atlantic Coast Fishes
Atlantic Seashore
Atlantic Shells
Atmosphere
Beetles
Birds of Britain & Europe
Birds of Eastern US, Signed
Birds of Texas
Birds of the American West
Birds of the Caribbean
Coral Reefs
Eastern Birds' Nests
Eastern Butterflies
Eastern Forests
Eastern Reptiles & Amphibians
Eastern Trees
Edible Wild Plants
Ferns
Freshwater Fishes
Geology
Hawks
Hummingbirds
Insects
Mammals of Britain & Europe
Mammals of North America
Medicinal Plants
Mexican Birds
Moths
Mushrooms
Northeastern Wildflowers
Northwestern Forests
Pacific Coast Fishes
Pacific Shells
Pacific States Wildflowers
Rocks & Minerals
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
Southeastern & Caribbean Seashore
Southwest & Texas Wildflowers
Southwestern Forests
Stars and Planets
Trees & Shrubs
Venomous Animals & Poisonous Plants
Warblers
Western Birds' Nests
Western Butterflies
Western Forests
Western Reptiles & Amphibians
Western Trees
In all, 42 of the titles were designated as part of the Fiftieth Anniversary Editions. Here are their titles and dates of publication:
Advanced Birding (1990)
Animal Tracks (1985)
Atlantic Coast Fishes (1986)
Atlantic Seashore (1985)
Atlantic Shells (1986)
Atmosphere (1985)
Beetles (1985)
Birds of Britain & Europe, 4th Edition (1985)
Birds of Eastern US, Signed (1984)
Birds of Texas (1985)
Birds of the American West, 2nd Edition (1984)
Coral Reefs (1985)
Eastern Birds' Nests (1984)
Eastern Butterflies (Klots, 1986)
Eastern Forests (1988)
Eastern Reptiles & Amphibians, 2nd Edition (1984)
Eastern Trees (1988)
Edible Wild Plants (1985)
Ferns (1985)
Freshwater Fishes (1991)
Hawks (1987)
Insects (1984)
Mammals of Britain & Europe (1986)
Mammals of North America (1986)
Medicinal Plants (1990)
Mexican Birds (1984)
Moths (1984)
Mushrooms (1987)
Northeastern Wildflowers (1984)
Pacific Coast Fishes (1984)
Pacific Shells (1986)
Pacific States Wildflowers (1984)
Rocks & Minerals (1985)
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers (1985)
Southeastern & Caribbean Seashore (1988)
Southwest & Texas Wildflowers (1984)
Stars and Planets, 2nd Edition (1984)
Trees & Shrubs (1986)
Western Birds' Nests (1986)
Western Butterflies (1986)
Western Reptiles & Amphibians (1985)
Western Trees (1992)
Here are the 8 titles that were never published as 50th Anniversary Editions and their dates of publication:
Birds of the Caribbean (1995)
Geology (1996)
Hummingbirds (2001)
Northwestern Forests (1999)
Southwestern Forests (1999)
Venomous Animals & Poisonous Plants (1994)
Warblers (1997)
Western Forests (1993)
Most of the titles that were published as both 50th Anniversary and non-50th Anniversary were published in the same year (in some cases the exact same volume from the same series was published in 2 different years). Even if the two series were published in different years, only the 8 titles below differ in any significant way from one another. It is unclear if the later editions were published as 50th Anniversary editions or not.
Birds of Britain & Europe, 4th Edition (1985) & 5th Edition (1993)
Birds of the American West, 2nd Edition (1984) & 3rd Edition (1990)
Eastern Butterflies (Klots, 1986) & (Opler, 1995, 2001)
Eastern Reptiles & Amphibians, 2nd Edition (1984) & 3rd Edition (1991) Eastern Forests, 1988 (368 pgs.) & 1998 (488 pgs.) Rocks and Minerals, 4th Edition (1985, 317 pgs.) & 5th Edition (1985, 396 pgs.) Stars and Planets, 2nd Edition (1984) & 3rd Edition (1996)
Western Butterflies (Tilden & Smith, 1986) & 2nd Edition (Opler, 2001)

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