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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $31, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSE214)
 
The Berkshire Book, The Complete Guide  •  Lauren Stevens
GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES
The fully-updated eighth edition of the classic guide to the Berkshires, the title that launched the Great Destinations series twenty years ago. (USE403, $18.95)
  The Berkshire Book, The Complete Guide
New England Wildlife  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PLASTIC CARD
This laminated, fold-out, pocket-size guide features illustrations of almost 150 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals found throughout the New England states. (USE234, $5.95)
 
Berkshire County Map  •  JIMAPCO
MAP
A detailed, colorful map of Massachusett's Berkshire County at a scale of 1:96,000. Two Sides. 38x27 inches. (USE302, $4.95)
 



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