This is a black and white copy. This was done to lower the cost due to high ink cost in the color version of this book. There is a full color version of this available. If you purchase this book, undertand that the photos inside are infact, black and white. The Bushman’s Guide To Field Medicine covers many aspects of wilderness medicine. This book covers many medicinal plants to deal with such issues as bleeding, infections, pain, plant soaps, and much more. There is a lot of information covering a variety of plants from the southwest region of the US.