The Art of Arranging Flowers: A Complete Guide to Japanese Ikebana
by SHOZO SATO
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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WESTBANK, British Columbia, Canada
Item Price
£145.33£130.80
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About This Item
31 x 26 cm-A tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" First Edition Thus-undated, edition date based on the library of congress number, no other date noted-Near fine in plastic dust wrapper. Quarto. Over 400 illustrations, including many, tipped-in color plates. . HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC. NY 1965. A COMPLETE GUIDE TO JAPANESE IKEBANA. PRINTED AND BOUND IN JAPAN. The book has beautiful color plates of traditional Japanese flowering art. The art of arranging flowers has been practiced for over 600 years. The book includes information on styles, equipment, techniques, and imagination in the use of materials for advanced Ikebana- Color Photographs by Kiichi Nakamura, Eric Pollitzer, Teruhisa Yahagi, Shozo Sato 4to 11" - 13" tall. 366 pp. - Publisher's green patterned cloth cover, gilt lettering on spine and cover, flower arrangement photograph appears tipped on front cover, rust-colored endpapers, frontispiece tipped photograph and do many other pages in this beautifully designed book. detailed appendixes."-Over 3 kg
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16972
- Title
- The Art of Arranging Flowers: A Complete Guide to Japanese Ikebana
- Author
- SHOZO SATO
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC., NY,
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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