A Treasury of Driftwood and Dried Arrangements by Ishimoto, Tatsuo - 1962

Crown Publishers, New York, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 450 g; 126 pages, last three pages blank, illustrated throughout with over 100 black-and-white photographs, some full page. The front end page has a bookplate from the Emily MacPherson College for art and craft prize. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, with a half inch tear at the lower part of the front fold over, light rubbing of the edges of the rear panel and front panel, and a little chipping at the top left of the front panel the base edge of the boards shows loss of colour from rubbing. Using weathered wood, stone, dried materials, and plant materials collected from various sections of the United States, the author here creates new and exquisite permanent arrangements suitable for any interior. This well-known designer, famous as a teacher and photographer, provides 100 new arrangements showing how both traditional and contemporary principles can be applied to arrangements of dried materials. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; Floristry ; Interior Design; Inventory No: 0220410. .