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The Art of Chabana: Flowers for the Tea Ceremony
by Mittwer, Henry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Nomura, Takashi; Akai, Yoshiko. 8vo. First printing stated. Full green embroidered silk cloth. 144 pp. Several full-page colour illustrations painted by Takashi Nomura + B&W sketch illustrations by Yoshiko Akai in text. Very slight spotting to top edge of text block. Dust jacket is cropped (but not price clipped) to flaps, faded to spine, foxed to reverse. In this day of tension and overcrowding, it is a joy to explore with Mr. Mittwer the world of flowers, a world he knows intimately and imparts with a rare sensitivity.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008733
- Title
- The Art of Chabana: Flowers for the Tea Ceremony
- Author
- Mittwer, Henry
- Illustrator
- Nomura, Takashi; Akai, Yoshiko
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, VT
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Henry Mittwer, Takashi Nomura, Yoshiko Akai, Chabana, flowers, flower arrangements, tea ceremonies, Japanese tea ceremony, matcha, green tea, cultural studies, chakai, chaji
- Bookseller catalogs
- Culture Studies; Nature and Biodiversity;
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
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