Flower Arrangement Art of Japan
by Wood, Mary Cokely
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. Second Revised Edition. Booklet. Front cover has a slight wave vertically and a tiny bend to the tail corner. Previous owner's signature on the half title and inside the front cover of the folder. Three, short notations in pencil inside the rear cover paper. Spine and fore edges of the folder are sun-lightened and the pastedown is darkened along the edges where it is glued to the cover cloth.; This is one of the classic works about ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging that stresses harmony and a balanced form. Along with tea and the tea ceremony, and appreciation of incense, Ikebana is one of the traditional Japanese arts of refinement. The detailed text presents the art as practiced in the 19th Century and is illustrated with 141 black and white line drawings of arrangements, details, and containers. The book is string bound between two, green, illustrated paper covers. This early edition differs from later ones as it is housed in a 3-paneled folder of green cloth over boards. Interior of folder has a full-width pastedown. Has 2 cloth closures that wrap from front to back and are held fast with tapered ivory or bone pegs. Titles blind stamped in silver and a stylized painting of an arrangement as a paper label pasted down to the front. Has List of Illustrations, Glossary, Bibliography of Western language and Japanese works, and Sources of Illustrations used in creating the book's line drawings. Printed in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing Co. A clean, Very Good+ copy in a folder that's Very Good.; Ink line drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; [10]124 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- 20 Ants Fine Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1019
- Title
- Flower Arrangement Art of Japan
- Author
- Wood, Mary Cokely
- Format/Binding
- Booklet
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo, Japan
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ikebana, Flower Arrangement, Traditional Japanese Floral Art
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