Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , 1965. Hardcover. Good. What a beautiful book! Gorgeous green satin/silk colored boards with bright gilt wording on front and on spine. The cloth is clean and bright, along with a bright, colorful tipped in floral plate on front board, and the book is filled with similar tipped in beautiful plates! Over 400 illustrations. Original clear plastic dust jacket has some shrinking to the bottom edges, but is not cracking or seriously yellowed, although it is scuffed (doing it's job admirably). It's obvious this book was taken care of very well. The corners are nice and sharp, and bottom of spine or boards show no rubbing or damage. The glossy paper stock has yellowed over the years, as this type of paper is prone to do. Lower corner of the text block does have light thumb-staining, and smaller stains to the bottom of text-block. Please note that this is a large, heavy book and will cost a little more to ship. Beautiful book!

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Bookseller: Quirky Used Books & More (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 240306001
Title: The Art of Flower Arranging: A Complete Guide to Japanese Ikebana
Author: Sato, Shozo
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Date Published: 1965
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...