New York [1964], J.P.T. White cloth spine over brown cloth 282p., index, bibliography, glossary, appendix of plants and trees in English, Japanese, Latin, bit damage to spine top, contents very clean, solid, a bright copy, 200 photos. With charts, 8.25 x 11.25 inches. . Co-author Sadaji Wada. A superb work, covers the Shibusa: the quiet taste in Japanese gardens, and basic divisions of the garden. General garden, front garden & the kitchen garden, inner garden, function & essentials of the inner garden, various foreground & stone arrangements. . Planting, various middle ground arrangements. Special gardens: courtyard, interior, rooftop, below the floor, alley way et al. . Tea garden, planning & construction, composite plans, construction points, pond, stream, pagoda, stone lantern, stone arrangement construction, zigzag & earthen bridge construction, flowerbed, lawn, mosses & lichens. * Great ! .

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Bookseller: Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 97035802
Title: MAGIC OF TREES AND STONES: Secrets of Japanese Gardening.
Author: SAITO, K. et al
Book Condition: Used -
Binding: Hardcover
Keywords: Japanese Art: References On All Subjects, Aspects & Disciplines; Japanese Gardens: Illustrated Art References; Japanese Design & Related Items; Japanese Social Science, History, Law, Economics & Eclectic Item;

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An Art & Intellectual Property Co. Since 1967* * * * *SINCE 1967, THE PAST FIFTY-YEARS WE HAVE BEEN PURVEYORS OF FINE & RARE BOOKS ON ALL ASPECTS FAR EASTERN, ASIAN & SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULTURES, COUNTRIES & SUBJECTS.Specialties include but are not limited to: CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM, INDO-CHINE, CAMBODIA, LAOS, PHILIPPINES, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG, CANTON, MACAO AREAS. LAFCADIO HEARN: First Editions, Manuscripts, Collections, Obscure Items, Japanese Cirimen-bon [Crepe Paper Books], LIBRARIES PURCHASED, APPRASIAL FOR ANY REASON. MEMBERS OF THE ABAA & ILAB SINCE JUNE 1973

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