About this title: The Nippon Bonsai Association, Japan's pre-eminent voice of the bonsai tradition, introduces a collection of the finest bonsai pieces to be found in Japan today - some of them presented to a Western audience for the first time. Over 130 full-colour and 71 black-and-white plates of priceless specimens with informative commentary provide a definitive tour of the bonsai world from a 15-year-old flowering cherry to a majestic 1,000-year-old Yezo spruce. The notes for each piece offer insights into the balance, style, harmony, and overall aesthetic effect along with comments on the history of its ...
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Edition: 2nd
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kodansha International
Date Published: 2/6/2004
ISBN-13:9784770029928ISBN:4770029926
Description: Fine. 4770029926 **2nd Edition** NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Description: Very good. FIRST PRINTING. Ex-Public Library. Hardcover with dustjacket. Covers show some wear. Usual library stickers and stamps. Save a tree-buy used.. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kodansha Intn'l, Tokyo
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9784770029928ISBN:4770029926
Description: New. 188 pp. 228 x 304mm. Here in CLASSIC BONSAI OF JAPAN, the Nippon Bonsai Association, Japan's preeminent voice of the bonsai tradition, introduces a collection of the finest bonsai pieces to be found in Japan today&emdash; some of them presented to a Western audience for the first time. Over 130 fullcolor and 48 black-and-white plates of priceless specimens with informative commentary provide a definitive tour of the bonsai world&emdash; from a 15-year-old flowering cherry to a majestic 1, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kodansha International (JPN)
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9784770029928ISBN:4770029926
Description: BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. 12.46 by 9 inches. [allow 1-2 weeks transit to europe]. (00188 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Hardcover ) read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: KODANSHA INTL
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9784770029928ISBN:4770029926
Description: New. Enter the fascinating world of bonsai, the centuries-old gardening art form of cultivating trees as potted plants. Refined to a high art in Japan, bonsai offers not only the familiar gardening delights but also, at its highest levels, a philosophical... read more
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kodansha International, Tokyo, NY, SF
Date Published: 1989
Description: VG/VG. A clean copy bound in full green illustrated cloth with silver decorations and titles. Oversized with illustrations of 180 trees. Jacket is price clipped otherwise a nice copy. read more
Description: Good. 4770029926 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First edition, first printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kodansha International, New York, NY
Date Published: 1989
Description: Very Good in Fair dust jacket. Folio (oversized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. top and bottom edges faded. Dust jacket has wear to edges and corners, and small holes in dj spine and near spine. 188 p. w/ many illustrations in color and b&w, notes to the plates, list of bonsai by type, and chapters on style, tradition and the history of bonsai. An important reference, and a fascinating work. read more
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