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The Masters' Book of Ikebana: Background and Principles of Japanese Flower Arrangement
by Donald Richie (Ed.), Meredith Weatherby (Ed.), Sen'ei Ikenobo, Houn Ohara, Sofu Teshigahara
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Interior is clean and unmarked. Gilt to spine is starting to fade. Former owner bookplate to front paste-down. Only very gentle shelf-wear. Stunningly designed book: full-cloth with embroidered chartreuse silk and printed balsa label to front board. Full-color printed end-sheets. Jam-packed with beautiful full-color plates, some tipped in, as well as B&W and full-color photos. High-quality goldenrod one-quarter paper band printed with title in black. Protected with detachable plastic jacket. Includes index and bibliography (pp. 266–267). 272 pp. Oversized.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Goodbar Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 931759
- Title
- The Masters' Book of Ikebana: Background and Principles of Japanese Flower Arrangement
- Author
- Donald Richie (Ed.), Meredith Weatherby (Ed.), Sen'ei Ikenobo, Houn Ohara, Sofu Teshigahara
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated 1st Ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Goodbar Books
30-day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Goodbar Books
Biblio member since 2021
Cottage Grove, Oregon
About Goodbar Books
New, used, and collectible books in historic downtown Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Open Fridays and Saturdays from 11 to 6, and by appointment.
Open Fridays and Saturdays from 11 to 6, and by appointment.
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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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
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