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The International Book of Trees by Hugh
Johnson -. hardcover 1973 8.95
condition:
Good “Heavy book with some spine slipage. No loose pages and no
markings whatesover on this 1973 book.”
The
International book of Trees by Hugh Johnson
Not
a book about bonsai but about trees and a darn good one.
Great illustrations
and descriptions of trees around the world. This is a large and heavy
book and worth collecting for your reference library. Published in 1973
this is an old but collectable text. As a nurseryman I cherished it as
I would Vertrees on Japanese Maples.M.
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The
Complete Book of Bonsai by Peter Chan (1989, Hardcover)
Illustrated Book 9.95
condition: Like New “Some wear to the dustcover”
Here is a very beautiful
coffee table book of the Complete Book of Bonsai principles and
Practice. packed with photos and info. It is 9 1/4" wide X 1 7/8" tall
and is 160 pages.
This is a hardcover
edition with a dust cover. The condition of the book is excellent. No
marks, no damage any where except some wear to the dustcover.
All my books can be
combined for more affordable shipping.
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INDOOR BONSAI by Paul Lesniewicz, Great
paperback w. color prints 1986
Listed Good for the crease in the cover. It actually is in very good
condition esp.
for a 1986 paperback” Indoor Bonsai by Paul Lesniewicz and Susan
Simpson ( 1986) 4.95
Used - Good to Very Good condition
Description: slight crease on front corner but no bumped corners,
stains or markings. Clean and neat.; 208 pages; Translated by Susan
Simpson.
This is a GREAT book if you are growing bonsai indoors. Paul Lesniewicz
is somewhat unknown in this country but his knowledge is priceless. I
loved all of his books. As mentioned this is a book on growing indoor
bonsai. If that is your desire this is a must have book. Exceptionally
descriptive the color photographs explain much.
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Japanese Maples: Momiji and Kaede = Momiji
to Kaede by J. D. Vertrees (1987) 6.95
Please note I included a picture of the original dust cover as it
reflects the beautiful pictures within.
This book has no
dustcover and is a hardcover plain green.
Condition acceptable to good. Reason for the conditional rating
is there is some wrinkling from humidity on the back pages. This has
nothing to do with the 95 percent of the meat of the book. Beautiful
and detailed descriptions on Japanese Maples.
This is among the first books published by Timber Press, and after more
than two decades it continues to be one
of our signature bestsellers. A comprehensive source of information on
the culture, identification,
and nomenclature of Japanese maples, it describes hundreds of cultivars
of Acer palmatum and cultivars of
other Japanese maple species.The detailed index lists every
horticultural name published,
ensuring that Japanese Maples will continue to be the foremost
reference book
on this wonderfully versatile collection of ornamental plants. |
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Japanese Garden and
Floral Art by Mrs. Paul Kincaid Floral design and landscape
Good :
“Simply in great shape for a 1966 book First edition”
Japanese Garden and
Floral Art by Mrs. Paul Kincaid 4.95
"Good" because of written
words signaling ownership on inside front cover.
Pages are clean
with no handwriting. There a few checkmarks here and there. Boards are
solid, and spine is square and tight. DJ shows some signs of shelf
wear. Attractive book with little signs of use. except for duskjacket.
195 pages with black and white photography. 99 illustrations that
include some fine hand drawn artwork.
This
is not a book on bonsai, but on Japanese garden design and explorations
of floral design.
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The Living Art of
Bonsai : Principles and Techniques of Cultivation &
Propagation 19.95
Condition:
Like New : “Simply
in great shape. I near wanted to post it as very good because of a
Christmas gift signature from the giver to the owner. That is the only
negative about this incredible book.”
The Living Art of
Bonsai : Principles and Techniques of Cultivation and Propagation
[Hardcover]
AMY LIANG (Author)
VERY GOOD 19.95 To
LIKE NEW, even has the original place marker. Published by Sterling
Publishing Co. in 1992
Only thing keeping it
from being Like new is the Christmas gift signature marking on the
inside cover.
Publication Date: 1992
With 288 color pages,
this book covers basic styles, group planting, plant physiology,
cultivation, propagation, transplanting and re-potting, and training
and dwarfing-in other words, everything the bonsai grower needs to know.
In my listing for the
John Naka book I said: "if you want a picture book of bonsai this is
not for you.
This is! If you
grow bonsai you should buy this book, not because it is a a Codee table
quality but because it is so beautiful. Aside from Naka's books I have only
recommended one other as a top ten book. In fact if you love quality
photographs and the paper it is printed on. This is a must have book. I
have always despaired that John Naka did not get a better quality
printer.
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Home Orchid Growing by
Rebecca Tyson Northern $9.95
Used - Very Good
Minor soiling and wear to
the dustcover jacket No yellowed pages or markings within.
Whether your garden is a
windowsill, a basement, a greenhouse, or a plot of land, "Home Orchid
Growing" is the only reference book you'll ever need to cultivate one
of natures most varied and fascinating plants. In the past forty years,
it has become the
best-known and most authoritative work in its field, and even gardeners
who still have an original copy of this classic work will find much to
inspire and delight them in this revised and updated fourth edition.
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Stonescaping A guide to
Using Stone in your Garden by Jan Kowalczeewski Whitner
“Very good to like new for a
1992 paperback book” 7.95
Stonescaping is not a
book on bonsai, but a great guide to using Stone in your Garden. As I
was a Landscaper I find this to be a wonderful book.
Hardly looks handled. 154
pages and nice black-and-white illustrations. Project instructions are
step by step and will leave you with a sore back just from the reading. |
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The
Garden as Architecture: Form and Spirit in the Gardens of Japan,
China and Korea [Hardcover]
Toshiro Inaji (Author),
Pamela Virgilio (Translator) $75.00
Used - Like New
Exceptional condition.
Dust cover has some scuff marks on back but edges are uncrimped and the
book has not been
read. If the dustcover
has to be pristine I would have to go to VERY GOOD. I dropped the price
accordingly. 20.00
The highest compliment
which I can pay to a book is to say that it has a place in my "Desert
Island" library -
that is to say that
if I were to find myself stranded on an island and could only have a
few books on a given subject,
this would be one of them
It consists of a
cross-cultural comparison of the relationships between architecture and
the adjacent outdoor
spaces, in the
traditional cultures of Japan, China and Korea.
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The Random House Book
of Trees of North America and Europe Not a bonsai book 8.95
“Cover Jacket shows some
wear and the bottom front corner is a beat creased.” 1st
edition 1978
The Random House Book of
Trees of North America and Europe: A Photographic Guide to More Than
500 Trees (Random House Book of ... (Garden Plants)) (VERY LARGE
Paperback) 1978 by Roger Phillips, Sheila Grant
Used - Good Shows some signs of wear, mostly a slight
bending at the lower right corner.
Most of the books I am
selling are about bonsai but there will be a few odds and ends in there
as well . AS the title suggest this is a guide to tree identification
and has nothing to do with Bonsai. It has over 1,000 full-color
photograph illustrations, leaf, flower, fruit, bark and shape and each
tree is fully described.
The trees are ranged
alphabetically by Latin, but their is a good index in the back with the
common names and links to the correct page.
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Tu Wan's Stone Catalogue of Cloudy Forest:
Commentary and Synopsis -- Bonsai 7.95
Good : “Some pencil highlights in this 1961 book First
edition”
by Edward Hetzel Schafer (Author
This is a 116 page 1961 hardcover edition from the University of
California Press. It has a dust jacket that is used. The binding is
tight. Penciled ownership on inside cover and some penciled notes
on the back. Has a few highlight penciled marks in the margins of the
text. Easily removed. Illustrations are clean - The few pencil
marks high light paragraphs but there is no underlining.
Errata note included, showing error corrections and page notes of
printing errors
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JAPANESE BONSAI MAGAZINE FROM 1982 Rare and
collectable. IN JAPANESE
Good condition 7.95
In very good condition inside, but the front cover is worn a bit. The
inside of both of these magazines are in Great condition.
BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE BONSAI MAGAZINE from 1982 and in GREAT SHAPE. Minor
problem, I cannot read Japanese so I cannot give the publications
name. I am hoping that some Japanese speaker can identify this
and give me more information. This second magazine has some wear on the
front cover as the picture shows. The inside is great and both
magazines still have subscription cards, which I doubt will work
anymore.
I believe that this beautiful magazine was a once a year publication
and to me reads from the front cover to the back. Only thing if so read
the orientation is opposite our own. The spine would be to the right,
not on the left. It is 170 pages long filled with wonderful graphics
and articles. The dimensions are 7 inches by 10.
I am starting at a price that I think is reasonable and I hope to hear
someone who can translate the cover for me.
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JAPANESE BONSAI
MAGAZINE FROM 1983 Rare and collectable. IN JAPANESE
very good condition 8.95
BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE BONSAI
MAGAZINE from 1983 and in GREAT SHAPE. Minor problem, I cannot read
Japanese so I cannot give the publications name. I am hoping that
some Japanese speaker can identify this and give me more information.
This second magazine I am listing has some wear on the front cover as
the picture shows, but this one just looks great. The inside of both
magazines are beautiful and still have subscription cards, which I
doubt will work anymore.
I believe that this
beautiful magazine was a once a year publication and to me reads from
the front cover to the back. Only thing if so read the orientation is
opposite our own. The spine would be to the right, not on the left. It
is 170 pages long filled with wonderful graphics and articles.
The dimensions are 7 inches by 10.
I am starting at a price
that I think is reasonable and I hope to hear someone who can translate
the cover for me.
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