JAPANESE GARDENS (Tourist Library : 4)

Matunosuke Tatui (Prof.)

Published by Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1934

About this Item

= AS PICTURED - FIVE IMAGES = THIRD EDITION, 1938. Slim 8vo; pale grey card wraps with bevelled edges, partially sunned at perimeters by smaller adjacent book. Illustrated label to front. Light diagonal crease at bottom 3rd, affecting two succeeding leaves. 111pp; a small closed tear at bottom corner of pp 109/110, contents otherwise tight, bright and clean with no markings or inscriptions. Sewn binding. Coloured frontis. illus 'The Green Garden' by Hosyun Yamaguti. One full-page drawing of a 'Hill Garden' and two full-page drawings of different 'Flat Gardens' hors texte, with a detailed plan of a Hill Garden to p31. Many dark blue photogravure illustrations throughout. Included is a very attractive silk bookmark depicting chrysanthemums, believed to be purchased contemporaneously with the book, since it was discovered stored within it. There is a little damage to the feathered edge from where it overlapped the book (please see images). FREE POSTAGE WITHIN THE U.K. Buyers from outside the U.K. quoted additional Shipping prior to purchase. (25% of all FARRAGO proceeds donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association). Seller Inventory # 1110

Bibliographic Details

Title: JAPANESE GARDENS (Tourist Library : 4)

Publisher: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways

Publication Date: 1934

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 3rd Edition