Peter Eileen Crichton (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm ; ISBN 9781845379162, 1845379160 ; OCLC 172984655 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Traditional Japanese gardens -- The elements of a Japanese garden -- Plant directory -- Resources ; Originally published: 2000 ; An introduction to the traditions of Japanese Zen gardens, using natural materials. Emphasizing the value of shape in trees and shrubs with the subtlety of colour through the varied greens of foliage and moss, it explains how western plants and materials can be used to achieve the natural, minimalist look so beloved by Japanese garden designers. ; YOKO KAWAGUCHI was born in Tokyo and educated in the United States, Canada and Japan. She has lived in the UK for the last twenty years. The author of Serene Gardens: Creating Japanese Design and Detail in the Western Garden, she lectures on Japanese garden history, and has appeared on BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour and the BBC World Service. ; FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by authors. 'With our best wishes'. Inscribed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.36. Publisher's card wraps, stapled, printed price of one shilling to upper. Some toning and marks to covers. Very good.

Condition: As New. Like New Inside and Outside. Clean and crisp pages w/no markings! Inscribed and signed by both authors.Excellent book! ( z1s205B ) Some very minor shelf wear on cover. ** Fast Shipping**.

Condition: Good. 2001. First Edition. 171 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Pictorial paper covered boards. Colour photographs throughout. Signed by the authors with dedication to half-title page. Pages and photographs are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition.