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Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Signed by John Yoshio Naka on the front free end page. 9th printing. Paperback. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good; Softcover; Moderate wear to the covers; Light foxing to the textblock edges; Pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Dark red covers with title in gold lettering; 1984, Bonsai Institute of California; 269 pages; "Bonsai Techniques I," by John Yoshio Naka.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Signed (without inscription) by the author, with a red Japanese stamp next to his signature. Very Good. Red, textured covers with some mild wrinkling to spine. Touch of soil to page edges. Unmarked but for author's signature. 269 pp with Index. Illustrated with photos and drawings. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1980
ISBN 10: 0930422236ISBN 13: 9780930422233
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Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Stamped on front endpage. Small puncture through approx. page. 30. Slightly dampstained. (Bonsai, Gardening).
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.
Published by Brand: Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
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Condition: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: thebookforest.com, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
Book
paperback. Condition: LikeNew. Brand new. Text block, wraps and binding are in like new condition, without markings of any kind. Extremely fine. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
Published by The Bonsai Institute of California, Santa Monica CA, 1973
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. covers have minor wear and soil, corners bumped, binding tight, bookplate on first page, no writing, 262 pages + notes + 16 color plates, introduction to bonsai including choosing plants and containers, making landscape type layouts and trimming plants, b&w illustrations and color plates Size: 8.5 x 11.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Condition: good. 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New!.
Published by The Bonsai Institute of California, Santa Monica CA, 1987
ISBN 10: 0930422333ISBN 13: 9780930422332
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Paperback. Condition: Good. covers have minor wear and soil, corners bumped, binding tight, writing inside front cover, author inscription on half title page, 422 pages + index, advanced techniques in bonsai including choosing plants and containers, making landscape type layouts and trimming plants, b&w illustrations Size: 8.5 x 11. Signed by Author.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New.
Published by Published for the Bonsai Institute of California by Dennis-Landman, 1982
ISBN 10: 0930422287ISBN 13: 9780930422288
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
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Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.95.
Published by Brand: Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
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Condition: very good.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Published by Brand: Bonsai Institute of California, 1984
ISBN 10: 0930422317ISBN 13: 9780930422318
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: new.
Published by Published for the Bonsai Institute of California b, 1982
ISBN 10: 0930422287ISBN 13: 9780930422288
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Good. book.
Published by Published for the Bonsai Institute of California [1973] [1984], Santa Monica, California, 1984
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First printing; Second printing. 2 vol. 4to. [12], 1-262, [8]; [8], 1-442 pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering and two gold decorations on the front board, gold lettering on the spine. Volume two bound in textured gold wrappers lettered and decorated in black on the front wrapper, lettered in black on the spine. Volume two with a price of $30.00 on the corner of its free front endpaper. The first volume does not have its slipcase. Volume one illustrated with sixteen color plates and with several in-text and full-page black and white images and diagrams; volume two illustrated with several full-page and in-text black and white images. Volume one is a first printing, volume two is a second printing. Signed by Naka on the half-title page of volume one: "To Thomas Taylor, Welcome to the beautiful world of miniature. John Yoshio Naka". Also laid in is an original drawing of a bonsai signed by John Naka dated 1985. The drawing is done in purple ink. There are also two letters laid in: one letter is addressed to the inscribee from Naka, dated April 11 of 1983. The letter requests the inscribee to pick Naka up from the airport and includes his airport schedule and current address. The second letter is from 1982 from the inscribee to the author, confirming the author's visit in May of 1983. The letterhead is that of the Milwaukee Bonsai Society. The first letter from Naka is handwritten on his stationary, the second letter from the inscribee is typwritten with his signature in pen at the bottom. A fascinating association set of this reference work on the art of Bonsai cultivation. A bookplate in each volume, volume one with a slight lean and a small discoloration on its rear endpaper.
Published by Published for the Bonsai Institute of California by Dennis-Landman, 1982
ISBN 10: 0930422287ISBN 13: 9780930422288
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Published by Published for the Bonsai Institute of California by Dennis-Landman, 1982
ISBN 10: 0930422287ISBN 13: 9780930422288
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New.
Published by Published for the Bonsai Institute of California by Dennis-Landman, 1982
ISBN 10: 0930422287ISBN 13: 9780930422288
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Published by Bonsai Institute of California, Whittier, California, 1996
Seller: White Raven Books, Ypsilanti, MI, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Each volume boldly signed by the Author on the free endpaper; ; Cardstock covers (burgundy with gold titles & gold with black titles), & many illustrations mostly in black & white; A near fine set of later printings; 269 & 442 pages.
Published by Santa Monica: Published for the Bonsai Institute of California by Dennis Landman, 1973 & 1982, 1982
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
First editions, first printings, presentation copies, inscribed by the author on the half-titles to the bonsai master Richard Cantrell, with his ownership signatures and blind stamps. Each inscription quotes a poignant haiku of the author's own composition: "Last leaf has fallen. Tree will sleep and I will dream: Spring is tomorrow". Considered one of the greatest practitioners of the art, John Yoshio Naka (1914-2004) popularized bonsai in the West in the second half of the 20th century. Following a period in 1946 spent studying under Sam Takekichi Doi in Los Angeles, he founded the forerunner to the California Bonsai Society in 1950 and began to exhibit works and lecture around the world. His masterpiece, Goshin - "one of the most widely recognized examples of the art form in the world" (Huntington) - is displayed at the United States National Arboretum in Washington DC. In 1985, Emperor Hirohito awarded Naka Japan's highest honour for a non-citizen: the Fifth Class of the Order of the Rising Sun. The present works are known as the bibles of bonsai among masters and students alike. They provide encyclopaedic coverage of equipment, cutting and pruning techniques, aesthetic choices, and methods for achieving desired growth. By 1990, they had been issued in French, German, Italian, and Spanish translations. Alongside his bonsai art, Naka was a dedicated poet, and the haiku cited in his inscriptions was featured in volume 48 of the American Bonsai Society Journal. His student, Charyl Manning, wrote that "John's haiku is as beautiful as his bonsai. Three lines, fourteen words, seventeen syllables - creating a powerful image of renewal, hope, and enduring strength" (ibid.). Naka's inscriptions are stamped with his personal seals and dated 2 and 29 March 1982 respectively; the later notes that Bonsai Techniques II is number 287 of a limited edition of 500. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, "Guardians of the Spirit", available online. 2 works, quarto. Bonsai Techniques: original blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt with gilt Naka family crest and tweezers vignette. Housed in original cream card slipcase with similar lettering and decoration in black. Bonsai Techniques II: original brown faux leather boards, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt to style of Bonsai Techniques, cream endpapers. Housed in original faux leather card slipcase. With suite of 16 colour plates in earlier work, numerous illustrations and diagrams throughout both. Blue cloth spine slightly sunned and lightly foxed, small area of offsetting on front pastedown, internally clean and bright. A very good copy indeed in like slipcase with repair along one edge and light soiling. Together with a fine copy of Part II in well-preserved slipcase.