A Dwarfed Tree Manual for Westerners by Samuel Newsom
$18.00
A vintage English-language introduction to the Japanese art of bonsai, written for Western readers. Samuel Newsom explains the cultivation and presentation of miniature trees, with illustrations and practical discussion of the traditions behind them. This copy is the fifth printing of the revised edition, issued in August 1964.
Book details
- Author: Samuel Newsom
- Publisher: Tokyo News Service, Ltd.
- Publication year: 1964
- Edition: Fifth printing, August 1964; revised edition first issued September 1963
- Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
- Language: English
- No ISBN assigned to this edition.
Condition
Used hardcover with a heavily worn dust jacket. The jacket has rubbing, edge chips and tears, including a large torn and missing section at the lower front edge near the spine, exposing the green cloth. Light age-toning to the visible paper.
Book details
- Edition
- Fifth printing, August 1964; revised edition first issued September 1963
- Subjects
- BOOKS, NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS, GARDENING, BONSAI, JAPANESE GARDENS, SAMUEL NEWSOM
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ FLORA AND FAUNA, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: BONSAI, BOOKS, GARDENING, JAPANESE GARDENS, LOC023, NON FICTION, SAMUEL NEWSOM, VINTAGE BOOKS
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