Matunosuke Tatui (5 results)

PB. Condition: good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations (illustrator). 111pp.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Some wear at edges. Previous owner inscription."Bought at World's Fair San Francisco 1939". Frontis color drawing, two black and white drawings and many black and white photos. Contents include an outline of the history of Japanese gardens, different types of gardens, features of water and island gardens, bridges, stones and trees, fences, stone lanterns, garden paths, famous historic gardens, and bibliography. Scarce in any condition.

paper wrappers. Condition: V.g. third edition. 111pp. Col. frontis and plates throughout. Tourist Library No 4. Colour pictures pasted to fron paper cover. Edges atrifle rubbed otherwise a nice copy.

Un volumetto (19,5 cm) di 111 pagine, con illustrazioni in nero e antiporta a colori. In lingua inglese. Brossura editoriale illustrata. Dorso brunito ma buone condizioni.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. = 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).