The Imperial Gardens of Japan : Sento Gosho, Katsura, Shugaku-in.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB.
New York: Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1970. First edition. Oversized Hardba. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated first edition, 1970, hardcover with gilt stamped purple cloth boards in dust jacket, Folio, 290pp., illustrated in color and b&w. Book near fine with hint of shelfwear to boards, binding tight, previous owner's gift inscription to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ VG with edgewear to top edge that includes a few small closed tears and their related creases, mild rubbing. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Caliban Books Pittsburgh PA, ABAA [48942], Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Stated first edition, 1970, hardcover with gilt stamped purple cloth boards in dust jacket, Folio, 290pp., illustrated in color and b&w. Book near fine with hint of shelfwear to boards, binding tight, previous owner's gift inscription to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ VG with edgewear to top edge that includes a few small closed tears and their related creases, mild rubbing. THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills [94734], Llanwrda, United Kingdom.
hardback, Folio, 1st edition, purple silk binding lettered purple and gilt, gilt motif to upper board, covers part faded, rear board a trifle scuffed, very small stain to tail end of spine & another to top edge of rear board, light foxing to endpapers o/w very good, no jacket, full page col'd & b&w photographic plates, 290pp.

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architecture,arts music and photography,crafts and hobbies,home and garden,garden design,gardening and landscaping,photography, The Imperial Gardens of Japan: Sento Gosho, Katsura, Shugaku-in, From the front flap of this 290 page book: "More than three centuries ago, when Kyoto was the capital of Japan, three magnificent gardens were created for the imperial court - gardens intended for such elegant pastimes as tea ceremonies, poetry contests, and moon-viewing parties and, in general, for the appreciation of nature in its various manifestations and moods. Today these three gardens - those of the Sento Imperial Palace, the Katsura Detached Palace, and the Shugaku-in Detached Palace - are among the most celebrated in Japanese garden art, and here, for the first time in a book designed for Western readers, their beauty is revealed in striking photography and intimate detail. All of the gardens were designed to a great extent by members of the court; all are much larger than the average Japanese garden; all are stroll gardens in which the visitor is charmed by an almost endless succession of delightful views; and all date from the middle seventeenth century, when the stroll garden emerged into prominence. Emperors and princes, deprived of all political power by the ruling shoguns, turned to artistic pursuits, among them the art of garden design. Today these gardens, reverently preserved and universally admired, stand as monuments to their discriminating taste, outshining all surviving gardens created by the military rulers and their vassals. Through the photographs and the accompanying essays the reader is invited not only to see these gardens in a variety of seasons A.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Vignes Online, Eymoutiers.
Tokyo & New York Weatherhill-Tankosha 1978 1 vol. relié in-4, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée, 290 pp., nombreuses photos en couleurs par Takeji Iwamiya. Tirage de 1978. Texte en anglais. Très bon état.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Robert S Brooks Bookseller, WI, Bristol, [RE:4].
Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Hard Cover, First Edition (US) First Printing.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Powell's Books [9859], Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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Imperial-Garden-of-Japan~~Teiji-Itoh, Imperial Garden of Japan: Sento Gosho, Katsura, Shugaku-In, Hardcover.