The Art of Arranging Flowers: A Complete Guide to Japanese Ikebana Cloth Bound HC. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.

First Edition. No date given, but Library of Congress lists date as 1965. Decorative green silk covers with gilt titles and a pictorial cover illustration. 366 pp. 56 color photos tipped in , and 428 b/w illustrations. Discussions on style, technique, symbolism, form, and traditions. Includes a basic course in the 12 forms of the popular "Moribana" style of ikebana, proceeding to more advanced forms; includes 4 appendices (one on plant symbolism) plus index.

Measures 12” H X 10”W X 1.75” thick.

All of the color plates are tipped in (that is, printed separately and adhered only at the corners).

The condition of this book is very good. It still has the original protective plastic cover which has kept the woven green and black woven silk cover in excellent condition. There is very slight water damage on the bottom right corner but it affects very few of the interior pages and only very slightly.