Ikebana
Subtitle: new guidebook
Edition: 1st in English
Publisher: Shufunotomo Co., Ltd.
Published: 1968
Place of publication: Tokyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 69
Subjects: Flower arrangement, Japanese.
Genres: Instructive, How to
First sentence: "Let us try to make a flower arrangement!"
Description: pp 1 - 69. Title page: "IKEBANA / NEW GUIDEBOOK" is p 1 (page number not shown); publisher "Shufunotoma Co., Ltd. [...] Toyko, Japan. Final page is p 69 (number not shown). P 2: "What is Ikebana? [...] "We gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance given by Mrs. Kohsa Moriya of the Sogetsu School, Mr. Taiun Goshima and Mr. Masanobu Kudo of the Ohara School, and Mr. Yuchiku Fijiwara of the Ikenobo School in the writing of this booklet on the art of Ikebaba." "Contents", p 3. "Color Illustrations", p 4; color illustrations sections on pp 5-20: "Moribana, Nageire, Seika". "Glossary", pp 65-66. "Ikebana Society in Japan", ["There are some 3,000 or 5,000 schools of Ikebana in Japan today." ...], p 68. "Brief Sketch of the three major Ikebana Schools" (Ikenobo, Ohara, Sogetsu) and ca. 100 word statement: "Shufunotoma Co., Ltd.", p 69. 

Cover differs from that shown at head of this entry.  Dust cover: hard-polish white paper with black and color inks. Hardcover: pale-peach light orange matte paper. Cover title: warm-brown lettering on front and spine. Endpapers: white, plain. Text pages: low-sheen white.
Notes: Private copy examined.  Slight sun fading on edges, scuffed front lower right corner, slight water stain rear cover upper 4cm. Interior unmarked. No book plate. Price sticker removal abrasion lower left front cover.
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