THE EASY MAGIC OF JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT by Quinn, Lee Early - 1965

Rutland VT: Charles E. Tuttle. Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost as new. Minor wear, very minor soil, on the complete DJ. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION, 1965. 8" x 8-1/2", 180pp. Light tan cloth, green spine & front cover lettering, green drawing on front cover. HOUSEHOLD CRAFTS. "It is the purpose of this delightful book to show you that this fascinting art of ikebana need be neither complex nor mysterious, and that it is an easy magic to acquire. If Japanese arrangements seem skimpy to you, this book will show you that one of the great joys of ikebana is that you can create beauty with only a few common flowers found all around you and that they are delightfully pleasing in most modern homes. By means of a clear and entertaining text, an abundance of photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams, and a scattering of clever cartoons, Mrs. Quinn presents ten basic ikebana patterns and their variations. Her suggestions for obtaining plant material, grooming it, and using it to create distinctive arrangements are all eminently practical and considerate of your time, means, and purpose. " Illustrations by Saburo Suzuki, photographs by Mike Takagi. 31 color plates. 58 b/w photos . 126 diagrams and cartoons. There is a combined Glossary-Index at the back of the book. .