Add this copy of The Craft of Gardens to cart. $30.00, like new condition, Sold by Green Mountain Botanical Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Norwich, VT, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Yale University Press.
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Ming, Zhong. Fine in very good dust jacket. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. DJ has.5" tear at bottom back spine corner. Otherwise is excellent condition. Text in Chinese, English. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 144 p. Audience: General/trade. First English translation of Ji Cheng's 1631 "Craft of Garden's." "...provides not only insights into Chinese gardening but also a unique perspective on Chinese culture and society in the late Ming dynasty." Hardback in Fine condition. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. DJ has.5" tear at bottom back spine corner. Otherwise is excellent condition.
Add this copy of The Craft of Gardens to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Yale University Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 10x1x11; 1st printing of this edition published by Yale University Press, 1988. Text and photos/artwork are unmarked and clean, pages crisp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped dust jacket looks very nice. Faint age-toning. From a private collection. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
Add this copy of The Craft of Gardens to cart. $50.88, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of The Craft of Gardens to cart. $109.38, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of Craft of Gardens to cart. $275.00, like new condition, Sold by Lux Mentis, Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Yale University Press.
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Fine in Fine DJ. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. First complete English language translation of the 1631 work. "The book is based on Ji's notes and experiences from his career as a garden designer, which he discusses at length in his introduction. Since architecture is an integral part of the Chinese garden, much of the book is taken up with the design of different types of buildings & the integration of architecture with nature in the garden. Ji explains the religious & aesthietic principles underlying garden design & the appropriate emotional response to various effects. He then offers a down-to-earth series of instructions about his requirements of different types of sites, building layouts, architectural features, paving, the construction of artifical mountains, selection of rocks and the use of natural scenery." (from the flap). Tight, bright, and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering, pictorial endpages, frontispiece. 4to. 144pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Notes. Chronology. Appendix.
