Kusamura Bonsai Club

Books for Sale

A number of wonderful books were donated to our club by former members, Joe Clepp, Tom Refvem and Pete and Amy Sugawara.We are selling them to raise funds for our club.

For a closer view of each book, click on the image.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions.

If you'd like to purchase any books or magazines please send me email and I'll send you details.
Thanks!

Dave Curbow
Librarian and Webmaster for Kusamura Bonsai

Shipping

We will pay shipping (in the U.S.) if you buy $75 or more in books. If you are in California we're required to collect 8.25% sales tax. Otherwise, I'll quote shipping and insurance after you've made your selections.

Books

Book Description

Estimated Value

Photo(s)

Bonsai Suiseki Show at Expo 70

Japan Bonsai Association, 1970. Hard Cover.

Hardcover binding in excellent condition. Pages excellent.

Dust jacket has small 1/4" tear at top of spine, and a few 1/8-1/4 tears at top (from insertion into slipcase). Minor wrinkles and a bit of scuffing along edge inserted into slipcase. Slipcase in very good+ condition -- slight fading of colors around edges (Click on image at right for large view of book and slipcase)

Approximately 10 1/2" X 14". 361 pages. 1190 plates of individual bonsai and suiseki, all in B/W. Short descriptions all in Japanese.

A large-scale bonsai and suiseki show was held in conjunction with the 1970 Osaka World Exposition in Senri. Sponsored by the Nippon Bonsai Association, the Japan Suiseki Society, and the Japan Satsuki Club, the display was impressively staged on outdoor benches in one portion of the sixty-four acre Japanese garden area. New replacements would be brought in so that during the run approximately two thousand of the most famous and honored trees in the land would be displayed, nearly every one in a 200 to 300-year old Chinese pot. The pots were collectors' items and many were as well known and named as the trees they supported.

SOLD

Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees

Murata, Kenji (ed.) Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees; Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; Volume #5, 1960. With English forward.

Minor wear on the top edges of the dust cover. The book is in excellent shape. The slip case is in very good condition -- not quite as dark as the scanned image (right).

Inscribed and stamped inside front cover. NOTE: The inscription page is NOT discolored as shown in this scan -- that's just a shadow!

SOLD

Inscription

Slip case

Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees

Murata, Kenji (ed.) Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees; Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; Volume #6, 1960. With English forward.

Minor wear on the top edges of the dust cover. The book is in excellent shape. The slip case is in very good condition.

Inscribed and stamped inside front cover just like volume #5.

$75

Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees

Murata, Kenji (ed.)

Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; Volume #7, 1961. With English forward.

Has 3 color photos and the dust cover is now in color.

The dust cover is nearly perfect, only a bit of creasing on upper corner from insertion into slip case. The book is in excellent shape. The slip case is in very good condition..

Inscribed and stamped inside front cover just like volume #5.

$75

Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees

Murata, Kenji (ed.)

Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; Volume #8, 1962.With English forward.

Has a 8 color photos, and the dust cover is now glossy as well as in color.

Minor wrinkle near the top edges of the dust cover and minor discoloration/scuffing on right edge. The book is in excellent shape.

Inscribed and stamped inside front cover just like volume #5.

$75

Man Lung Garden Artistic Plants

WU YEE-SUN

This seems to be a privately produced book that was produced to give away by the Wing Lung Bank Limited, hong Kong. The title page says "Not for Sale".

First published in July 1969.

Hardcover with no dustjacket. Good condition, except for minor bending of the lower corners. This book is printed in Chinese and English. Chapters entitled, "Artistic Pot Plants," "Artistic Pot Plants (In Colour)," "Chinese Miniature Rock-Gardens and Rockery," and "Method of Cultivation." 210 pages fully illustrated in color and b&w.

The RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB in Aptos, Californa lists this same book (seemingly in the same condition) for $207. Other sellers are asking around $75

Inscribed inside "Gift to Pete 1971" and the original owner's name is rubber stamped.

$75

Bonsai Miniature Potted Trees

Kyuzo Murato

FIRST EDITION

Published by Shufunotomo Co., Ltd.

Hardback -- very good condition, jacket a bit worn, 1/8" tear 1/8" on front top edge, 1/2" on back top edge and 3/8" on spine.

114 pp, all black & white except for two photo pages

Covers training and care for beginners.

Unusual early (1964) book by a great master.

Owner's name and date (5-4-65) are written in pen inside front cover.

$50

Bonsai Miniature Potted Trees

Murata, Kyuzo

Shufunotomo Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan 1964. 1st Printing Hardbound Very Good-/Good., 114, Light wear to book edges/corners. Dust jacket has small edge tear on front/top, and two small tears on back. Top corner of front cover has minor bump.

$50

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Bonsai with American Trees

Masakuni Kawasumi

Introduction by Kyuzo Murata

FIRST EDITION

SIGNED by both authors

Kodansha International Ltd. Tokyo, newy York and San Francisco.

132 pages, lots of b&w and color photos.

SOLD

Signatures

International Bonsai Digest
Presents Bicentennial Edition

The 1976 Bicentennial Edition.

97 pages of b&w and color photographs.

Slight curving of cover on upper right. And bent lower corner (3/4") on rear cover.

Otherwise appears to be in good shape.

$20

Bonsai for Americans

Hull, George F.

Price: US$ 10

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1964, first edition. Wear on dust jacket, but no tears.

$10

Bonsai in California: Volume 3, 1969

From the California Bonsai Society

This is from the first year of publication. John Naka took the cover photo, and wrote an article for this issue.

There is a crease down the front cover because of how this book was bound. There is also a small amount of wear on the upper right corner. Otherwise, the cover and book is in great shape.

For more info about these magazines, see this webpage.

Manufactured in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing, Co. Ltd.
For California Bonsai Society, Inc.

$25

Bonsai in California: Volume 6, 1972

From the California Bonsai Society

John Naka took the cover photo of a Valley Oak.

There is a crease down the front cover because of how this book was bound.

Manufactured in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing, Co. Ltd.
For California Bonsai Society, Inc.

$15

Bonsai in California: Volume 8, 1974

From the California Bonsai Society

John Naka took the cover photo.

There is a crease down the front cover because of how this book was bound.

Manufactured in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing, Co. Ltd.
For California Bonsai Society, Inc.

$15

Gems of Bonsai & Suiseki
Commemorating the Olympic 1964

Show book.

Soft cover book, of about 64 pages. 12 pages are of suiseki and and the remainder are of bonsai. Each page has 3 black and white photos with Japanese and English captions.

The forward say (in part)

... The Bonsai - Suiseki Exhibition is organized to commemorate the many century old Olympic festival in Tokyo and to introduce the essence of the bonsai culture to the athletes of the ninety odd participating countries, as well as to the great throng coming from all part s of the globe. We hope it will help to strengthen friendship and promote goodwill among men. Furthermore, we are hoping that appreciation for bonsai and suiseki and its beautiful sentiment will become genuine everywhere.

We are greatly indebted to the Imperial Household for the loan of the Goyomatsu and to the members of the Nippon Bonsai Association for the loan of their valuable trees and rocks. In all, there are over 380 pieces displayed in Section 1 and 2 of the Hibiya Park.

This unprecedented show, held to commemorate the significant Olympic Festival of 1964, is the greatest cooperative exhibition ever presented in the history of bonsai.

This copy has slightly bent lower and upper corners, and 1/4" tears at the foot of the spine where the front cover meets the spine. The cover is also slightly curved at the right edge.

$25

Bonsai Magazine

January/February 1993

Minor tear at lower staple (spine), slight wear at top edges of cover. Otherwise in very good condition.

$10

Bonsai

Winter 1992, Issue Number 16

British bonsai magazine. 48 pages.

$5

Book Description	Estimated Value	Photo(s)
Bonsai Suiseki Show at Expo 70 Japan Bonsai Association, 1970. Hard Cover. Hardcover binding in excellent condition. Pages excellent. Dust jacket has small 1/4" tear at top of spine, and a few 1/8-1/4 tears at top (from insertion into slipcase). Minor wrinkles and a bit of scuffing along edge inserted into slipcase. Slipcase in very good+ condition -- slight fading of colors around edges (Click on image at right for large view of book and slipcase) Approximately 10 1/2" X 14". 361 pages. 1190 plates of individual bonsai and suiseki, all in B/W. Short descriptions all in Japanese. A large-scale bonsai and suiseki show was held in conjunction with the 1970 Osaka World Exposition in Senri. Sponsored by the Nippon Bonsai Association, the Japan Suiseki Society, and the Japan Satsuki Club, the display was impressively staged on outdoor benches in one portion of the sixty-four acre Japanese garden area. New replacements would be brought in so that during the run approximately two thousand of the most famous and honored trees in the land would be displayed, nearly every one in a 200 to 300-year old Chinese pot. The pots were collectors' items and many were as well known and named as the trees they supported.	SOLD
Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees Murata, Kenji (ed.) Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees; Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; Volume #5, 1960. With English forward. Minor wear on the top edges of the dust cover. The book is in excellent shape. The slip case is in very good condition -- not quite as dark as the scanned image (right). Inscribed and stamped inside front cover. NOTE: The inscription page is NOT discolored as shown in this scan -- that's just a shadow!	SOLD	Inscription Slip case
Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees Murata, Kenji (ed.) Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees; Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; Volume #6, 1960. With English forward. Minor wear on the top edges of the dust cover. The book is in excellent shape. The slip case is in very good condition. Inscribed and stamped inside front cover just like volume #5.	$75
Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees Murata, Kenji (ed.) Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; Volume #7, 1961. With English forward. Has 3 color photos and the dust cover is now in color. The dust cover is nearly perfect, only a bit of creasing on upper corner from insertion into slip case. The book is in excellent shape. The slip case is in very good condition.. Inscribed and stamped inside front cover just like volume #5.	$75
Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees Murata, Kenji (ed.) Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; Volume #8, 1962.With English forward. Has a 8 color photos, and the dust cover is now glossy as well as in color. Minor wrinkle near the top edges of the dust cover and minor discoloration/scuffing on right edge. The book is in excellent shape. Inscribed and stamped inside front cover just like volume #5.	$75
Man Lung Garden Artistic Plants WU YEE-SUN This seems to be a privately produced book that was produced to give away by the Wing Lung Bank Limited, hong Kong. The title page says "Not for Sale". First published in July 1969. Hardcover with no dustjacket. Good condition, except for minor bending of the lower corners. This book is printed in Chinese and English. Chapters entitled, "Artistic Pot Plants," "Artistic Pot Plants (In Colour)," "Chinese Miniature Rock-Gardens and Rockery," and "Method of Cultivation." 210 pages fully illustrated in color and b&w. The RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB in Aptos, Californa lists this same book (seemingly in the same condition) for $207. Other sellers are asking around $75 Inscribed inside "Gift to Pete 1971" and the original owner's name is rubber stamped.	$75
Bonsai Miniature Potted Trees Kyuzo Murato FIRST EDITION Published by Shufunotomo Co., Ltd. Hardback -- very good condition, jacket a bit worn, 1/8" tear 1/8" on front top edge, 1/2" on back top edge and 3/8" on spine. 114 pp, all black & white except for two photo pages Covers training and care for beginners. Unusual early (1964) book by a great master. Owner's name and date (5-4-65) are written in pen inside front cover.	$50
Bonsai Miniature Potted Trees Murata, Kyuzo Shufunotomo Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan 1964. 1st Printing Hardbound Very Good-/Good., 114, Light wear to book edges/corners. Dust jacket has small edge tear on front/top, and two small tears on back. Top corner of front cover has minor bump.	$50	Click to see full size image.
Bonsai with American Trees Masakuni Kawasumi Introduction by Kyuzo Murata FIRST EDITION SIGNED by both authors Kodansha International Ltd. Tokyo, newy York and San Francisco. 132 pages, lots of b&w and color photos.	SOLD	Signatures
International Bonsai Digest Presents Bicentennial Edition The 1976 Bicentennial Edition. 97 pages of b&w and color photographs. Slight curving of cover on upper right. And bent lower corner (3/4") on rear cover. Otherwise appears to be in good shape.	$20
Bonsai for Americans Hull, George F. Price: US$ 10 Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1964, first edition. Wear on dust jacket, but no tears.	$10
Bonsai in California: Volume 3, 1969 From the California Bonsai Society This is from the first year of publication. John Naka took the cover photo, and wrote an article for this issue. There is a crease down the front cover because of how this book was bound. There is also a small amount of wear on the upper right corner. Otherwise, the cover and book is in great shape. For more info about these magazines, see this webpage. Manufactured in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing, Co. Ltd. For California Bonsai Society, Inc.	$25
Bonsai in California: Volume 6, 1972 From the California Bonsai Society John Naka took the cover photo of a Valley Oak. There is a crease down the front cover because of how this book was bound. Manufactured in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing, Co. Ltd. For California Bonsai Society, Inc.	$15
Bonsai in California: Volume 8, 1974 From the California Bonsai Society John Naka took the cover photo. There is a crease down the front cover because of how this book was bound. Manufactured in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing, Co. Ltd. For California Bonsai Society, Inc.	$15
Gems of Bonsai & Suiseki Commemorating the Olympic 1964 Show book. Soft cover book, of about 64 pages. 12 pages are of suiseki and and the remainder are of bonsai. Each page has 3 black and white photos with Japanese and English captions. The forward say (in part) ... The Bonsai - Suiseki Exhibition is organized to commemorate the many century old Olympic festival in Tokyo and to introduce the essence of the bonsai culture to the athletes of the ninety odd participating countries, as well as to the great throng coming from all part s of the globe. We hope it will help to strengthen friendship and promote goodwill among men. Furthermore, we are hoping that appreciation for bonsai and suiseki and its beautiful sentiment will become genuine everywhere. We are greatly indebted to the Imperial Household for the loan of the Goyomatsu and to the members of the Nippon Bonsai Association for the loan of their valuable trees and rocks. In all, there are over 380 pieces displayed in Section 1 and 2 of the Hibiya Park. This unprecedented show, held to commemorate the significant Olympic Festival of 1964, is the greatest cooperative exhibition ever presented in the history of bonsai. This copy has slightly bent lower and upper corners, and 1/4" tears at the foot of the spine where the front cover meets the spine. The cover is also slightly curved at the right edge.	$25
Bonsai Magazine January/February 1993 Minor tear at lower staple (spine), slight wear at top edges of cover. Otherwise in very good condition.	$10
Bonsai Winter 1992, Issue Number 16 British bonsai magazine. 48 pages.	$5

Kusamura Bonsai Club

Books

Bonsai Suiseki Show at Expo 70

Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees

Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees

Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees

Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees

Man Lung Garden Artistic Plants

Bonsai Miniature Potted Trees

Bonsai Miniature Potted Trees

Bonsai with American Trees

International Bonsai Digest Presents Bicentennial Edition

Bonsai for Americans

Bonsai in California: Volume 3, 1969

Bonsai in California: Volume 6, 1972

Bonsai in California: Volume 8, 1974

Gems of Bonsai & Suiseki Commemorating the Olympic 1964

Bonsai Magazine

Bonsai

- Last updated April 29, 2005

International Bonsai Digest
Presents Bicentennial Edition

Gems of Bonsai & Suiseki
Commemorating the Olympic 1964