Designing Japanese Gardens [SIGNED]

Tokyo: Gihodo, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. 50pp. 197pp. 31pp. Blue and white cloth with black lettering on spine, embossed maroon lettering to cover, stamped symbol on back board. Mylar jacket as issued. Resting in illustrated paper-covered slipcase. Japanese garden design, divided into three sections (philosophy, design, object & materials). Illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs as well as drawings and maps. In Japanese with English translation (except for the "Philosophy" and a small part of the "Object and Materials" section). Introduction by Edward Seidensticker. Bumped on midsection of spine. Minor scuffing and rubbing to slipcase. Signed copy (by Katsuo Saito). Slipcase in very good, book in fine condition. (Inventory #: 13753)