The Art of Bonsai |
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User Review - bunabayashi - LibraryThingPeter Adams is without a doubt one of the finest bonsai artists alive. Classically trained as a studio artist at The Royal Academy of Arts, Mr. Adams essentially pioneered bonsai in the U.K. back in ... Read full review
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Material for Bonsai | 77 |
Mechanics of Bonsai | 91 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Art of Bonsai |
| Author | Peter D. Adams |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Ward Lock, 1981 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | Mar 21, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0706363310, 9780706363319 |
| Length | 175 pages |
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