Japanese Gardens for Today, foreword by Richard Neutra, 1st Edition, 1959, VG HC w/DJ

Engel, David H., and Richard Neutra. Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1959. 

English, First Edition, Very Good, HC, 4to, 11" x 9", 270 pp. 

First Edition, hardcover in brown cloth with stamped black, white, and yellow illustration, laid-in is a folded booklet with facts about Japan, an info sheet on Ikebana International, and a wooden bookmark from the publishers. Slight cocking to spine, some sunning to edges, light wear to bottom tips and tail, previous owner's stamp to front pastedown and endpaper, light interior soiling, and toning reaction from bookmark to pages 148-149. Very Good white pictorial dust jacket, 1" closed tear to back panel, small tears and 1/4" chip to head, minor wear to top edge and tips, light soiling, some sunning, and price clipped, now in Mylar. 270 pp. Replete with reproductions of black-and-white and full-color photographs of the gardens, black-and-white illustrations of pavement and fence design, and much more. Foreword by influential and prominent modernist Austrian-American architect Richard Neutra. Explores all facets of Japanese gardens, from the history and spiritualism connected to them, the types of gardens that can be constructed, how to construct one and what to include in one, and what to do with the final product. Also included is a helpful list of plants, trees, and shrubs that will be ideal for a Japanese garden.