Bonsai techniques II

John Yoshio Naka was an American horticulturist, teacher, author, and master bonsai cultivator.He was born a Nisei Japanese-American, but at age 8 moved back to his parents' home country, where he extensively studied the art of bonsai due to his grandfather's influence.He returned to the United States near Boulder, Colorado in 1935, and then in late 1946 settled in Los Angeles, California. In Orange County, Naka and four friends founded a bonsai club in November, 1950, which is known today as the California Bonsai Society. He became a very important force in American bonsai art in the 1950s-60s. He was a driving force in the spread of bonsai appreciation and the practice of bonsai art in the West and elsewhere. A very few of his many accomplishments are the following: He published two books, entitled Bonsai Techniques I and Bonsai Techniques II, texts that are revered as being the bibles of western bonsai to many artists. SIGNED by John Yoshiko Naka. Vol II: Bonsai Institute of California, 1982. Paperback, gold with black lettering, minimal shelfwear and signs of use. Binding tight. Pages clean. ***100% of proceeds benefit nonprofit Friends of the Camarillo Library Bookstore.