THE BOOKS ON BONSAI AND RELATED ARTS
(bonsai, bonseki, bonkei, saikei, penjing, pentsai, suiseki, hon non bo)
 

1950 - 1999
AUTHORS K - N
 

Unknown / A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J /K / L / M / N /O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z
 
 

Language Prefix:

"  "   English
" AF "   Afrikaans
" BG "   Bulgarian
" CA "   Catalan
" CZ "   Czech
" DA "   Danish
" DE "   German
" EL "   Greek
" ES "   Spanish
" FI "   Finnish
" FR "   French
" FR/E "  French/English
" HU "   Hungarian
" ID "   Indonesian
" IT "   Italian
" JA "   Japanese
" JA/E "   Japanese/English
" KO "   Korean
" NL "   Dutch
" PL "   Polish
" PT "   Portuguese
" RU "   Russian
" SI "   Sinhalese
" SV "   Swedish
" TA "   Tamil
" VI " Vietnamese
" ZH "   Chinese
" ZH/E "   Chinese/English


Subject Code:   penjing , viewing stones , bonkei , saikei , indoor , bonsai



JA       Kamimura, Haruka   Kiku-zukuri Meijin Ougi ; Tōkyō: Nō-san-gyoson Bunka Kyōkai, 1997.  3 volumes.  Illustrated.  USDA

JA       Katayama, Ichiyu   KEIDO Katayama-Ryu -- Selection of Bonsai Pots and Suiban ; 1986.  112 pp.

            Katayama, Tei'ichi   The Mini-Bonsai Hobby ; Tokyo: Japan Publications, Inc.; 1974.  ISBN 0-87040-331-1.  95 pp.  B&w photos at front of each chapter, numerous illustrations.  Original ad. price: $5.95.  USDA

JA       Katayama, Tei'ichi, and Andō Goro   Mamebonsai ; Fujisawa-shi: Ikeda Shoten, 1972.  2 volumes.  Illustrated. USDA

JA / E   Katayanagi, Tadao   Ishi (the beauty of stones) ; Tōkyō: Orionsha; 1965.  80 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA       Katō, Saburō   Yoseue: Ishizuki bonsai to Ezo Matsu (Ezo Spruce, and Forest and Stone-Clasping Bonsai) ; Kashima Shoten, publisher; 1963.  USDA

JA/E    Katō, Saburō   The Beauty of Bonsai ; Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd.; 1988.  ISBN 4-06-200436-4.  204 pp. 144 full color pages.   With slipcase.

JA       Katō, Terukichi   Bonsai nyūmon : shitate, kanri, kanshō ; Fujisawa-shi: Ikeda Shoten; 1966.  184 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA       Katō, Terukichi   Bonsai zenka ; Tōkyō: Ie no Hikari Kyōkai; 1973.  189 pp.  Illustrations   USDA

JA       Katō, Terukichi and Keiji Murata   Bonsaizukuri hyakka ; 1968.  228 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA       Kawamoto, Toshio   Bonsai saikei kyoshitsu ; 1976.  LCC #76805165.  233 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Kawamoto, Toshio   The Bonsai Saikei School ; 1969.

JA       Kawamoto, Toshio   Ki to ishi no dezain : bonsai saikei no jisshu ; Tōkyō: Tsuru Shobō; 1970.  272 pp.  Illustrations.   USDA

JA       Kawamoto, Toshio   Zoku Ki to ishi no dezain : bonsai, saikei no jitsugi ; Tōkyō: Tsuru Shobō; 1970.  241 pp.  Illustrations.   USDA

JA       Kawamoto, Toshio   Bonsai to saikei no tsukurikata (Design of Bonsai and Saikei) ; Tokyo; 1974.  222 pp.  Illustrated.  USDA

           Kawamoto, Toshio   Saikei: Living Landscapes in Miniature ; Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd.; 1967.  ISBN 0-87011-418-2.   133 pp.  Color and b&w photos and line drawings.  Original ad. price: $6.95.  USDA

DE      Kawamoto, Toshio   Saikei: Miniaturlandsschaften mit japanischen Zwergbäumen ; München: BLV-Verlagsgesellschaft; 1980.  126 pp.  Translation of the above by Horst Daute.

JA      Kawamoto, Toshio   Trees and Stones Design ; 1966.

           Kawamoto, Toshio and Joseph Y. Kurihara   Bonsai-Saikei: The Art of Japanese Miniature Trees, Gardens, and Landscapes / Bonsai saikei: bonsai gijutsu to zoen no tebiki, atarashii jidai no atarashii shumi ; Tokyo: Nippon Saikei Co.; 1963.  361 pp.  There were only 1000 of these limited edition books published in 1963; 500 in an "Eastern Hemisphere" edition and another 500 in a "Western Hemisphere" edition.  USDA

JA      Kawamoto, Toshio and Fumio Tamamoto   Bonsai saikei : bonsai gijutsu to zōen no tebiki : atarashii jidai no atarashii shumi ; Tokyo : Meijuen, 1964.  294 pp.  Illustrated.  USDA

           Kawasumi, Masakuni   Bonsai with American Trees ; Tokyo, New York, and San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd.; 1983, 1975.  ISBN 0-87011-246-5 (trade) / 0-87011-619-3 (paper).   131 pp.  Twenty color and 240 b&w photos.  Original ad. price: $10.00.  USDA

           Kawasumi, Masakuni   Introductory Bonsai and the Care and Use of Bonsai Tools ; Tokyo: Japan Publications, Inc.; 1971.  LCC #77-177386.   ISBN 0-87040-057-6.  84 pp.  Seven color photos and over 300 b&w photos and line drawings.  USDA

DE     Kawollek, Wolfgang   Bonsai für das Zimmer ; Stuttgart: Ulmer; 1997, 1990.  ISBN 3-8001-6859-6.  128 pp.

NL     Kawollek, Wolfgang   Bonsai voor de kamer ; Zutphen: Terra; 1988.  128 pp.  Translation of the above by Lars Z de Liefde.

DE     Kawollek, Wolfgang   Das praktische Bonsai-Buch ; Stuttgart: Ulmer; 1992.  ISBN 3-8001-6477-9.   318 pp.

ES      Kawollek, Wolfgang   Tratado práctico de bonsai ; Omega S.A..  ISBN 84-2820871-9.    320 pp.  Translation of the above.

DE     Kawollek, Wolfgang   Das Zimmerbonsai-Buch ; Stuttgart: Ulmer; 1997.  ISBN 3-8001-6618-6.   274 pp.

ES      Kawollek, Wolfgang   El libro del bonsai de interior: bonsai de interior tropicales y subtropicales ; Barcelona: Omega S.A.; 1994.  ISBN 84-2820948-0.   294 pp.  Translation of the above by Ana María Gutiérrez.

PT      Kawollek, Wolfgang   Tratado practico de Bonsai ; pre-1999.

           Kennedy, Alexander   Floral Treasures of Japan, The Satsuki Azaleas ; Splatt Press; 1997.  ISBN 0-9525145-2-4.  196 pp.  160 color photos.

           Kennedy, Alexander   Satsuki ; Stone Lantern Publishing Company; 1995.  ISBN 0952514508.  128 pp.

KO     Kim, Kyo-sik   Sogu ; Soguhoe; 1982.  70 pp.

KO     Kim, Se-won   Punjae ; Soul T'ukpyolsi: Taewonsa; 1989.  LCC #90171099.  119 pp.  Illustrations.

ES      Kimura, Masahiko   El técnico mágico del bonsai actual ; Ediciones Tyris,s.a.; 1988.  ISBN-10: 848645235X ; ISBN-13: 9788486452353.  175 pp

IT       Kimura, Masahiko   Masahiko Kimura. Il grande tecnico del bonsai ; Luni; 1996.  ISBN 8879845012.  

           Kincaid, Mrs. Paul   Japanese Garden and Floral Art ; Hearthside Press; 1966.  187 pp.  Illustrations.  

ES       Kingsley, Rebecca   Bonsais - Guias Edimat ; Edimat Libros; 1999.  ISBN-10: 8484030938 ; ISBN-13: 978-8484030935.

           Kitami, K.   Bonsai ; Tokyo: Sanshodo; 1954.  Over 650 photos including some of famous stones (bonseki) and more famous types of Japanese and Chinese pots.

           Kobayashi, Norio   Bonsai -- Miniature Potted Trees ; Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, Inc.; 1951, 1962, 1966.  LCC #62-16528.   177 pp.  Fourteenth printing, 1966.  B&w photos and color frontispiece.  Tourist Library series.  USDA

JA       Kobayashi, Norio   Bonsai tsū ; Tōkyō: Kusamurakai, 1968.  2 volumes.  Illustrations.   USDA

JA       Kobayashi, Soichi   Gaseki, meiseki, chinseki ; 1963.  LCC #72808083.  224 pp.  Illustrations.

           Koehn, Alfred   Bonkei: Japanese Tray Landscapes ; Tokyo: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan; 1952.  34 pp.  B&w and color illustrations.

           Koehn, Alfred   Notes on Bonsai ; Tokyo: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan; 1953, 1954.  37 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

DE      Kohlhepp, Wolfgang   Schöne Bonsais aus heimischen Gehölzen ; Stuttgart: Ulmer; 1995.  ISBN 3-8001-6479-5.   111 pp.

FR      Kohlhepp, Wolfgang   La beauté des bonsaï avec des arbres de nos forêts ; Éditions Eugen Ulmer; pre-2000.  ISBN 2-84138-046-7.  Translation of the above.

           Koide, Nobukichi and Saburō Katō and Fusazō Takeyama (Directors of the Japan Bonsai Association)   The Masters' Book of Bonsai ; Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd.; 1967, 1970, 1974.  ISBN 0-87011-453-0.  144 pp.  Twenty-four color photos and over 100 b&w illustrations.  Original ad. price: $5.95.  USDA

FR      Koide, Nobukichi and Saburō Katō and Fusazō Takeyama (Directors of the Japan Bonsai Association)   Bonsai: Arbres miniatures japonais ; Fribourg: Office du livre, Paris: Societe francaise du livre; 1978.  ISBN 2826400150.   131 pp.  Translation of the above by Pierre Champendal.  Second edition.

DE      Koide, Nobukichi and Saburō Katō and Fusazō Takeyama (Directors of the Japan Bonsai Association)   Bonsai: Freude an japan, Zwergbãumen ; München: BLV-Verlagsgesellschaft; 1979.  128 pp.  Translation of the above by Ulrike Thiede.

NL      Koide, Nobukichi and Saburō Katō and Fusazō Takeyama (Directors of the Japan Bonsai Association)   Het bonsai boek: kweken en verzorgen van Japanse dwergbomen ; Ede: Zomer & Keuning; 1979.  136 pp.  Translation of the above by J.J. Bosshardt et al.

JA       Kojima, Yoshihiro   Yoseue: Ishizuki Bonsai No Shitatekata (Methods of Making Forest and Stone-Clasping Bonsai) ; Seibundō-Shinkōsha; 1979.

ZH      Komatsu, Masao and Qimin Huang   Za mu pen zai ; Taibei Shi; 1980.  172 pp.

KO/JA/ZH   Korea Suseok Research Institute and South Korea Monthly Suseok Institute (eds.)  Oriental Excellent Stones ; Korea Suseok Research Institute; 1991.

            Koreshoff, Deborah R.   Bonsai; Its Art, Science, History and Philosophy ; Brisbane, Australia: Boolarong Publications; 1984.  ISBN 0-908175-75-2.   255 pp.   Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1997.  ISBN 0-88192-389-3.   287 pp.   210 color and b&w photos and numerous line drawings.

ES       Koreshoff, Deborah R.   Bonsai: Arte, Ciencia, Historia y Filosofia ; 1997.  287 pp.  Translation of the above.

           Koreshoff, Dorothy and Vita Koreshoff   Bonsai in the Tropics ; Brisbane: Boolarong Publications; 1988.  ISBN-10: 0-86439-055-6 ; ISBN-13: 9780864390554.  Illustrations by Dot & Vita Koreshoff ; photography by Max Candy.

           Koreshoff, Dorothy and Vita Koreshoff   Bonsai with Australian Native Plants ; Brisbane: Boolarong Publications; 1983.   ISBN-10: 0908175663 ; ISBN-13: 9780908175666.  OCLC # 913556565.  56 pp.  Color photographs and sketches.  "You Too Can Grow Bonsai" series  (c.1966 edition also?)

           Koreshoff, Dorothy and Vita Koreshoff   Bonsai in Australia ; Brisbane: Boolarong Publications; 1983, 4th edition.  ISBN-10: 0908175639 ; ISBN-13: 9780908175635.  OCLC # 781619735.  48 pp.  Color photographs and sketches.  "You Too Can Grow Bonsai" series (c.1963  or 1971 original edition also?)

            Koreshoff, Dot and Vita Koreshoff   You too can grow bonsai : A guide to cultivation and shaping of miniature trees ; Bonsai (Koreshoff) Nursery; Castle Hill, N.S.W.; 1973.  14 pp.  B&w illustrations.   New 01/22/22

            Koreshoff, Dorothy and Vita Koreshoff and Penny Turner   You too can grow bonsai : bonsai in New Zealand ; Bowen Hills, Qld. : Boolarong Publications ; Auckland, N.Z.; 1987.  ISBN-10: 0864390300 ; ISBN-13: 9780864390301.  OCLC # 27580706.  48 pp.  Illustrations, some color.

DE     Krekeler, Horst   Bonsai Praxis ; Berlin: Verlag; 1982.  ISBN 3489612248.   168 pp.  Color and b&w illus. by Paul Parey.

TA     Krishnan, Sona   Tharaiai Thodatha Tharukkal ( Trees which never touch the earth ); Chennai; 5th September 1987.

ZH     K'ung, T'ai-ch'u and Wei-chao Li and Yen-hsi Fan   Ling nan p'en ching ; Kuang-tung k'o chi ch'u pan she : Kuang-tung sheng hsin hua shu tien fa hsing; 1985.

IT      Kurakichi, Abe   Come creare un Bonsai di Pino ; Milano: Edizioni Volonterio; 1997.  247 pp.

KO    Kwon, Young Han  Suseok Encyclopedia ; Seoul: Jeon-won Publishing Co., 1991.  150 pp.  ISBN: 89-333-0030-9.

          Larkin, H.J.   Bonsai for beginners ; New York: Arco; 1976, 1968.  ISBN 0668018690.   120 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

          Larkin, H.J.   Bonsai Culture For Beginners ; London: Angus and Robertson; 1969.  Original ad. price: 25s.  USDA

ES      La Rosa de Cuenca, Mercedes and Milagros Rauber Herrera   El Bonsai En Venezuela ; Caracas: Editorial Arte; 1984.

VI      Lê, Công Kiêt   K~y-thuât bonsai = P'an tsai ; Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam: Nông Nghiêp; 1997.  226 pp.  Illustrations.

          Lenz, Nick   Bonsai from the Wild, The Native Trees Suitable for Bonsai Culture in the Temperate United States and Canada ; American Bonsai Society Publications; 1997.  ISBN 0-9658313-0-2.   120 pp.  Color and b&w photos.  Original ad. price: $24.95

FR     Leprêtrre, Gérard   Le bonsaï ; pre-1999.

BG     Leprêtrre, Gérard   Bonsaite ; Sofija: Zemizdat; 1988.  107 pp.  Translation of the above by Georgi Dimov.

DE     Lesniewicz, Benedikt   Bonsai: japanische miniaturbäume u miniaturlandschaften ; anzucht, gestaltung und pflege ; Falken; 1981.  ISBN-10: 3806840911 , ISBN-13: 9783806840919.  160 pp.

          Lesniewicz, Ilona and Li Zhimin   Chinese Bonsai: The Art of Penjing ; Bremen: Hartmut Brückner; 1987.  64 pp.  Fifty-seven color photos.

DE     Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai Miniature Baüme ; Heidelberg: Verlag Bonsai-Centrum; 1980, 1981.

ES      Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai, árboles en Miniatura ; Barcelona: Editorial Reverté S.A.; 1982. ISBN 84-2911930-2.  202 pp.  Translation of the above by Francesc Capella Hempel.

FR      Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsaï: Arbres miniatures ; Paris: Herscher, 1984.  201 pp.  Translation of the above by Paul Cravatte.

DE     Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai ; Hamburg: Ellert & Richter; 1986, ©1985.  ISBN 3-9222944-2-1.   48 pp.

           Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai: The Complete Guide to Art & Technique ; Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press; 1984.  ISBN 0-7137-1362-3.   194 pp.  New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.; 1998.  ISBN 0-304-34943-7.   192 pp.  159 color photos and 200 line drawings.  Translation of the above by Susan Simpson.  Original ad. price: $19.95

ES       Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai: La guía completa al arte y la técnica ; 1998.  192 pp.  Translation of the above.

DE      Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai für die Wohnung ; München: BLV; 1984.  ISBN 3-405-12953-2.  204 pp.

           Lesniewicz, Paul    Indoor Bonsai ; Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press; 1985.  ISBN 0-7137-1700-9.   208 pp.  Over 100 color and b&w photos.  Translation of the above by Susan Simpson.  Drawings by Willi Benz.  Original ad. price: $14.95

ES      Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai de Interior ; Barcelona: Omega S.A.; 1985.  ISBN 84-2820746-1.  208 pp.  Translation of the above by Elena Torres.

FR      Lesniewicz, Paul   Les Bonsaï d'intérieur ; Heidelberg: Bonsai Centrum; pre-1999.

IT       Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai per interni ; Bologna: Edagricola; 1988.  ISBN 8820627493.  191 pp.  Translation of the above by Carola Lodari.

DE     Lesniewicz, Paul   Die Welt Des Bonsai, 1982. 185 pp. With slipcase.

          Lesniewicz, Paul   The World of Bonsai ; distributed in U.S. through New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.; 1990.  English language edition ©1990 London: Blanford.  183 pp.  132 color photographs by Eberhard Grames, several double-page wide.  Essay by Emanuel Eckardt.  Large format.  Translation of the above.

FR     Lesniewicz, Paul   Le Monde du Bonsai ; Heidelberg: Verlag Bonsai Centrum.  Translation of the above.

DE     Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai im Haus ; München: BLV; © Bonsai-Centrum Heidelberg: Verlag BCH, 1991.  ISBN 3-405-14089-7.   223 pp.

           Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai in Your Home: an indoor grower's guide ; New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.; 1994.  ISBN 0-8069-0780-0 (trade) / 0-8069-0781-9 (paper).   208 pp.  Over 300 color illustrations.  Translation of the above by Elizabeth Reinersmann.

ES      Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai de interior: cómo cuidar y modelar correctamente los bonsai de interior ; Barcelona: Omega; 1994.  222 pp.  Translation of the above by Elena Torres.

DE     Lesniewicz, Paul   Bonsai: Miniaturbaume und ihre Gestaltung, Pflege und Anzucht ; München: Knaur; 1981.  ISBN 3-42607642-X.   127 pp.

          Lesniewicz, Paul and Hideo Kato   Practical Bonsai, Their Care, Cultivation and Training ; London: W. Foulsham & Co., Ltd.; 1991.  ISBN 0-5720164-7-6.   127 pp.  Twenty-four color and thirteen b&w photos, and some sixty line drawings.  Translation of above?

          Leversha, Max   Bonsai ; Melbourne: Lothian; 1968.  54 pp.

          Levin, Michael and  David Babik   Ask Dr. Bonsai, A Care and Maintenance Manual for the Beginning Bonsai Gardener ; Littleton, MA: Bonsai West; 1993

DE    Lewis, Colin   Bonsai. Anzucht, Pflege, Gestaltung ; Erlangen: K.Müller Vlg.; 1993.  ISBN 3-86070-337-4.   124 pp.

          Lewis, Colin   Bonsai: A Care Manual ; San Diego, CA: Laurel Glen Publishing; 1997.  © Octopus Publishing Group Ltd.  ISBN 1-57145-609-0.   128 pp.

NL    Lewis, Colin   Beeldgids voor bonsai-bomen ; Lisse: Rebo Productions; 1993.  120 pp.  Illustrations.  Translation by Liesbeth Machielsen.

ES     Lewis, Colin   Bonsai, Un Manual del Cuidado del bonsai ; 1997.  126 pp.  Translation of the above.

          Lewis, Colin   Bonsai Survival Manual: Tree-By-Tree Guide to Buying, Maintaining, and Problem Solving ; Pownal, VT: Storey Books; 1996.  © Quarto Inc.  ISBN 0-88266-853-6.   160 pp.  Color photos and line drawings and care charts.

ES     Lewis, Colin   Manual de Supervivencia de Bonsai: Guía de Bonsai a comprar, mantener y resolución de problemas ; 1996.  Translation of the above.

          Lewis, Colin   Practical Bonsai ; Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire: The Crowood Press Ltd.; 1992.  64 pp.  Color photos by Sue Atkinson and Colin Lewis.  Artwork by Claire Upsdale-Jones.

          Lewis, Colin and Neil Sutherland   A Step-By-Step Guide, Growing & Displaying Bonsai ; NY: Smithmark Publishers, Inc.; 1994.  ©1993 CLB Publishing.  ISBN 0-8317-5162-2.  124 pp.  North Vancouver, B.C.: Whitecap Books Ltd.; 1995.  ISBN 1-55110-080-0.  127 pp.  Coombe Books; 1994.  ISBN 1-85833-045-9.  Over 400 color photos and illustrations.  Photos by Sutherland.

ES      Lewis, Colin and Neil Sutherland   El gran libro ilustrado del bonsai ; Barcelona: Hispano Europea; 1993.  124 pp.  Translation of the above by Fernando Ruiz Gabás.

NL     Lewis, Colin and Neil Sutherland   Bonsai ; Lisse: R&B; 1996.  96 pp.  Illustrations.

ZH     Li, Baihua   Pen jing yi shu ; Yin he wen hua shi ye you xian gong si; Taipei; 1985.   216 pp.  Illustrations.

ZH     Li, Ch'i-an   Pen tsai kuo shu: ching chih nung yeh ; T'ai-pei shih; 1989.  426 pp.  Illustrations.

          Li, H. L.   Chinese flower arrangement ; Philadelphia, PA: Hedera House; 1956.  122 pp. Color frontispiece, twenty b&w photos, ten sets of line drawings.  Mostly about "table culture," aka pentsai.

ZH     Li, Jiazhen, and Zhang Gangshung and Yu, Tiejie   Zhongguo juhuashi (Chinese Chrysanthemum Stones) ; Wuhan: Chinese University of Geoscience Publishing Company; 1999

ZH     Li, Jinlin   Zhongguo wei xing bo gu pen jing ; Hong Kong: Xianggang; 1991.  LCC #92160634.  Taipei; 1991.  LCC #92191649.  ISBN-10: 9621405041; ISBN-13: 9789621405043.  169 pp.  Color illustrations.

ZH      Li, Jui-fu   P'en tsai, ku shu pei yang fa (Bonsai, art of miniature landscape trees) ; T'ai-chung; 1978.  161 pp.  Illustrations.

ZH      Li, Ruifu   Yao yong pen jing quan shu (Artistic herb pot [i.e. Artistic pot plants]) ; Taibei Shi; 1983.  LCC #83225295.  549 pp.  Illustrations.

           Liang, Amy   The Living Art of Bonsai: Principles & Techniques of Cultivation & Propagation ; New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.; 1992.  ISBN 0-8069-8781-2.   288 pp.  About 500 color photos, 75 line drawings, and 20 water colors.  "Dedication to my father, Liang Wan-hsing, and my mother, Liang-Lin Yen...  To the memory of Marvine Burke and Hsu Feng-ho..."

ES      Liang, Amy   El Arte Viva de Bonsai: los Principios y las Técnicas del Cultivo y la Propagación ; 1995.  Translation of the above.

ZH     Liang, Huitong, Guang Ouyang and Weixin Lin   Guangxi pen jing ; Nanning Shi: Guangxi ren min chu ban she: Guangxi xin hua shu dian fa xing, 1988.  ISBN-10: 7219008198; ISBN-13: 9787219008195.

VI      Liên, Trí Hung and Hu'u Trí   Tao dáng bonsai ; Hà Nôi: Van hóa - Thông tin; 1999.  109 pp.  Illustrations.   USDA

          Liggett, Lynn   Basic Bonsai Student Workbook ; Kissimmee, FL: Lynn's Bonsai Nursery; c.1977.  36 pp.  Illustrations.

ZH     Lin, Guocheng   Xiao pin pen zai ; Taibei Shi; 1987.  ISBN 9576291607.  119 pp.  Series title: "Han guang mei hua jia ting xi lie."

          Lin, Kuo-cheng   Miniature Bonsai, A Complete Guide to Cultivating Tiny Bonsai ; Taipei: Hilit Publishing Co., Ltd.; 1987.  First English Edition: January 1995. English text: Brian Klingborg. 119 pp.  289 color photos.  Translation of the above.

ZH     Lin, Weixin and Yongxi Fang   Quanzhou pen jing ; Nanning Shi: Guangxi ren min chu ban she: Guangxi xin hua shu dian fa xing, 1988.  ISBN-10: 7219008058; ISBN-13: 9787219008058.

ZH     Lin, Weixin and Yongxi Fang   Zhejiang pen jing ; Nanning Shi: Guangxi ren min chu ban she: Guangxi xin hua shu dian fa xing, 1988.  ISBN-10: 721900799X; ISBN-13: 9787219007990.

            Lindsay, Pax and Maggie Rothery   The Australian Gardener's Guide to Bonsai ; Sydney: Reed; 1981.  ISBN: 0-589-50508-4 ; ISBN 13: 9780589505080.  88 pp.

           Little, Stephen   Spirit Stones of China: The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Chinese Stones, Paintings, and Related Scholars' Objects ; Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago and University of California Press; 1999.  ISBN 0-86559-173-3 (Chicago).  ISBN 0-520-22045-5 (California).   112 pp.  Eighty-four duotone illustrations.  Foreword by James N. Wood.  Preface by Ian Wilson.

ZH/E   Liu, Chuntian, Rongqing Hu, Zailu Bao, Yuchen Peng, Zhenshan Han   Zhongguo pen jing (Miniature landscapes and dwarfed plants of China); Beijing shi gong yi mei shu pin zong gong si, Shanghai zhi wu yuan: Zhongguo de zhong gong yi hua ze bian ji bu; 1980.  153 pp.  Illustrations.  Foreword and table of contents in English.

ZH     Liu, Zhongming and Liu Xiao Yi   Lingnan penjing, yishu yu ji fa (Lingnan Penjing, Art and Techniques) ; Taibei: Du Jia Publisher; 1992.  LCC #94451886.  176 pp.  Illustrations.

ZH     Liu, Zhongming and Liu Xiaoling   Lingnan penjing, yishu yu ji fa ; Taibei; 1992.  ISBN-10: 9576230845; ISBN-13: 9789576230844.  116 pp.  Illustrations.

          Lockett, Barbara   A Guide to Indoor Bonsai ; Plants For Pleasure; 1992.  ASIN: B000S3487K.  48 pp.

          Loubser, Pieter   Understanding Bonsai ; Parklands: Delta Books (Pty) Ltd.  A division of Jonathan Ball; 1993.  ISBN 0908387652.  180 pp.  Thirty-two color photos and over 300 line drawings.

ID      Luwiharto, Elly, S.H.   Kiat Merawat Bonsai, Agar Tampil Prima ; Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kanisius; 1998.  ISBN-10: 979-497-569-9 ; ISBN-13: 9789794975695.   8878134155.  102 pp.


           Mabe, Rex E.   Gardening With Bonsai ; Greensboro, NC: Potpourri Press; 1974.  48 pp.  Illustrations by R. Gabriel.  USDA

           MacLean, Jayne T.   Bonsai, A Selected Booklist ; Beltsville, MD: National Agricultural Library; 1976.  19 pp.  Illustrations.  "In commemoration of the dedication of the National Bonsai Collection at the National Arboretum on July 9, 1976."  USDA

IT       Malli, Marzia and Paolo Belloni   Saisons bonsai ; Roma: Leonardo-De Luca; 1992.  ISBN  8878134155.  Illustrated.  With text by Fosco Maraini.

FR      Marcel, Antoine   L'esprit du bonsai ; Paris: Nathan; 1993.  ISBN 2092935577.  110 pp.  Illus. by Jean-Paul Dousse.

EL      Marenzio, Andrea   (The Art of Bonsai) ; 1998.  ISBN 960-7920-66-X.   184 pp.

           Marshall, E.N.   Bonsai in Sydney ; Ingleburn, N.S.W.: Combined Bonsai Groups of Sydney; 1970.  11 pp.  Includes an article each by Ann Kimball Pipe and Yuji Yoshimura.  Original ad. price: $0.25

ES       Martos, Rosa   Como Hacer Arboles Miniatura: El Bonsai artificial ; Barcelona: CEAC; 1986.  46 pp.  Illustrations by Pedro Bohórquez.  In the "Cómo hacerlo" series. (Yes, I know, how to make a Ming tree...)

JA        Marushima, Hideo   Nihon Bonsai Bonseki Shiko (An Interpretive History of Bonsai and Suiseki) [sic]   Tōkyō: Kōdansha; 1982.  242 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA        Marushima, Hideo   Nihon aisekishi (History of Japanese Stones) ; Tokyo: Ishi no Bisha; 1992.  LCC #93144244.  645 pp.  Illustrations.

JA        Marushima, Hideo   Chugoku bonkei ga Nihon bonsai ni ataeta rekishiteki eikyo ni kansuru jisshoteki kenkyu (Studies on the Historical Influences of Chinese Penjing on Japanese Bonsai) ; Tokyo: Gihodo; 1998.  LCC #98840796.  115 p.  Illustrations.

DE      Matsuura, Arishige and Martin Pauli   Die Suiseki-Kollektion von Pius Notter ; Lenzburg: Kromer; 1995.  ISBN 3-85681-309-8.  88 pp.

JA       Matsuura, Arishige and Kin'ichi Yoshimura   Nihon suiseki meihin taikan (Excellent Japan Suiseki Grand View / An Overview of Japanese Suiseki Masterpieces) ; Tokyo: Kodansha; 1988.  ISBN 4062040050.  291 pp.   USDA

            McDowell, Jack (ed.)   Bonsai -- Culture and Care of Miniature Trees ; Menlo Park, CA: Lane Magazine and Book Company; 1965.  LC #65-15206.  A Sunset Book,  80 pp.  B&w photos and drawings. This was the first edition of the Sunset book (q.v.).  USDA

            McGovern, _________   Bonsai: The Art of Growing & Keeping Miniature Trees ; Book Sales Inc.; 1987.  ISBN 0-89009-946-4.

            Melville, Joan   Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Bonsai Trees ; New York: Hippocrene Books; 1973. 92 pp.  B&w photos by Graeme, line drawings by author.  USDA

            Meredith, William C. and Jasper N. Joiner   The culture and maintenance of bonsai ; Gainesville, FL: Florida Agricultural Extension Service, University of Florida; 1969.  Circular 338.  23 pp.  Illustrations by Timothy E. Anderson.  USDA

DE      Metz, Hermann   Das Bonsaibuch für jedermann

DA      Metz, Hermann   Grundbog i bonsai: bonsaiteknik, pasning og pleje ; Kbh.: Komma & Clausen; 1992.  96 pp.  Translation of the above by Vibeke Fode.

PT       Metz, Hermann   Bonsai, un manual básico ; Barcelona: Omega S.A.; pre-1999.  ISBN 84-2820879-4.  96 pp.

            Meyer, Jerome   The Bonsai Book of Practical Facts ; Purchase, NY: The Purchase Publishing Co.; 1987.  ISBN 0-945487-00-2.   128 pp.  Fifty-two photos.  Sixth Printing plus Addenda as of 1994.  Original ad. price: $13.95

ZH      Ming, Jun   Jia ju peng jing ; Beijing shi; 1999.  229 pp.

FR       Miquel, Josep Maria, François Jeker, Alain Arnaud and Thierry Font   Les Oliviers Bonsaï ; Jardin Press; 1996.  104 pp.

            Misra, Kiran   Step by Step Nature Library: Bonsai ; New Delhi: Lustre Press; 1998.  ISBN 81-7437-041-2.  64 pp.

JA        Miura, Seietsu   Shōhin Bonsai ; Tokyo: Takahashi Shoten, 1975.  255 pp.  Illustrated.

ES       Montalvo, Adán E.   Bonsai ; pre-1998.

ES       Montalvo, Adán E.   Bonsai en Puerto Rico ; 1986.

ES       Montalvo, Adán E.   Lo que necesitas saber de Bonsai ; pre-1998.

            Moore, P.G.   The Art of Bonsai ; Australia: Melbourne: Southdown Press Pty Ltd.; 1966?.  23 pp.  In collaboration with Pat Weetman of New Idea.  Illustrated by John Keesing.

ES       Morales, Pedro   Lecciones Basicas de Bonsai ; Puerto Rico; 1999?

            Morris, Carroll Hofeling   The Bonsai ; 1986.

            Moss, Paul, John Hay and Brian Harkins   When Men and Mountains Meet: Chinese and Japanese Spirit Rocks ; London: Sydney Moss, Ltd.; 1995.  216 pp.  105 color plates.

            Mowry, Robert    Worlds Within Worlds: The Richard Rosenblum Collection of Chinese Scholars' Rocks ; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University; 1997.  ISBN 0916724921.  317 pp.  94 color plates and 64 b&w figures.

JA        Murata, Adachi   Ishi: Suiseki no bi ; Jusekisha; 1974.  203 pp.

JA        Murata, Keiji (ed.)   Hyakunin hyakuseki ; 1963.  216 pp.  Illustrations.

JA        Murata, Keiji (ed.)   Shohaku bonsai hyakka ; 1970.  200 pp.

JA        Murata, Keiji   Bonsaizukuri nyumon ; 1968.  243 pp.

JA        Murata, Keiji    Gendai bonsai shashin shu; kansho to chishiki ; Jusekisha; 1970?  180 pp.

JA       Murata, Keiji    Gendai Suiseki Zukan (Modern Suiseki Illustrations) ; Tokyo: Koju-en ; 1962.

JA        Murata, Keiji   Hamono bonsai ; 1974.  180 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Murata, Keiji    Ishi ; 1974.  203 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Murata, Keiji    Ishi no jiten ; 1967.  333 pp.  Illustrations.

JA        Murata, Keiji    Shohaku bonsai ; 1968.  206 pp.

JA       Murata, Keiji   Shumi no suiseki hyakka ; 1969.  214 pp.

JA       Murata, Keiji   Suiseki ; 1965.  153 pp.  Illustrations.  Kara bukkusu (Color book) series.

JA       Murata, Keiji   Suiseki no bi to kokuro (The Beauty and Heart of Suiseki) ; Tōkyō: Japan Juseki Association Publishing Bureau ; 1989.  Two volumes.

JA       Murata, Keiji   Suiseki no mikata ajiwaikata ; Tōkyō: Juseki-sha; 1966.  146 pp.  Illustrations.  Series: Suiseki o tanoshimu tame ni shiri-zu, 1.  USDA

JA       Murata, Keiji   Suiseki no Yashinai-kata Migaki-kata (How to Cultivate and Polish Suiseki) ; Tōkyō: Juseki-sha; 1966.  158 pp.  Illustrations.  Series: Suiseki o tanoshimu tame ni shirīzu, 2.  USDA

JA       Murata, Keiji   Suiseki no okikata kazarikata ; Tōkyō: Juseki-sha; 1966.  146 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA   Series: Suiseki o tanoshimu tame ni shirīzu, 3.

            Murata, Keiji and Takema Takeuchi   Bonsai For Pleasure ; Tokyo: Japan Publications, Inc.; 1969.    English edition by London, Ward Lock, 1972.  LCC #73-80051.  ISBN 0-87040-007-X.  144 pp.  Color and b&w photos and illustrations.  Original ad. price: $7.95.  USDA

JA       Murata, Keiji and Takema Takeuchi   Bonsai Pots and Suiban ; 1969.  216 pp.  Pages 13 - 44 colour photographs, pages 47 - 216 black and white photographs.

JA       Murata, Keiji and Terukichi Kato   Shumi no bonsai hyakka ; 1976.  218 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Murata, Kenji (ed.)   Gendai bonsai ippin shu? (Bonsai: Photographs of Now Famous Miniature Trees) ; Tokyo: Koju-en Nursery; 1956.  Ten volumes: #1 in 1956, #2 in 1959 (?), #4 in 1958, #5 in 1959, #6 in 1960, #8 in 1962, #10 (?) in 1965.  With English forward.  USDA

JA       Murata, Kenji    Bonsaibachi to suiseki ; 1959.  190 pp.  Illustrations.

            Murata, Kenji   Practical Bonsai For Beginners (Bonsai o hajimeru hito no tame ni) ; New York and Tokyo: Japan Publications Trading Co.; 1964.  LCC #64-7611.  ISBN 0-87040-230-7.  120 pp.  B&w photos and illustrations. Translated by Masatsugu Tsuzawa and Donald C. Mann.  USDA

IT         Murata, Kenji   Bonsai pratico per principianti ; Bologna: Edicioni agricole; 1989, 1964.  ISBN 8820610000.   140 pp.  Illustrations.  Translation of the above by Gabriella Ciaffi.

JA        Murata, Kenji    Bonsai shashinshū ; Tōkyō: Kashima Shoten; 1962.  96 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA        Murata, Kenji    Suiseki shashinshū ; Tōkyō: Kashima Shoten; 1962.  125 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA        Murata, Kenji    Suiseki ; Tōkyō: Kikuragesha; 1966.  163 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA        Murata, Kenji    Nihon suiseki meikan (Japanese Suiseki Encyclopedia) ; 1969.  136 pp.  Color and B&w photos of 100 suiseki.

JA        Murata, Kenji   Bonsai: honshitsu to kanshō shitatekata ; Hoikusha; 1972.  ISBN 4586020245.

JA        Murata, Kenji   Shohaku bonsai ; 1976.  151 pp.  Illustrations.  Kara bukkusu series.

            Murata, Kenji   A Collection of Japanese Bonsai Masterpieces (Nippon Bonsai Meihin Shu) ; Rochester, NY: The International Bonsai Arboretum; pre-1989.  343 pp.  Photographs.

JA        Murata, Kenji and Keiji Murata   Bonsai: Shizenbi no sosaku to kansho ; Osaka: Hoikusha; 1966.  153 pp.  Illustrations.  Second word of title also Romanized as "Shizembi."  USDA

JA        Murata, Kenji and Keiji Murata   Genshoku bonsai ; 1970.  400 pp.  Illustrations.  Engei shokubutsu taikan series.

             Murata, Kenji and Keiji Murata   Bonsai ; Osaka: Hoikusha Color Book No. 29; 1974, 1975. ISBN 458654029X.   15th edition 1992. 123 pp.  Small format.  Fifty-five color and fifty-two b&w photos. Translated by Tsutomu Kano, edited by Don Kenny.  Original ad. price: $3.75.  USDA

            Murata, Kenji and Keiji Murata   Japanese Deciduous Bonsai ; Hoikusha #362; 1976.  160 pp.  Small format.  Color and b&w photos and illustrations.

JA        Murata, Kenji and Takema Takeuchi   Bonsai hachi to suiban (Bonsai Pots and Suiban) ; 1973.  216 pp.  Pages 13-44 colour photographs, pages 47-216 b&w photographs.   USDA

JA        Murata, Kenji, Teisuke Takahashi, and Keiji Murata   Bonsai suiseki koborebanashi: densho, setsuwa; Tokyo: Kajuen; 1962.

            Murata, Kyuzo   Bonsai: Miniature Potted Trees ; Tokyo: Shufunotomo Co., Ltd.; 1964.  ISBN 0-87040-241-2.   115 pp.  How-to Series, no. 1.  Six color, many b&w photos and line drawings.  Twenty-third printing, 1985.  USDA

JA        Murata, Kyuzo   Bonsai no shiki ; Tokyo: Kodansha International; 1984.

            Murata, Kyuzo   Four Seasons of Bonsai ; Tokyo: Kodansha International; 1997, 1991.  ISBN 4770014988 (trade) / 4770021208 (paper).  160 pp.  Translated by Kate McCandless.  Some 190 color photos.  Adapted from above.

IT        Muylaert-Luycx, Agnes and J.P. Timmermans   La Zelkova Come Bonsai ( Zelkova as Bonsai ); Edizioni Volonterio; 1989.  50 pp.  Translation of the French.

JA        Myōkan, Toshihiko   Kishubetsu shōhin bonsai no sodatekata: nenkan seishi baiyō kishubetsu ichiranhyō ; Tōkyō: San'yūsha; 1973.  3 volumes.  Illustrated.   USDA


JA      Nagase, Kihei    Suiseki no tanoshimikata (How to Enjoy Suiseki) ; Tōkyō: Seitōsha; 1968.  LCC #72800814.  237 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

           Naka, John Yoshio   Bonsai Techniques ; Santa Monica, CA: published for the Bonsai Institute of California by Dennis-Landman; 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991. ISBN 0-930-422-31-7.  Tenth printing.  269 pp.  Five hundred b&w photos and illustrations, and sixteen color plates.  USDA

FR      Naka, John Yoshio   Techniques du bonsaï 1 ; Heidelberg: Éditions Verlag Bonsaï Centrum.  ISBN 3-924-982-00-7.  Translation of the above.

IT       Naka, John Yoshio   Techniche Bonsai 1 ; Milano: Edizioni Volonterio; 1980.  270 pp.  Translation of the above by Maria T. Volonterio.

ES      Naka, John Yoshio   Técnicas del Bonsai - I ; Barcelona: Omega; 1986.  270 pp.  Translation of the above by Gustavo Bataller Piera.

           Naka, John Yoshio   Bonsai Techniques - II ; Bonsai Institute of California; 1982.  442 pp. 1005 b&w photos and line drawings.

FR      Naka, John Yoshio   Techniques du bonsaï 2 ; Fédération Française de Bonsaï.  Translation of the above.

IT       Naka, John Yoshio   Techniche Bonsai 2 ; Milano: Edizioni Volonterio; 1989.  442 pp.  Translation of the above.

DE      Naka, John Yoshio   Bonsai-Technik (1-2) ; Heidelberg: Bonsai-Centrum; 1993.  2 vol.  Translation of the above by Benedikt Lesniewicz.

           Naka, John Yoshio   John Naka : a portfolio of bonsai profiles ; Australia: compiled by Zillah Willmott; 1975?  Line drawings.  USDA

           Naka, John and Richard K. Ota and Kenko Rokkaku   Bonsai Techniques for Satsuki ; published by Ota Bonsai Nursery; 1979.  141 pp.  Fifty-nine color and many b&w photos and illustrations.  Original ad. price: $15.00

           Naka, John and Yuji Yoshimura (eds.)    The National Bonsai Collection Guidebook ; Atlanta, GA: Symmes Systems; 1977.  72 pp.  Small format.  Color cover and b&w photos.  Welcome by Dr. John L. Creech, Dir. Natl. Arboretum.  Introduction by Robert F. Drechsler, Curator, Natl. Bonsai Collection.  USDA

IT       Naka, John Yoshio, Hideo Aragaki, and Hideo Marushima  Capolavori bonsai; De Agostini, 1989. ISBN-10: 8840206698 ; ISBN-13: 9788840206691.  188 pp.  Translated by S. Bertoncini.

           Nakajima, Tameji and H. Carl Young   The Art of the Chrysanthemum, Japanese Techniques for Creating Bonsai, Cascades, Giants and Other Potted Styles ; New York: Harper & Row; 1965.  Produced by John Weatherhill, Inc., Tokyo.  259 pp.  Forty-four color plates, 114 b&w plates and thirty-seven sets of line drawings.  Forward by Ernest Lyman Scott.  Original ad. price $9.50.  USDA

JA       Nakamura, Junsuke   Shoho no bonsai ; Tokyo: Kinensha; 1974?  265 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Nakamura, Susumu    Home Garden Series Handbook on Bonsai, Conifer Bonsai ; Shufuseikatsu-Sha; 1981.

JA       Nakamura, Zeko   Shohin Bonsai ; Tokyo: Tsuru-Shobo Co. Ltd.; 1968.  Original ad. price ¥2800.  USDA

           Nakamura, Zeko   Bonsai Miniatures Quick & Easy ; Tokyo: Shufunotomo Co., Ltd.; 1973. ISBN 0-87040-244-7.   62 pp.  Thirty color photos and illustrations.  Small format.  Original cover price: $1.75.  USDA

           Nakamura, Zeko   Book of Mame Bonsai ; pre-1976.  70 pp.

JA       Nakamura, Zeko (ed.super.)   Shumi No Mame Bonsai ; Kokyo Shoten; c.1973.  176 pp.  Sixty-nine color, 155 b&w photos, and seven line drawings.  USDA

JA       Nakayama, Soji   Shin Bonsai Nyumon (A New Introduction to Bonsai) ; Aro Shudansha; 1976.

JA       Narutani, Masao   Shitate zukai fuchi kikubonsai ; 1961.  LCC #79807083.  172 pp.  Illustrations.

           National Bonsai Foundation  How Do They Do That: Bonsai Technique for Non-Practitioners ; Washington, DC: National Bonsai and Penjing Museum; 1996.  16 pp.  On card stock.

FR      Nessmann, Jean-Daniel   Réussir son Bonsaï - conseils pratiques ; Colmar: Éditions SAEP; 1989.  ISBN 2-7372-3203-1.  155 pp.  Illustrated.

HU     Nessmann, Jean-Daniel   A szép bonsai titka ; Delta 2000 Kiadó 1994.  ISBN 9638308095.  155 pp.   New 04/22/23

HU     Nessmann, Jean-Daniel   A szép bonsai: gyakorlati tanácsok ; Budapest: Delta; 2000; 1994.  155 pp.  Translation of the above by Katalin Balla

           New England Bonsai Gardens, Inc.  Survival Guide For the First-Time Bonsai Owner ; 1999.  28 pp.  Cover drawing by Deborah Koreshoff, plus sixteen line drawings.

           Newsom, Samuel   A Dwarfed Tree Manual for Westerners ; Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, Ltd.; 1960.  LCC #60-16197.   133 pp.  Six color and ninety-three b&w photos.  Revised edition, Sept. 1963.  USDA

           Newton, James R. (ed.)   Bicentennial Bonsai, Part 2 ; Washington, D.C.: Potomac Bonsai Association, Inc.; 1976.  48 pp.  B&w photos.

VI       Nguyên, Nhât Tân   Ky-thuât bonsai ; Toronto: Làng Van; 1994.  112 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Nippon Bonsai Association   Bijutsu Bonki: Meihon Taisei (Beautiful Artworks of Pots and Vessels: Noteworthy Pieces of Distinction), 2 volumes ; 1990.  Slipcases.  Japanese and Chinese pots, basins, chops, and stands.

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kai   Bonsai Haiyawakari ; Tokyo: Kanto Tosho Ltd., Co.; 1955.

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai   Bonsai suiseki ten: Orinpikku kinen (Gems of Bonsai and Suiseki, Commemorative album of the Tokyo Olympics) ; Tokyo: Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai; 1964.  130 pp.  USDA

JA/E     Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai   Bonsai Masterpieces (Nippon Bonsai Taikan, "Grand View of Japanese Bonsai and Nature in Four Seasons") ; Tokyo: Seibundō Shinkōsha Publishing Co., Ltd.; 1972. First edition in Japanese April 29, 1970.  352 pp.  First edition in English Aug. 20, 1972.  The ninety page English booklet, translated by Yuji Yoshimura and Samuel H.Beach, includes a small b&w photo of each original color one in the Japanese edition, along with a rendering of most of the text.   Large format in slip case.  Original ad. price: ¥20,000 / US $110.00.  USDA

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai   Bonsai suiseki no hachi suiban taku ; 1974.  122 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai   Matsudaira Mame Bonsai Collection Album ; 1974.  208 pp.  Color photos: 110 of mame, six more of miniature tokonoma, four of viewing stones, sixty-two of pots, fifteen of stands, twelve of scrolls, four of garden bench displays, and two dozen others.  With a slipcase.  Original ad. price: ¥13,640 postpaid.  USDA

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai   Shohin Bonsai ; Tokyo: Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai; 1974.  207 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai   Bonsai kyoshitsu(Guidance for bonsai)); Tokyo: Ikeda Shoten; 1975.  ISBN 2661002518-0316.  240 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kai   Kōkyo no bonsai (The Imperial Bonsai of Japan) ; 1976.  LCC #77816734.  291 pp.  280 color plates.  138 of the finest bonsai in the collection and 88 antique containers.  Slip case.  USDA

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kai   Kōkyo no bonsai (The Imperial Bonsai of Japan) ; Mainichi Shinbunsha; 1998. Second printing or edition of above?  Compiled by the Bureau of National Treasures.

JA       Nihon Bonsai Kyōkai   Nihon bonsai suiseki meihin taikei ( A magnificent outline of Japanese bonsai, stone, and famous items ) ; Tokyo: Kodansha; 1986.  ISBN 4061906313.  12 vol.  Illustrated.   USDA

JA       Nihon Suiseki Kyōkai   Jūyō suiseki yōgu shashinshū ; Tōkyō: Nihon Suiseki Kyōkai, 1998.   Illustrations.

           Nippon Bonsai Association   Classic Bonsai of Japan; Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International; 1989.  ISBN 4770014333 (Japan) / 0870119338 (US).   188 pp.  Large format.  Translation by John Bester.  107 color plates, forty-eight b&w plates, and twenty-five color photos of shohin.  Includes detailed history of bonsai in Japan by Hideo Marushima.  Compilation from 12 vol. Japanese language version that was seven years in the making.  Original ad. price $85 (prior to 12/31/89, then $100).   USDA

JA       Nippon Bonsai Association   Bonsai Pot Books Japan and China ; 1990.  Two volumes.  296 pages each volume.  About 2500 colour photographs altogether.

IT       Nippon Bonsai Association   Capolavori bonsai ; Novara: Instituto geografico De Agostini; 1989.  ISBN-10: 8840206698 , ISBN-13: 9788840206691187.  188 pp.  Translation of the above by Simonetta Bertoncini.

FR      Nippon Bonsaï Association   Bonsaïs chefs d'oeuvre ;  Éditions Atlas; pre-2000.  ISBN 2-7312-0784-1.  Translation of the above.

JA       Nishiyama, Isaburo   Mijikana Nogusa O Hachiueni: Kusamono Bonsai No Susume (Bonsai From Your Garden: The Wild Grass Around You into Flower Pots) ; Nosan Gyosan; 1993.  129 pp.

JA       Nobusada, Takitarō  Tanoshii bonsai no tsukurikata, sodatekata; Tokyo: Nihon Bungeisha; 1967.  316 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

           Noelanders, Marc   Bonsai Art ; 1998.  ISBN 90-803654-32.   108 pp.  Over 200 color illustrations.  Photography by Willy and An Evenepoel.  Translated by John and Monique Sansom.  Forewords by John Y. Naka and Paul Lesniewicz (the latter in English and German).

           Norman, Ken   Bonsai ; Hermes House; pre-1998.  96 pp.

           Norman, Ken   Essential Bonsai: The Definitive Handbook for Creating & Growing Your Own Bonsai ; Annes Pub Ltd.; 1998; 64 pp.

           Norman, Ken   Step-by-Step Create Your Own Bonsai ; 1996.  Photographs by John Freeman. 

PT      Noronha, Fábio Antakly   Cultivando Bonsai no Brasil; São Paulo: Escrituras; 1995.  ISBN: 8586303275.  168 pp.

ES       Nöstlinger, Christine   Bonsai ; Barcelona: Grupo Editorial Norma; 1998.  LCC #00693910.  220 pp.  Translated by María de las Mercedes Ortiz.

            Notter, Pius   Bonsai ; Basel: Basilius Verlag; 1987.  ISBN 3-85560-081-3.   160 pp.  Large format.  The text on each page is translated into four languages.

DE       Notter, Pius   Baumsgestalter Natur ; Münsingen: Fischer-Vlg.; 1998.  ISBN 3-85681-381-0.  127 pp.

DE/FR/IT       Notter, Pius   Bonsai -- über 50 Fragen und Antworten: Lenzburg: Kromer Verlag; 1986.  ISBN 3-906641-06-6.

DE/FR/IT/E    Notter, Pius   Bonsai, Kunst und Technik ; Basel: Basilius Verlag; 1990, 1989.  ISBN 3-85560-092-9.  168 pp.

DE/FR/IT/E    Notter, Pius   Das Miniatur-Arboretum von Boswil ; Basel: Basilius Verlag; 1990.  ISBN 3-85560-103-8.  63 pp.

DE       Notter, Pius   Die beliebtesten Bonsai ; Lenzburg (Schweiz): Kromer Verlag; 1989.  ISBN 3-906641-10-4.  99 pp.

DE/FR       Notter, Pius   Die Suiseki-Kollektion von Pius Notter ; Lenzburg: Kromer Verlag; 1995.  ISBN 3-85681-309-8.

DE/FR/E    Notter, Pius   Ein Leben für den Baum ; Münsingen: Fischer-Verlag; 1995.  ISBN 3-85681-309-8.  119 pp.

            Notter, Pius   Pius Notter -- A Life Dedicated to Trees, The Art of Creating Bonsai ; Münsingen-Bern: Fischer-Media-Verlag; 1995.  120 pp.  Illustrations.  English translation of the above.

DE      Notter, Pius   Zwergbäume unserer Heimat ; Lenzburg: Kromer Verlag; 1984.  ISBN 3-906641-02-3.

            Notter, Pius   Suiseki: the best of Europe, Volume 1 ; Basel: Basilius Verlag; 1999.  95 pp.  USDA

JA       Nozaki, Nobuo (Shinobu)  Bonsai no tsukurikata (How to make bonsai) ; Tōkyō: Kashima Shoten; 1954.  280 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA       Nozaki, Nobuo    Shitate zukai bonsai zensho (Complete book of bonsai technique) ; 1957.  302 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA       Nozaki, Nobuo   Shitate zukai hanamono mimono bonsai ; Tōkyō: Kashima Shoten; 1957.  358 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Nozaki, Nobuo   Bonsai ; 1960.  302 pp.  Illustrations.

JA       Nozaki, Nobuo   Komono bonsai to kusamono bonsai: shitate hiketsu (Bonsai in small scale plants and herbage: the secret of pruning) ; Fujisawa : Ikeda Shoten; 1960.  260 pp.  Illustrations.  USDA

JA       Nozaki, Nobuo   Bonsai: kanshō to shitatekata ; Tōkyō: Ōizumi Shoten, 1965.  302 pp.  Illustrations.   USDA

JA       Nozaki, Nobuo   Hachiue to bonsai ; Tōkyō: Ōizumi Shoten, 1966.  269 pp.  Illustrations.   USDA


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