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General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: Gerry on October 11, 2012, 02:44:21 PM

Title: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: Gerry on October 11, 2012, 02:44:21 PM: Edited by Japan Rhapis Palm Society
Written by Takuji Tamura ;D

I know that this is only tenuously linked to Scottish alpines, but do any Japanese members have a copy of this book, or know where I can get one?
Title: Re: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: Tony Willis on October 11, 2012, 05:47:24 PM: Gerry will this help

http://www.kannonchiku.co.uk/pages/book.html (http://www.kannonchiku.co.uk/pages/book.html)
Title: Re: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: Gerry on October 12, 2012, 05:21:17 PM: Sorry Tony; should have said, I've been down all UK routes and e-mailed the Japanese e-mail link on that site :'(
Title: Re: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: KK-Ann Arbor on October 24, 2012, 03:46:36 PM: Gerry,

A search of Yahoo Japan for the title [観棕竹図巻ーkansouchiku zukan] shows a wildflower vendor Ishida Seikaen in Kyoto to be a (or one of ?) distributor(s) for this title at Y2,000, but currently out of stock.

Link: http://www.ishidaseikaen.com/webshop (http://www.ishidaseikaen.com/webshop)
Fax: (Japan) 075-333-2965

Please let me know if you want me to inquire further.

Koko
Title: Re: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: Gerry on October 25, 2012, 07:52:07 AM: Hi Koko; thats very kind of you. Yes please, I would really appreciate it if you could find out for me.

Gerry
Title: Re: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: Gerry on December 21, 2012, 01:04:33 PM: Just to confirm what we all know, that there are some very kind people on this site. Koko has put herself out endlessly to guide me through japanese website and order forms, and contacted the bookseller on my behalf.

He e-mailed me yesterday and it looks like I will now get a copy of the book.

Many thanks to Koko.
Title: Re: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: Gerry on December 28, 2012, 01:06:54 PM: The book was posted on Xmas day and arrived in perfect condition at noon today. a ;D
Title: Re: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: Maggi Young on December 28, 2012, 01:32:48 PM: Quote from: Gerry on December 28, 2012, 01:06:54 PM
The book was posted on Xmas day and arrived in perfect condition at noon today. a ;D
My word, that is FAST! Not just airmail- must have been Jet Mail!
Title: Re: New illustrated guide to Rhapis Palms of Japan - a plea to Japanese members
Post by: Gerry on December 28, 2012, 03:11:34 PM: Yes, very impressed, and A1 service from Mr Isheda, and Koko.