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Koi Kichi  - by Peter Waddington.

Without doubt One of the Greatest Books ever written On the Subject of Koi.

This Publication is a MUST for all Koi Enthusiasts

No matter who or where they are:

About Koi Kichi

Koi Kichi represents more than ten years work by Peter Waddington and the results offers Koi enthusiasts a unique blend of top quality information, punctuated with wit and a penetrating style of writing.  What really sets the book apart from all others, is the knowledge that all the material included comes from personal experience.

There are many books on the market that claim to be about Koi, but until now there has never really been a 'proper' Koi Keepers' 'proper' Koi book, well now there is.

Koi Kichi represents more than ten years work by Peter Waddington and the results of Koi enthusiasts a unique blend of top quality information, punctuated with wit and a penetrating style of writing that is unmistakably 'Waddy".

What really sets the book apart from ALL others is the sure and certain knowledge that all the material included in it comes from personal experience. It is this humanity above all other aspects that separates it from all the other Koi books and simply makes it better.

The book is separated into eight separate sections which Peter calls 'books'. Each book has a specific theme and covers the material in a clear concise and highly readable style, which makes the read not just informative, but also enjoyable. The eight books take us on a journey through Koi. From 'Beginnings' a light hearted introduction, through 'Understanding' to 'Environment' which is a highly detailed 'how to build a proper Koi pond' construction guide.

The book entitled 'Nishikigoi' offers on of the major highlights, seventy-one wonderful hand painted Koi representations crafted by Satoro Hoshino of Ojiya City, Niigata. Alternatives to photographs usually fail, simply because Koi are very difficult to draw, specifically the shape of Koi is unique. The amazing images offer a genuinely new dimension to Koi variety identification and reflect a true understanding of Koi and prove once and for all, that to capture images of Koi, you have to truly love them.

'Caring' offers a medications guide to the galaxy and 'Cycles' reviews the art of Koi breeding. Despite the quality of all the books within Koi Kichi, my favourites are 'People' and 'Mystique'. The highly personal interviews with the real masters of Koi offer scintillating reading for the real enthusiasts and the Cook's guide to Niigata, which actually includes a dealers and breeders map of Niigata, combine to provide a unique collection of absolutely fascinating material.

Click on the books (chapters) below to find out more about what Koi Kichi has to offer.
 

Beginnings Understanding Environment Nishikigoi

Book One

Book Two

Book Three

Book Four

       
Caring Cycles People Mystique
Book Five Book Six Book Seven Book Eight

Peter Waddington is Koi. The man, his life and his obsession renders him perhaps the only non-Japanese capable of crafting such a work.Peter Waddington

The time, effort and considerable expertise lavished on Koi Kichi have been well spent because it is definitive, creative, educational and in places extremely funny, but most important of all it stands as impressive testament not just to one of the Koi worlds most committed and talented exponents, but also to the genuine love that Nishikigoi engenders in the real Koi Kichi.

 

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The Grange,
Wansford, Driffield
East Riding of Yorkshire,
YO25 8JN
U.K.
Telephone: 0044 (0) 1377 240 032

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