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-Decription- Title Nippon-To Japanese Sword Author Hakusi Inami Publication Year 1948
The Contents is as follows. Foreword Introduction Momenclature of The Blade and Related Facts Forging and Tempering Polishing History-Old Swords Gokaden and Shinto Koshirae Japanese Eras with Corresponding Christian Dates List of The Most Famous Japanese Sword Makers and Com,parative Values of Swords
This is an extremely rare book on Japanese Sword and it is written in English.It covers military swords, schools of sword makers, how to judge swords, history of old swords, a list of famous Japanese sword makers.
This long out-of-print book was the first English language reference written by a noted Japanese polisher/appraiser. Of note are an assessment of five schools of swordmaking with contrast to shinto and later blades, and Inami's account of various steps undertaken in sword polishing. Well supported by b&w illustrations and photos. This is a classic text acknowledged in the bibliographies of many later works and belongs on the shelf of all students of the sword.
Hardcover w/o dust cover approx 220 pages.
If you are interested in Japanese Swords or Knives,this book would be a great collection for you!
-Condition- Yellowing,stains on the cover and page.Please see below photos to confirm the condition of this book.
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