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    By Inami Hakusui
    Tokyo   Cosmo Publishing Company
    10.5" by 7" xviii, 222pp
    A comprehensive exploration into the history and mythology of the Japanese sword, with illustrations.
    By Inami Hakusui

    1948 Nippon-To, the Japanese Sword

    Tokyo   Cosmo Publishing Company
    10.5" by 7" xviii, 222pp
    A comprehensive exploration into the history and mythology of the Japanese sword, with illustrations.
    £48.00
    : 1kgs / : 983Y15
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    Description

    First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    First edition. 

    Rebound in later red cloth, with leather spine label. 

    Illustrated throughout with full-page and in-text figures, as well as a folding map of Japan to the rear. Collated, complete. 

    This post-war work is regarded as one of the first English language books on Nihonto or the Japanese sword, exploring the cultural significance, forging, and famous sword makers throughout Japan's history. 

    Written by Inami Hakusui, the founder of the Japanese Sword Research Society and a prominent figure within this field.

    Condition

    Rebound in later red cloth, with leather spine label. Externally, excellent, with only minor shelf wear. Ex libris bookplate of one Cliff Parfit to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting and toning to the first and last couple leaves.

    Near Fine

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