Author: Yumoto, John M.
Title: The Samurai Sword: A Handbook.
Description: Rutland, VT: Charles F. Tuttle Company, (1959). (1959). - Octavo, pictorial rust brown cloth with a design in black on the front cover. The spine & the adjacent edge of the rear cover are faded & the titling on the spine is rubbed. 191 pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations, drawings & tables, including a chart of inscriptions and a list of swordsmiths with provinces, dates & values. Good.

Second printing. Good .

Keywords: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES; ARMS & ARMOR; SWORDS; JAPANESE; THE SAMURAI SWORD; HANDBOOK; COLLECTORS; COLLECTING; SWORDSMITHS; INSCRIPTIONS; VALUES; ILLUSTRATIONS; JOHN M. YUMOTO.

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