NIPPONTO NO KOSHIRAE, Mountings of Japanese Swords
by SUZUKI Katei
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good +
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo: Tokumashoten Company Ltd, 1964. first edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. Book near fine in DJ that is VG+ (couple of small nicks) in original plastic wrap. Very nice copy. Presentation of koshirae for those who would seek to make or assemble appropriate mountings for swords. Combined Japanese and English text addressing the history of sword mountings and describing the examples shown - many Juyo and Juyo Bijutsuhin included. English translation makes the book very accessible. 74 b&w examples and 17 hand-laid color plates, each captioned in both languages, all tissue guards present. 141 pages, 7º x 10º" hardcover. Nice copy of a very rare book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3781
- Title
- NIPPONTO NO KOSHIRAE, Mountings of Japanese Swords
- Author
- SUZUKI Katei
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Tokumashoten Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1964
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