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London: Christie's (Christie, Manson & Woods), 1976. First edition. Paper wrappers. A near fine copy.. 68 pp. Illus. with 35 plates (2 in color). 8vo. Sale Taibi. 350 lots. Prices realized sheets laid in loose.

Christie's. Used - Very Good. 1992. Paperback. Pap. Slight shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Asian Art).

London: Christie's (Christie, Manson & Woods), 1977. First edition. Paper wrappers. A fine copy.. 54 pp. Illus. with 42 plates (2 in color). 8vo. Sale Taibi. 293 lots. Estimate sheet laid in loose.

Sotheby's, London, 1967. Pbk 650 numbered lots illustrated Prices Realized list laid in wrinkling to lower spine otherwise an excellent clean tight copy

New York: Cooper Union Museum, 1966. hardcover. near fine. Numerous black & white illustrations, slim 4to, red & black printed wrappers, staple bound exhibition catalog . New York: Cooper Union Museum, 1966. Near Fine.<br/> <br/> Comes with 26 stapled pages entitled "Catalogue THE JAPANESE SWORD AND ITS FITTING From the collections of the members of the Japanese Sword Society of N.Y.".<br/> <br/>

New York, 1974. Paperback. Very Good. This Part only. illustrations, 31p. Softcover in original wrapper. 26 cm. Modest cover fafing around edges. Prices realized list laid in.

London: Sotheby's, 1993. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's London on April 1, 1993. Sale code: "FESTING". The sale consisted of the Sir Francis Festing Collection of Japanese swords and fittings, then in the collection of Lt. Col. H.A. Backhoff. 110 lots in the sale. Almost all illustated, some in color. Price estimates only, no prices realized sheets. 11" high X 8" wide, 60 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

The Compton Collection is acknowledged to be the top collection of Japanese swords outside of Japan. This well published book has museum quality photographs and is large and heavy. The book, dust jacket and slipcover are in fine, almost unread, condition. Due to it's large size, I will not ship outside the United States.

New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Hardcover. Folio. 14.5 x 10.5. 321pp. 100 objects described and fully illustrated with color photographs. Includes glossary. Gilt stamped black cloth with purple dust jacket. Dust jacket has a couple minor creases from slipcase. Nice slipcase, faded on one edge.

[New York]: Christie, Manson & Woods International, [1992]. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Essays by William Tilley and Walter Compton II. Catalogue by Robert Haynes and D. Martin Lorber. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white and in color. Bound in the publisher's original black cloth with the covers and spine stamped in gilt.

New York: Christie Manson & Woods, 1992. First edition, folio, pp. 321, [1]; illustrated throughout, much in color; fine copy in a fine dust jacket and a fine publisher's slipcase. Walter Ames Compton (1911-1990) was an American medical doctor, pharmacy researcher, and avid Japanese sword collector. He was the president of Miles Laboratories.

New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1992. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Essays by William Tilley and Walter Compton II. Catalogue by Robert Haynes and D. Martin Lorber. 100 items illustrated in beautiful, detailed photographs, several with more than one picture. 321pp., large 4to, black cloth, d.w., pictorial board slipcase; minor handling of the dust wrapper. New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, (1992). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Essays by William<br/><br/>

1992. 445 pages; colour and black & white illustrations. Paperback 21 x 29.5cms. Text in English.

New York: Christie, Manson and Woods International. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover Boxed. An absolutely pristine copy of this magnificent production, which is filled with detailed information, all carefully documented in detailed photos. There are no signs of any use to book, jacket or slipcase. Fast shipping, careful packing. Surcharge on International orders, due to the enormous size and weight of this mighty book.; Oversize .

New York, 1966. Paperback. Very Good. 8.5 x 11' staple bound exhibition catalog tight and unmarked very light fox to title page, illustrated throughout. Please email for photos.

[New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc. 1992]., 1992. folio. pp. 321. profusely illus. (many colour). biblio. cloth. dw. paper slipcase. First Edition.. F. Hardcover.

Christie's, New York, 1992. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. Large heavy 4to. in gilt printed stiff glossy card covers with colour printed glossy dust jacket. 235pp plus extensive glossary and indexes. 317 lots all or most illustrated in colour __CONDITION : An extremely well preserved AS NEW unread and unmarked copy (merest hint of tanning to leaves) in a very faintly edge-creased but otherwise AS NEW complete Dust Jacket. An excellent copy. __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

New York: Christies, 1992. Soft cover. Fine. Soft cover auction catalogs, ALL WITH PRICES REALISED LISTS. Sale Nos. 7420, 7524 and 7554 (March 31, October 22 and 17 December 1992), 8.5" x 11.75", dust wrappers are fine (Vol.III near fine); all contents are fine; Vol. I: 399 lots on 429 pages, Vol. II: 317 lots on 235 pages and 255 lots in final Vol. III sale; color and black-and-white illustrations, some with information regarding/showing signature and detail, configuration, forging pattern, tempering pattern, and detail of signature and pattern; list of swordsmiths, schools, bibliography and glossary; price list with exchange rates for 6 currencies at the date of sale (9lbs 5 oz)