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Early Japanese Sword Guards (W/ SIGNED NOTE FROM MANHATTAN PROJECT METALLURGIST CYRIL STANLEY SMITH)
by (History) TSUBA, Sukashi
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Japan Publications Trading Company, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 1/2 X 10 1/2 Inches. 284 PP. First printing of this study and guide to Japanese Sword guards. Gift note on MIT stationery from Cyril Stanley Smith, famed member of the Manhattan Project responsible for the production of fissionable metals. Original price of $15.00 intact on front flap. Light sunning to DJ spine. DJ a bit rubbed and worn at edges. A very attractive copy overall.
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- Bookseller
- Back in Time Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6416
- Title
- Early Japanese Sword Guards (W/ SIGNED NOTE FROM MANHATTAN PROJECT METALLURGIST CYRIL STANLEY SMITH)
- Author
- (History) TSUBA, Sukashi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Japan Publications Trading Company
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- manhattan project, mit
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art & Design; Military; History;
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