Search Results: the japanese sword by sato kanzan

Kanzan Sato, 1983-06-15. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Kodansha USA, June 1983. Hardcover. Used - VeryGood. Hardcover

Kodansha International, 1986. 5th Printing. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Kodansha America, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Shibundo Pubblishing Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. Third Printing. Hardcover. 4770010559 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 210 pages .

Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International; Shibundo, 1983. 210 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Translation of: Token. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "The Japanese sword combines unbreakability, rigidity, and lethal cutting power, and it is in the resolution of these conflicting practical requirements that it emerges as a triumph of the forger's art. The mystique of the sword lingers on in our age of mechanized combat, but the aesthetic qualities for which swords are most valued by collectors today-the liveliness of the metal 'skin,' the confidence in every aspect of the design, the scrolling temper-line, the almost buoyant lightness of the hilt when the blade is held in the hand-all derive from what the Japanese sword demanded as a symbol of strength and as a weapon. As an instrument of clear persuasion, no other blade anywhere has ever been its equal. This volume, containing color and black-and-white plates, has been prepared as… Read More

Kodansha USA. Some bumping to covers . Very Good. Hardcover. 1983.

Kodansha International: Shibundo. Used - Very Good. The Japanese Sword

New, unread, in pristine dust jacket (from stock of closed bookstore); Orders received by noon Eastern Time ship same day from MD [6 days/wk]

Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Green and yellow paper boards. 210 pp. Numerous illustrations in colour and B&W. Light rubbing to edges of boards. Foxing to edges of text block. Dust jacket is price clipped. Near fine. The author, until his death in 1978, was one of Japan's foremost sword experts, and his wide knowledge is here brought to bear on every aspect of sword lore, including forging techniques and problems of appraisal.

new oversize hc, expedited shipping not available-

Tokyo, New York and San Francisco: Kodansha International Ltd. And Shibundo, 1986. Translated and adapted by Joe Earle. 210 pages. 7 1/2 in x 10 in. Beautiful book with 154 illustrations, many in color. Pages clean, v/g condition. Beige endpapers spotless. Grey, yellow and green cloth with gilt title on spine. Green title on upper cover. Head/tail of spine, edges and corners lightly worn and bumped. Green and gold dust jacket not price clipped. DJ shows light wear. VG+/VG. 5th Edition. Hard Cover.

Tokyo: Kodansha International, c1983, 2022. Reprint of 2022. Fine in tan and light green patterned paper covered boards with white text on the spine and white text and a chop on the front board. A small quarto of 10 1/8 by 7 1/8 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 210 pages including an index, bibliography,glossary and text. Illustrated throughout with black and white and color images from photographs and from early works of art.

Kodansha USA, 1983-06-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Kodansha, 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Seiun shoin, 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1.00

Kanzan Sato, 1983-06-15. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Shizuoka Prefecture Branch of the Japanese Art Sword Preservation Association, 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition.