Inami Hakusui (8 results)

Imitation Leather (Soft Cover). Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Significant wear to spine ends and right edge of spine (leatherette covering having worn away in these areas); binding is nevertheless in good shape and pages are secure, as well as unmarked.

HARDBACK RED. General wear, contains foldout diagrams, large chunks of spine missing with entire spine taped over, worn board edges, indented lettering in cover DATE PUBLISHED: 1948 EDITION: 222.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 4to in red cloth. Near Fine w/light foxing top edge, else Fine and unmarked; Near Fine DJ has small tear top rear corner, plastic jacket protector soiled. 222pp; well-illustrated in photos, drawings, fold-out map at rear. Book.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Condition Notes: Matt paper dust wrapper has significant edgewear and is a touch faded with several nicks, chips and a little loss; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with white titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 10½" x 7½" (1 kg); pp (xviii) 222; Includes: Black & white photographs, within the text; Diagrams; Fold-out maps (1); Cutaways; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #201086 ||.

222p hardcover, dark surface layer cracking along the outside of the hinges, though the inside remains intact; dustjacket folded and tipped in at the rear, plastic protective cover apparently added by a later dealer. This copy signed by the author, who was also the president of the Sword Research Society of Japan, under his portrait, and his business card is bound in. A printed label from Ray Riling of the Arms Collecting Service notes, "For my customers I have requested the author of 'NIPPON-TO' to insert his calling card and to autograph a limited number of these books, of which your copy herewith is one." Bookplate from the collection of Paul I. Wagner.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition. Xviii, 222 pp., 97 ills., chronology, list of sword-makers, locations and values, folding map, 4to, red decorated cloth, dustjacket. Much detail on forging, tempering, polishing, history, nomenclature, etc. Nearly Fine text with no real flaws, no owner's marks, just slight bumping to a couple of tips. VG dj with light edge-wear/couple of nicks to tips. No serious tears or chips . Scarce book with much detailed information. This is a spectacular copy, about the nicest we have seen.

First Edition. [Japanese culture] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (27 x 18cm), pp.xvii; 222. Illustrated with 97 monochrome plates, folding map of Japan at rear. Publisher's maroon cloth in jacket. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author to endpaper in black ink, with his red 'chop' inked to same, publisher's hand-written postcard tucked in, with other loose related material (printed brochures and ephemera) inserted at rear. A clean, fine copy in the original clear plastic wrapper. A superb production giving detailed information on the craft of sword making and a pictorial history of Japanese swords. A rare book, especially signed. From the collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with his ownership signature within. Japanese culture permeates Fleming's novel 'You Only Live Twice' (1964). Signed.

4°, Leinen mit Umschlag-O. Condition: Gut. First Edition. 222 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen s/w Abbildungen, gefalteter Karte von Japan, mit Namenszug auf Titel, Umschlag leicht berieben und mit Randläsuren, sonst gutes Exemplar. 117922_Handwerk Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100.