B719. Shinto Bengi Oshigata by W. M. Hawley from an early Japanese book. 1975. Hardbound, 8 3/4 x 11 1/4″, 163 pages in English. Crisp oshigata of signatures of shinto sword smiths, some quite important and others less so. Each oshigata is indexed with the number from Hawley’s Japanese Swordsmiths, the small 2 volume book.

A former owner has stamped his name on the front end paper. Condition is excellent. 1 pound, 12 ounces. $50.