B1010. Nippon-To: The Japanese Sword by Hakusui

B1010.   Nippon-To: The Japanese Sword by Inami Hakusui.  1948.  Hardbound with a dust jacket, 7 ¼ x 10 ½”, 222 pages in English.  This was the 1st book on Nihonto in English published after WWII.  You get history, nomenclature, temper lines, mountings, sword shapes, a list of important smiths, and a bunch more.

There are a few dings in the dust jacket; otherwise all is fine.  This is amazing condition for this book, which often is found falling apart.  1 pound, 8 ounces.  $70.