Show off your Nihonto book collection

[Ken-Hawaii]

I have several hundred references, but half of them are digital, & easily carried around in my high-resolution Samsung tablet.

[Wim V]

Nice topic, I like it.  In attachment a picture of my library.  I have approximately 100 books, and a collection of +/- 600 NBTHK Token Bijutsu magazines (starting from 1968).  My logic was a bit as Jussi described: I could not afford a serious collection of swords so decided to collect "all" the books on the subject.  Only to find out that even that is a nearly impossible task.  But I am very happy with the books I have (although I am still missing a few important titles)

[BIG]

Wim very nice library, and well organised, looking good..

 

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[Surfson]

This is most of it, but far from all of it.  I do this with some trepidation, Big, as mine is spread all over the house and a bit chaotic.  I do hope one day to have a house big enough to have a proper sword room instead of a two bedroom apartment!  Sorry that the rooms are dark and a couple photos are a little blurry from long exposure times.

 

[Surfson]

Second installment.  

[Surfson]

Sorry about the rotated pictures - I assure you that those swords are not defying gravity!

[BIG]

Bob do you have a register?

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Impressive, Bob!

[Surfson]

Big, if you mean a list or bibliography, no I don't.   Also, I wish that owning them was the same as knowing them!  Cheers, Bob

[Jussi Ekholm]

As there was a post about visiting collectors, there are so many book titles in these collections that I would love to browse.

[MauroP]

My small library, and here below its catalogue.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1o3db7r4le9hytq/Japan%20%26%20nihonto-related%20library.pdf?dl=0

 

[Surfson]

Jussi (and others), you are welcome to come visit me in Chicago any time!