Rare nihonto&tosogu books in Finland

[Veli]

I was searching for something else in the internet, when I bumped into some old nihonto/tosogu references on this antique book dealer's webpages. I actually bought a couple of books, including

Japanese SWORD GUARDS Some Tsuba In The Collection of Sir Arthur H. Church (1914). This book was reasonably priced at 250€, considering it was #70 out of 100 ever printed, and in excellent condition with original slipcase.

 

Other books for sale include:

Hara, Shinkichi: Die Meister der Japanischen Schwertzierathen.ueberblick ihrer geschichte, verzeichniss der Meister mit Daten ueber ihr Leben und mit ihren Namen in der Urschrift (1902)

 

Robinson, B.W: A primer of Japanese sword blades

 

Exhibition of the arms and armour of old Japan, held by the Japan Society, London, in June 1905

 

The dealer's pages can be found at

http://www.hagelstam-antikvariaatti.fi/en/article/view/id/8/code/1_3_5/page/5/order/author

I'll try to find out how these books ended up in Finland...

 

 

Veli

[Bazza]

All - I remember a Per Terje Norheim (sp?) nearby in Sweden many, many years ago. I have often wondered if he is still active. If not, I guess his books could have migrated...

 

Regards,

BaZZa.

[Pete Klein]

Veli - you got quite a deal on that book!

PS: if at all possible please post a pic of it with the case as I've never seen a first edition case before, only the book.

Thanks much!

 

Pete

[Veli]

Bazza, thanks for the name of the Swedish guy!

 

Pete, sorry, it seems I made an error based on seller pictures, the book does not have a slipcase, just a dust jacket. I am currently on a business trip, cannot photograph anything until next weekend, but you can find another pic of the book cover in here:

 

http://www.shibuiswords.com/churchcollection.htm

 

Veli