BooksellerSPECIAL EXHIBITION OF DR. W. A. COMPTON'S JAPANESE SWORDS COLLECTION.
Place Published: Tokyo
Date Published: 1970
Description: 4to. pp. 24. 15 b/w photographic plates illustrating swords and koshirae. Decorative Japanese paper covers. All text in Japanese except one page English summary of Compton's life, including a long retelling , in his own words, of the story of his finding and returning the lost national treasure Saburo Kunimune. Descriptions (in Japanese) of all of the swords, of which 15 are pictured. Separate typescript sheet identifies the illustrated swords with Hawley numbers indicated for most of them. A scarce item for the Compton completist.
Edition: First editionBinding: Pamphlet
Condition: Very Good
Book Id: 4025
Price: $125.00
