Japanese Sword THE SAMURAI SWORD Vol. 2 Fittings Tsuba Book shops Signed by Author

1984 THE SAMURAI SWORD-AN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE-BOOK VOLUME 2 SWORD FITTINGS- THE SAMURAI SWORD-AN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE VOL. 2 SWORD FITTINGS-MURTHA, GARY- Scarce long out of print book. Large format, leatherette cover, 158 pages, 1984 by Gary Murtha. Full color pages of 30 fittings and mounts as well as 13 black and white. Discussion of over 60 schools with a list of over 2,000 artists with working period, background information, kao, and kakihan. A very useful reference and research source. Charts of provinces and shops signatures (kanji). This was a limited edition of 2,000 copies. The plates have been struck so no further copies can be made. This is in new condition and signed by the author.