Japanese Sword Reference Book: Ten Swords - Collection of Masterpieces of Japanese Antique Swords

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Issued in 1967, vinyl cover, good condition, outer box included. Jukken (Nihon kot? meisakush?), which translates to Ten Swords (Collection of Japanese Old Sword Masterpieces). The author is Mitsuo Shibata, and it was published by Y?h? Toky? T?ken Shuppan Iinkai in 1967.

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