B1015.  Novice Course by the Nihon Token Hozon Kai.  3rd edition 2023.  Translated by Gordon Robson.  Softbound, 8 1/2 x 11″, 250 pages in English.  History, features of the sword, schools and smiths, polishing, how to make oshigata, carving on the blade, and much, much more.  If you know all this you will no longer be a novice.  Condition is excellent. A former owner’s stamp is inside the cover.  1 pound, 11 ounces.  $35.