B1042.  Kotoki no Meito Kara Osaka Shinto Made.  1983.  Softbound, 8 3/4 x 11 3/4″, about 90 pages in Japanese.  Koto period name swords up through Shinto swords from Osaka.  Great blades and great photos: a couple pages of introduction at the front and a few of drawings and index at the back, the majority of the book is given to the photos.

Edges are a bit shelf rubbed and corners are a bit bumped: a good reading copy of a book I’ve never seen before (amazing how they keep appearing).  1 pound, 1 ounce.  $25.