B367.  Swordsmiths of Japan: 1926-1945 by Fuller & Gregory.  1983.  Softbound, 6 x 8 ¼”, 271 pages in English, This is the 2nd of the WWII Swordsmiths oshigata books.  Together with the 1st volume (see my # B366) these 2 books give the most comprehensive accounting of the men who worked making swords for the Japanese war effort.  These books are very difficult to come by.

This book was too large for the type of binding that was chosen for it; most copies are falling apart.  In my years of book selling I have had only one copy that was perfectly intact; This copy is 2nd best. The covers are clean, I see no writing on pages, there are no loose or missing pages, and there is one spot only where the binding is a bit distressed (see my 3rd picture). 1 pound.  $210.