B530.  Toko Shinsen by Fujishiro Yoshio.  1938.  Softbound with a plastic jacket, 5 1/4 x 7 1/2″, 256 pages in Japanese.  A very early book here.  Almost all of the book is oshigata and descriptions of great blades, both Koto and Shinto.  The book is brittle and browned with age but seems to be intact and a good reading copy.  A former owner has high lighted a few entries with a line of red pencil.  11 ounces.  $50.