B564.   Yumei Koto Taikan by Iimura.  1982.  Clothbound with plastic jacket and slipcase, 8 ½ x 12”, 840 pages in Japanese.  Hundreds and hundreds of oshigata and photos of blades from the Koto period; this is a very important and useful reference.  I have a copy on my book shelf; wouldn’t be without it.  I have a digital copy of an English index to this book.  If you buy it remind me to send the index..

I currently have 2 copies of this book and I’d like to move 1 along. I have lowered the price from $475 to $375; it will go back up when 1 has sold. One of the copies is in excellent original condition with a slipcase in good shape. The other had a compromised binding. I took it to a first class book binder and now it also is in excellent condition. The binder tells me the new binding is stronger than the original. The slipcase of the rebound copy is separating along corners for an inch or so and a former owner has written the title in English on the spine of the case. If you buy this book be sure to tell me which copy you want. 8 pounds, 9 ounces. $375.