B645. Meibutsu Nihonto Ten. 1968. Softbound, 8 1/4 x 11 3/4″ about 100 pages in Japanese. The first 25 or 30 pages are text and then follows crisp black & white photos of 64 very fine swords. Masamune and Sadamune are the stars of this book; I count 16 blades by Masamune alone.

A former owner has written Masamune & Sadamune Blades on both covers and on the spine, and his stamp is on the front end paper. Corners have been bumped a tiny bit: a good reading copy. 1 pound, 5 ounces. Now $20.