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Thanks for the replies. I have tried to get as close up as possible as well as more general shots. I can get shots of the torokusho if needs be. If you need something more specific let me know

Hi All I am hoping someone can help. I have an O-Wakizashi staying with me. I have registration papers for it that state the smith was a Nagamitsu of the Muromachi period. I understand there were many smiths called Nagamitsu but I wondered if the signature allowed for narrowing down the date? I would be very happy if anyone could help. Picture attached.

You did a better job at decoding than me!

Thanks Pete!

While i am here. There where some old letters that came with the books. Thought they might be of interest to you.

Ah yes. I see what you mean. At the same time it looks similar to Michael S's copy with brown cover over blue. Snap. Top of pages are gilded and long edge is rough. Thats good. So i assume that the blue number 36 on the reverse of the title page is its issue number? Probably the main reason i will sell. Definitely a better home for it somewhere. Wow. Thats 1.5% of them accounted for Pete, Gakusee, Surfson - Might i ask a favour that you could check the last page of the index? I am not sure if the last page of it is missing. Last page is xxvi with final listing being for Yukinobu. Next page lists other works of H.Joly.

I have been embroiled in the latest legislation. Signed the petition and filled the feedback form. Can do no more. Hopefully common sense prevails. I had come to the conclusion it meant Graded evaluation Thanks for the info Peter and giving me an idea for price. I will attach a picture of the cover to see if that helps confirmation There are a few paper covers over pictures in the book. I will check that all pictures have them

Responses greatly appreciated! What is Grev? Noob error Thats encouraging. The page numbering is a bit hit and miss and the section on swordsmiths is printed on a different type of paper to the rest of the book. Although solid i wouldn't test the binding too much. Does have a lovely old book smell. I have bought old books before (literature first editions) and Abe books usually digs me out of trouble but not this time. I did see a listing on Ebay.com that mentioned the 200 copies. Listing had disappeared when i went to look again.

Hi Geraint. Thank you for your reply and link. I was quite excited by what i discovered and that it might be important! I would be interested in selling the 'Book and Same' if it a first edition as it would be wasted on me. The other books are 'The art of the Japanese sword' BW Robinson 1961 and 'The Japanese sword' by Hakasui 1948 and some ephemera. I shall get pictures etc and post to For Sale. Thanks for your help

Hi All Thank you for letting me join your forum. I am a collector of mainly British swords to WW1 (although i do have a growing interest in Shin Gunto). I was at an auction recently and impulsively bought a collection of books on Nihonto. Doing research after the event it seems that 'The Sword and Same' by Joly and Inada might be important. The little info i have gleaned is that it was first published in 1913, limited to 200 copies and was the first book printed in English on the subject. I was hoping if anybody here would be able to confirm that my copy is one of those 200? I am enclosing pictures to help. I would be very grateful for any info and possible confirmation. Roy.