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Does amazon have nihonto refrence books?


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Hi everyone firstly Happy New year. I hope that someone can help me, does amazon have any refrence books for nihonto as i have absolutly no idea of book titles to look for :oops: . Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance,

Jayson.

 

p.s Sorry for such a newbie question :oops:

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Amazon has:

 

"The Samurai Sword: A Handbook" John M. Yumoto

http://www.amazon.com/Samurai-Sword-Han ... urai+sword

 

"Facts and Fundamentals of Japanese Swords: A Collector's Guide" Nobuo Nakahara

http://www.amazon.com/Facts-Fundamental ... pd_sim_b_3

 

"The Connoissuers Book of Japanese Swords" Kokan Nagayama

http://www.amazon.com/The-Connoisseurs- ... pd_sim_b_2

 

"The Japanese Sword" Kanzan Sato

http://www.amazon.com/The-Japanese-Swor ... pd_sim_b_1

 

"The Art of the Japanese Sword" Kawachi Kunihira

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Japanese-Swor ... pd_sim_b_6

 

"The Craft of the Japanese Sword" Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara

http://www.amazon.com/Craft-Japanese-Sw ... d_sim_b_11

 

"The Art of Japanese Sword Polishing" Takaiwa, Yoshihara, and Kapp(s)

http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Japanese- ... pd_sim_b_9

 

 

I think most of these are in the recommended reading for beginners. By the time you're done with these you should already have enough knowledge about where to find the more in-depth books.

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