Picked Up Some Estate Sale Books

[Randy McCall]

In nosing around some online estate sales, I've manage to pick up several interesting books, quite economically.  I'm looking for any pointers towards where I might find personal or commercial translations, summaries or indexes.  Or general commentary from members on the usefulness or applicability of the books in question.

 

First up, a copy of the Sun en zu sanshū tōkō no kenkyū by Yasumasa Fukae (1976), in excellent condition (slipcover and all).

Secondly, a nice copy of the Kōzu Haku Oshigata by Honma Junji, in slipcover.

Finally, and perhaps somewhat more unusual, is a Showa 14 copy of  the Kajihei Shingi Oshigata by Kashima Isao (thanks to Markus for helping to pin it down).  Fascinating old book, in excellent condition;  the pegged cover has taken some damage, but otherwise it is just aged with a few minor page stains.  Accordion folded leaves inside a handsome tooled set of Japanese-style covers, some 200-300 pages in length... hundreds of oshigata which appear to be direct photos from someone's notebook, including handwritten notes, illustrations and pointers.  I understand there is a 1984, two-volume version of the Kajihei by Suematsu Ikeda.   Any comments or thoughts on the difference between the two?