Publication year of Nihon To Koza, vol. 6

[Jesper]

Hi all,

Does anyone know when volume 6 (Kodogu) of Homma´s Nihon To Koza was published? I know it is in the late sixties, but I would like to state the year in a reference list. I cannot find the year in the volume, but maybe I am not looking hard enough...

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Jesper

[Jean]

1993 - 1st edition - 400 copies

1994 - 2nd edition - 400 copies

[Jesper]

Thanks, but I mean Homma´s original Japanese publication, not AFU´s translation from the nineties.

[bridgeofdreams]

Jesper,

 

I'm looking at a first edition copy published and printed in Showa 43 (1968). I happen to also have a Volume 7 in stock that was published and printed in Showa 44 (1969) if that helps.

 

Regards,

 

Craig

[Pete Klein]

First edition Homma Junji, Sato Kanzan, Yusankaku, 1935 - 36, 10 volumes. This is from Robert Burawoy's library notes. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the original work had a different author(s) and this was re-published in the latter 1960's by Homma and Sato but I am not certain of this. Too many random thoughts up in the attic any more... (lol)

[bridgeofdreams]

Pete is absolutely correct about the true First Edition from the 30's. The copy I had (and sold to Harry) had at least 20 volumes, so it was likely issued 2 or more parts per volume. That would be like 'fasicles," Pete :-)

 

It was reformatted and edited and issued again in the 60's, and this is the set Jesper asked about, and also the set of 10 volumes that Harry has translated 6 of so far. This edition has been reprinted several times, and may actually still be 'in print' in Japan, I haven't checked.

 

If you want to delve into the bibliographic mysteries of reading Japanese book colophons, I recommend my friend John Yamamoto-Wilson's site:

 

http://rarebooksinjapan.com/Japaneseeditions/index.html

 

- Craig

[Pete Klein]

OK -- here's the joke... Several years ago I purchased on-line what I thought to be the third 'book' from the Glendining sale of the W. L. Behrens Collection, 'Sword - Fittings', 1913 - 14. It turned out to be only the first 'Fascicule' of a set which I have yet to complete. As Owney Madden stated and Frenchy Demange seconded in the film 'The Cotton Club', "We learn as we go"...

[Jesper]

Hi all,

Thanks for the feedback!

 

Just a note on the first edition:

Yumoto mention in the bibliography section of his "The Japanese Sword" that the first edition was authored by Honnami, Homma, Iwasaki, Kanzu, Okonogi, Ogura, Tawara and others. Published in 1935, 25 volumes (the de-luxe edition had 16 volumes).

 

Jesper