Japanese Polearms (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1963. As-new hardback copy in as-new gray dust-jacket. Contents include: Early History; The Naginata; Magari-Yari and Hoko; Straight Spears; Spear Fittings; Blade Shape; The Use of the Spear; Illustrations.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tight and unmarked hardcover in jacket looks unread. Jacket has tiny nibble to top edge. Book has very faint miss storage torque.A36 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light spotting. 271 pages : illustrations, plates, maps ; 26 cm. "A list of prominent Japanese swordsmiths who are known to have forged spears": pages 89-96. Contents:List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; I. Early History; II. Development and Use of Polearms Related to the Main Historical Periods; III. The Naginata; IV. Magari-Yari and Hoko; V. Straight Spears; VI. Spear Fittings; VII. Blade Shape; VIII. Miscellaneous; IX. The Use of the Spear; The Old Provinces; List of Swordsmiths; List of Nengo after Shoan (1299 to 1302); List of Old Provinces; Short Bibliography; The Plates and Descriptive Notes; Glossary of Terms; Index.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. RED HARDCOVER in gray pictorial jacket, the true FIRST edition, which is British. 271 pages, glossary, illustrated throughout, extensive notes. This copy would grade as new save for discreet price clip on inside dust jacket flap. Bright, tight, clean and unmarked. Nice! Shelf K or tall shelf.

London, Holland Press, 1963. 271 S. Mit 72 Abb. im Text u.a.Taf. 25,5 cm. OPp. m. SU. Seltene erste Ausgabe der ersten, in englischer Sprache verfassten Arbeit über japanische Stangenwaffen (Speere, Spieße, Lanzen, Hellebarden u.a.), beginnend mit den Bronzespeeren der Yayoi Periode bis zum Ende der Feudalzeit 1868. Das Buch wurden vom Autor, dem Graphikdesigner Roald M. Knutsen (geb. 1933), selbst illustriert und mit einem umfangreichen Glossar versehen. Knutsen erwarb verschiedene hohe Grade, u.a. in Kendo, Kenjutsu, Iai-jutsu, und ist ein Experte in japanischen Kriegstraditionen und japanischer Geschichte. - Kopfschnitt etwas stockfleckig, Bl. 105/106 mit Stauchspur u. Einriss am unteren Rand. Insgesamt gutes, sauberes Exemplar der Original-Ausgabe.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Hardback in Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 256 pages. Previous owners bookplate; moderate rubbing to bottom boards. Interior text unmarked and binding solid. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged and ship with tracking information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R160220248: 1963. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 271 pages - ouvrage en anglais - jaquette en bon état - nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, 1963. I found light pencil marks on only one page. Otherwise excellent with minimal use and no DJ splits. Nice corners. DJ price intact. 271p.

Illustrated by the author. The Holland Press, London 1963. Large 8vo. 272 pages. Illustrated with photos and drawings in b/w. Publisher's red cloth in dustwrappers. Near fine with a name stamp to the flyleaf/ very good wrappers with a few nicks to the edges. * Scarce. Enclosed is a pamphlet 'The Samarai Collection' [6 pages] from The Brooklyn Museum 1979.