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A Truly Outstanding Burmese Kammavaca Buddhist manuscript; 60 Leaves, Late Konbaung Dynasty: circa 1850-1885.
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A Truly Outstanding Burmese Kammavaca Buddhist manuscript. This richly decorated Burmese Kammavaca manuscript is an outstanding example of late 19t...
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Vintage 19th Century Japanese Photo Album with 50 Hand Tinted Albumen Prints, 14cm x 9cm
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19th Century Japanese photo album 日本のビンテージ写真集 A photo album of original albumen prints, hand coloured, of Japanese subjects. The album is presented...
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Index of Japanese Swordsmiths, Markus Sesko, 2 Volumes complete, 2012
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Index of Japanese Swordsmiths, by Markus Sesko. 2 Volumes complete; A-M and N-Z. Published by Books on Demand, GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany, 2012. A ...
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Swords and Hilt Weapons, 1993, Various contributors
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Swords and Hilt Weapons. Various contributors including; Michael D. Coe, Peter Connolly, Anthony Harding, Victor Harris, Donald J. Larocca, Thom Ri...
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The Art of the Japanese Sword; The Craft of Swordmaking and its Appreciation, Leon and Hiroko Kapp, Yoshindo Yoshihara
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The Art of the Japanese Sword; The Craft of Swordmaking and its Appreciation, by Leon and Hiroko Kapp, & Yoshindo Yoshihara. Photos by Yoshikaz...
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The Japanese Sword; A Comprehensive Guide, Kanzan Sato, Kodansha International
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The Japanese Sword; A Comprehensive Guide, by Kanzan Sato. Translated by Joe Earle. Published by Kodansha International, Tokyo. Printed in Japan. 4...
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Cutting Edge; Japanese Swords in the British Museum, Victor Harris, 2005
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Cutting Edge; Japanese Swords in the British Museum, by Victor Harris. Published by Tuttle Publishing, Boston. Stated 2005 first American edition. ...
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Japanese Arms and Armour, Ian Bottomley, Royal Armouries, 2017
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Japanese Arms and Armour, by Ian Bottomley. Royal Armouries Arms and Armour Series. Published by Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, 2017. Third impress...
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Samurai; The World of the Warrior, Stephen Turnbull
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Samurai; The World of the Warrior, by Stephen Turnbull. Published by Osprey Publishing, Botely, Oxford. 4th printing, 2009. First published 2003. A...
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IAI; The Art of Drawing the Sword, Darrell Max Craig
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IAI; The Art of Drawing the Sword, by Darrell Max Craig. Published by Tuttle Publishing, North Clarendon, Vermont, USA. 6th printing, 2016. First p...
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The Samurai Sword; A Handbook, John M. Yumoto
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The Samurai Sword; A Handbook, by John M. Yumoto. Published by Tuttle Publishing, Boston. Printed in Singapore. First published by Tuttle in 1958. ...
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Military Swords of Japan, 1868-1945, Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory, 1993
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Military Swords of Japan, 1868-1945, by Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory. Line Drawings by Richard Fuller. Published by Arms and Armour Press, an imp...
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Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths, From 1868 to the Present, Leon and Hiroko Kapp & Yoshindo Yoshihara, 2013
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Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths, From 1868 to the Present, by Leon and Hiroko Kapp & Yoshindo Yoshihara. Photography by Tom Kishida. Pub...
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Vintage 19th Century Japanese Photo Album with Hand Tinted Albumen Prints, Studio of Kusakabe Kimbei
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Vintage 19th Century Japanese Photo Album with Hand Tinted Albumen Prints, Studio of Kusakabe Kimbei
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19th Century Japanese photo album 日本のビンテージ写真集 A photo album of original albumen prints, hand coloured, of Japanese subjects. Generally with a good ...
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Board of Tourist Industry; Japanese Government Railways; Collection of 4 Tourist Guides; What is Shinto?; Castles in Japan; Japan's Ancient Armour; & Sumo - Japanese Wrestling, 1935-1940
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A set of 4 interesting and attractive Japanese tourist guides, comprising: Tourist Library No. 8; What is Shinto?, by Genchi Kato, 1935, 73pp; Tou...
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Hanging out with the Birds of America
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A Burmese Tragedy
Read nowMy best wishes to the people of Burma right now. The military oppression they are suffering from is beyond all reason, and their treatment by the Junta is inhumane. When I have visited Burma in the past, I have received...