gary murtha (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAPERBACK. 1st edition. inscribed, 95pp, quarto. inscribed by Murtha. tight binding, clean throughout, clean wraps with mild wear, Very Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. English text.; Paperback (stapled).; 21.5 x 28 cm.; 0.3 kg.; 80 pages with a few black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior shows edge wear and some wear marks on the front and back cover. Interior with minor signs of wear. Very good condition overall.; "One often sees massive Japanese books overflowing with pictures and signatures of tsuba. Beneath the tsuba is usually a large caption, in Japanese, leading one to wish he could read it and discover all of the knowledge the Japanese have about these artists. Unfortunately, that abundant amount of information usually just states the artist and school before going into a detailed account of that particular objects physical makeup. This is not to say that all books are this way, but the majority rarely go into any detailed information about the schools and artists lives. Fortunately, this is not the case with the few books that have been printed in English. These books have made every attempt to pass along a wealth of information about the artists. The Naunton Collection by Joly, opened up a wealth of information at the turn of the century. Later books by Robinson, Sasano and Torigoe have further expanded eager and grateful collectors knowledge. One would have to spend a great deal of money to purchase all of the books currently on the market. Then becomes the tedious task of making the material fall together, as most only have pieces of information. I have a considerable library of these books. The only real difficulty in using them is in finding something I am looking for because of the massive amount of pages as well as my terrible memory. It is with these thoughts in mind that I decided to compile whatever information I could find into a useful quick reference source. This volume is not the definitive answer to all collectors woes and needs. It does not dwell into the total historical outlook of the tsuba nor does it contain the many thousands of tsuba artists. That information has and will to an extent be brought out by more knowledge-able collectors than myself. However, this volume should prove to be both useful by itself and most assuredly so when used in conjunction with the many other fine books available. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed putting it together for you." introduction.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. SIGNED.156pp. Duodecimo [28.5cm]. Bound in red leatherette. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Light scuffing to foot of boards and spine ends. Bit of moisture damage to rear flap of dust jacket. A very small amount of the paper of the dust jacket has transferred and adhered to the lower corner of the rear board. Mild chipping to the corners of the dust jacket. Signed by the author, with "Best Wishes," on the front free endpaper. An intensive, heavily illustrated reference guide to historic samurai swords.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. pp 125. Original publisher's red textured boards lettered gilt at the spine. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Fine in very good indeed dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 126 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with illustrations throughout. Bound in red hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Lightly worn on the corners. Black dustjacket in very good condition with red and white titles. Worn around the edges with creases and tears. Scuffed and worn. 1ST EDITION. SCARCE. NF/VG Size: 8 1/2 x 11. Book.