An Introduction to Kendo
by LIDSTONE, R. A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Rippleside, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Croydon, Surrey: Judo Limited, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. A neat, very sound copy of this scarce classic on Kendo. Octavo in original publisher's linen cloth with red title to spine and front panel. 140 pages including numerous black & white line drawings and photographs providing clear illustration of technical points discussed in the text, weapons and armour. Appendices; 1. Dai Nihon Teikoku Kata 2. Notes on the Japanese Sword 3. Notes on the Japanese Armour 4. Tamashigiri 5. Seppuku. Glossary. Small bookseller's sticker inside front flap of dustjacket which has light creasing, chips to edges. The scope of the book focuses on the concerns of the samurai; his sword, his armour, seppuku - which, except to an historian or collector, are virtually unknown outside Japan.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sad Paradise Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1708869
- Title
- An Introduction to Kendo
- Author
- LIDSTONE, R. A
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Judo Limited
- Place of Publication
- Croydon, Surrey
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- MARTIAL ARTS JAPAN KENDO SAMURAI ARMOUR SWORDS SEPPUKU
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia Pacific;
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Rippleside, Victoria
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Edges
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