Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps by Hillsborough, Romulus - 2005

Rutland, VT: Tuttle Publishing. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 0804836272 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; B&W Illustrations; 230 pages .

Tuttle Publishing, 2005-09-15. 1. hardcover. Used: Good.

Tuttle Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 0804836272 . First edition. Page 9 has a fold crease. Otherwise in VG+ overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No major blemishes. No writing. .

Tokyo and North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing. NF/NF. 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0804836272 . Slight rubbing to back cover of book ; Otherwise fine. Dustjacket in protective mylar cover ; 230 p.; Signed by Author .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Tuttle Publishing, 2005-09-15. 1. hardcover. Used:Good.

Tuttle Publishing, 2005-09-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

2005. Tokyo, Rutland (Vermont), Singapore, Tuttle Publishing, 2005. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. XXV, 230 pages. Illustrated with four black-and-white photographs and four maps. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Dustjacket illustrated with photograph of miniature Shinsengumi Banner. Cover image of Samurai courtesy of Masataka Kojima. Cover design by Horuga Yakobusu. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. An account of the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan for over two and a half centuries, and the resulting civil war and reign of terror by the samurai. The streets of the capital, Kyoto, was transformed into 'a sea of blood' and a band of expert swordsmen was formed - the Shinsengumi ('Newly Selected Corps) - to counter the enemies of the Shogun. With unrestrained brutality the Shinsengumi became the shogun's most dreaded security force. This vivid historical narrative includes an Author's Note and a Note on Japanese pronunciation with chapers including: Historical… Read More