A Book of Five Swords and a Scroll

This book is a primer for the person who may have a passing interest in Japanese Swords but do not know where to start. But; there are those that look beyond the blade to what it may have meant to those who carried them. It revolves around five swords and a hanging scroll that came to the United States about 1946. These swords date from 1400 to Jan 1944. A sixth sword given to a Marine Defender of Wake Island by the C.O. of a Japanese POW camp. Three of these swords have original short stories that focus on these swords. The scroll is a painting of a samurai sitting beneath a Cherry tree with writing materials. The Bookhas 144 pages richly illustrated with about 110 photos & Care and Cleaning of Japanese Swords. <b>This version of the book is in Color.</b>