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Book Review: One hundred masterpieces from the collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton by Sebastian Izzard (ed.)

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Book Review: One hundred masterpieces from the collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton by Sebastian Izzard (ed.)Title: One hundred masterpieces from the collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton
Author: Sebastian Izzard
Publisher: Christie Manson & Woods International Inc., 1992
ISBN: 1-880907-00-3
Language: English
Illustrations: Color and Black and white pictures
Other: 321 pages, 37 cm by 26.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0020

Gorgeous book about what was considered the best western collection of swords in the west, before it was auctioned after the death of Mr. Compton. Beautiful photography. Also worthwhile are the three auction catalogs and a book about an exhibition of part of the collection.