Title: Japanese Armour - An Illustrated Guide to the Work of Myōchin and Saotome Families from the 15th to the 20th Century Author: John L. Anderson Publisher: Arms and Armour Press, 1968 Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 84 pages, 22 cm by 14.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0467
The classic work of John Anderson with many pieces of his then amazing collection.
Title: Nihon no katchū Author: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyūkai Publisher: Tokuma Shoten, 1963 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures, few color pictures, line drawings Other: 321 pages, 17.5 cm by 11 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō ID: B0451
Title: Zukai Nihon katchū jiten Author: Yoshihiko Sasama Publisher: Yûzan Kakushuppan Co., 1973 ISBN: 4-639-00779-5 C2572 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures, some color illustrations Other: 299 pages, 22 cm by 16 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0433
Armor encyclopedia with many black and white pictures, some line drawings (and a handful color illustrations).
Title: Toraba Collection - Gusoku Series Volume I - A Detailed Study of Tokugawa Clan & Bakufu Daimyō Samurai Armour Sets Author: Trevor Absolon Publisher: Toraba Samurai Art, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-9867615-1-5 Language: English Illustrations: Color Pictures Other: 112 pages, 28 cm by 21.5 cm, softcover Topics:Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō ID: B0421
Detailed description with many pictures of two high-end armors that were in the (sales) collection of the author. Until now, only volume 1 has been published.