Japanese Swordsmiths 1868 to 1945 Book VGC Rare 1st Ed

Rare 1st edition book by John Scott Slough dicussing modern Japanese swordsmiths from 1868-1945. It was printed in 2001 and limited to 1000 copies. It is a soft bound copy with 272 pages. This is an extremely important book to own if you are a collector of Japanese swords, etc. from the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods and the period of WW II. This is a hard book to find. This is a nice used copy and would be a nice addition to someone’s library.