Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0710087373 ISBN 13: 9780710087379
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition in English. Translation into English of Kammer's German version of Shissai's 1729 text on swordsmanship and the sword in Japanese culture, literally 'Discourse on the Art of Mountain Demons'; Kammer's book includes his historical & philosophical commentary. The translator from the German, Betty Fitgerald, has intended to present Kammer's work as correctly as possible in English. First edition in English. Brown hardcover, gilt titling. Light wear to book & jacket, hint of spine fade; near fine. Text clean; xvii, blank, 118 pages; bibliography, notes, appendices on Japanese names for and important schools of swordsmanship, a few illustrations from old Japanese sources, prefaces from translator & Kammer.