Books on Samurai Swords at the North Providence Library

The North Providence Library has a collection of essential books on Japanese ("samurai") swords in its collection for collectors and those interested in them and their history. These include:

• The Japanese Sword by Kanzan Sato


• The Craft of the Japanese Sword by Leon & Hiroko Kapp and Yoshindo Yoshihara (a top swordsmith alive and working in Japan today)


• The Samurai Sword by John Yumoto


• The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords by Kokan Nagayama


• Samurai: the Weapons and Spirit of the Japanese Warrior by Clive Sinclair


• Arms and Armor of the Samurai: the History of Weaponry in Ancient Japan by Ian Bottomley and Anthony Hopson.