劍膽詩心 / The mind of Chinese sword

by Tianyang Chen

$75 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Shalu, Taiwan: Qingyun Sword Art Folk Art Museum, 1993. First edition, large 8vo, pp. 71, 1 ; text in Traditional Chinese and English; color illustrations throughout; pictorial paper wrappers; owner's stamp of Donald Y. W. Cheng on fore-edge, else fine. A catalog of swords forged by Chen and essays by him on his philosophy and background. Chen 1940-2011 was a celebrated swordsmith whose work was inspired by the ancient stories and epics of Chinese history.

• Binding: Wrappers

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