Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi no tōken to katchū by Iten Iida

Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi no tōken to katchū by Iten IidaTitle: Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi no tōken to katchū
Author: Iten Iida
Publisher: Miyaobi Shuppansha, 2013
ISBN: 978-4-86366-096-0
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 277 pages, 21.5 cm by 15.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Nihontō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0449

Great overview of some of the arms and armors related to Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Samurai the warrior class of Japan by Barry Till

Samurai the warrior class of Japan by Barry TillTitle: Samurai the warrior class of Japan
Author: Barry Till
Publisher: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2003
ISBN: 0-88885-212-6
Language: English and French
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 96 pages, 23 cm by 15 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Nihontō, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0441

Nice catalog (and general introductory text) of an exhibition that was held in 2003 at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canada.

E de miru jidai kōshō hyakka. [3], Yari, yoroi, gusoku hen by Yumio Nawa

E de miru jidai kōshō hyakka. [3], Yari, yoroi, gusoku hen by Yumio NawaTitle: E de miru jidai kōshō hyakka. [3], Yari, yoroi, gusoku hen
Author: Yumio Nawa
Publisher: Shin Jinbutsu Ōraisha, 1988
ISBN: 4-404-01555-0 C0021
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white drawings.
Other: 241 pages, 22 cm by 16 cm, hardcover
Topics: Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū
ID: B0440

Nice overview in simple drawings of arms and armor used by the samurai. The writer was a member of the NKBKHK.

Uesugi Kenshin, Kagekatsu to kachū no busō by Masao Takemura

Uesugi Kenshin, Kagekatsu to kachū no busō by Masao TakemuraTitle: Uesugi Kenshin, Kagekatsu to kachū no busō
Author: Masao Takemura
Publisher: Miyaobi Shuppansha, 2010
ISBN: 978-4-86366-056-4
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 424 pages, 22 cm by 16 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu, Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0437

Very detailed book from Masao Takemura (one of the directors of the NKBKHK) about the arms and armors of the Uesugi clan.

Tōsei gusoku no kabuto no tatemono : sono dezain to kinō by Teruo Doi

Tōsei gusoku no kabuto no tatemono : sono dezain to kinō by Teruo DoiTitle: Tōsei gusoku no kabuto no tatemono : sono dezain to kinō
Author: Teruo Doi
Publisher: Yūzankaku, 2007
ISBN: 978-4-639-01984-8
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 329 pages, 12.5 cm by 16 cm, hardcover
Topics: Bugu, Documents, Kabuto, Katchū
ID: B0426

This is as far as I know the only book specific about maedate. Professor Doi worked at Wased university and was member of the NKBKHK.

Toraba Collection – Gusoku Series Volume I – A Detailed Study of Tokugawa Clan & Bakufu Daimyō Samurai Armour Sets by Trevor Absolon

Toraba Collection – Gusoku Series Volume I – A Detailed Study of Tokugawa Clan & Bakufu Daimyō Samurai Armour Sets by Trevor AbsolonTitle: 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.

Arms and Armour of the Samurai by Ian Bottomley, Anthony (Jock) Hopson

Arms and Armour of the Samurai by Ian Bottomley, Anthony (Jock) HopsonTitle: Arms and Armour of the Samurai
Author: Ian Bottomley, Anthony (Jock) Hopson
Publisher: Defoe Publishing, 1988
ISBN: 1-870-98105-7
Language: English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 192 pages, 31 cm by 23.5 cm, hardcover
Topics: Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Documents, History, Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Nihontō, Paintings, Samurai, Sōmen, Teppō, Tōsōgu
ID: B0415

This is probably THE book that started the Japanese armor passion for most Western collectors.