Herinneringen aan Japan, 1850-1870 : foto’s en fotoalbums in Nederlands bezit = “Yomigaeru bakumatsu” by Prentenkabinet van de Rijksuniversiteit Leiden

Herinneringen aan Japan, 1850-1870 : foto’s en fotoalbums in Nederlands bezit = “Yomigaeru bakumatsu” by Prentenkabinet van de Rijksuniversiteit LeidenTitle: Herinneringen aan Japan, 1850-1870 : foto's en fotoalbums in Nederlands bezit = "Yomigaeru bakumatsu"
Author: Prentenkabinet van de Rijksuniversiteit Leiden
Publisher: Staatsuitgeverij, 1987
ISBN: 90-12-054478
Language: Dutch
Illustrations: Black and white pictures
Other: 234 pages, 26 cm by 21 cm, softcover
Topics: Culture, History
ID: B0454

Great collection of pictures from the middle of the 19th century.

Bijuaru Sengoku 1000-nin by Tetsuo Owada

Bijuaru Sengoku 1000-nin by Tetsuo OwadaTitle: Bijuaru Sengoku 1000-nin : Ōnin no Ran kara Ōsakajō Enjō made ransei no dorama o yomu
Author: Tetsuo Owada
Publisher: Sekai Bunkasha, 2009
ISBN: 978-4-418-09201-7 C1021
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures
Other: 351 pages, 26 cm by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: History, Katchū, Paintings
ID: B0423

Book about 1000 historical figures from the Sengoku period. Illustrated, when possible, with remains of castles, paintings of the person and here and there an armor.

Cutting Edge – Japanese Swords in the British Museum by Victor Harris

Cutting Edge – Japanese Swords in the British Museum by Victor HarrisTitle: Cutting Edge - Japanese Swords in the British Museum
Author: Victor Harris
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2005
ISBN: 0-8048-3680-9
Language: English
Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures te pictures
Other: 160 pages, 28.5 cm by 23 cm, hardcover
Topics: History, Nihontō, Paintings, Tōsōgu
ID: B0418

Very nice exhibition catalog from the Keeper Emeritus of the Japanese collections at the British Museum.

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.