A MURAMASA BLADE
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A MURAMASA BLADE
A Story of Feudalism in Old Japan
BY LOUIS WERTHEIMBER
“The Sword is the Soul of the Samurai”
BOSTON TICKNOR AND COMPANY 1887
Copyright, 1886, By Louis Wertheimber.
All rights reserved.
University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
TO MY DEARLY BELOVED SISTER EMILIE In Brotherly Affection THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR