178pp, extensively illustrated in black and white. In laminated card covers (worn and a little soiled, some flat creasing, rubbed on corners and at places on edges). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight although pages show some mild signs of compression warping. 4to. A guide and manual to the practice of Kendo, a distinctively Japanese physical-cultural regimen, originally intended for distribution among members of the All Japan Kendo Federation only.