A MURAMASA BLADE
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