This is the great classic work Coins of Japan, the authoritative source that is cited by everybody else. This book is being reprinted because it is almost impossible to obtain. Many libraries who claim to have it turn out t to have it. There is only one for sale on the Internet. The price is $995 and it will t last long. One reviewer writes: This is the best reference book on Japanese cash coins ever published. Although it has been over 100 years since its publication, thing comes even close to it, t even the works written in Japanese. Munro's book is very readable. This is a tough book to put down once you get into it. I just cant imagine a collector of Japanese cash coins t owning this book.