Reddit reviews The Art of Chinese Swordsmanship: A Manual of Taiji Jian
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The single best book is Jiang Huangfu, Iron and Steel Swords of China, Tomorrow Publishing House (2007). In Chinese.
For stuff in English, the best might be some martial arts oriented books that have substantial chapters/sections/info on the swords themselves:
Otherwise, some general books on swords have a chapter on Chinese swords, or include info on them. Often only a few pages.
Also nice, though including lots on other Asian sword, originally published as a book by the Macao Museum of Art, and also available online: History of Steel in Eastern Asia
Edit: An excellent book in English is Yang Hong, Weapons in Ancient China. Not just swords; it covers armour, spears, ge, bows, crossbows, chariots, firearms. Mostly ancient - Song Dynasty stuff starts on pg 260, and there's less than 40 pages to go, much of which discusses firearms. There are various Chinese language books covering ancient weapons as well, but this one is more useful to the English reader.