Search Results: China from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Photographic Image. Good. Hardcover. Album with 28 photos glued on pages. It is pre-1941 and the main actors- Dad & Min- get married and honeymoon in Hong Kong, Shanghai, & Hang Chow- this is China prior to 1941. Then we skip 20 years and we have 3 photos of Dad and family in 1962 Vancouver[where the album was found]. Most of the photos are labeled with subject and location. The pages have been repaired somewhat and a new front cover has been added. Approx. 7x10 inches. Domestic s/h $15 .

Poster. Very Good. No Binding. The Cultural Revolution which took place between circa1966 and 1976 was a social/ political movement. Mao Tse Tung, then Chairman of the ruling Communist Party started this movement to reinforce strict communist dogma. Capitalism and traditional Chinese culture were to be obliterated. Big-character posters were used to denounce people as opponents of the Revolution. Red Guards (pupils and students who swear loyalty to Mao and his Little Red Book) destroy anything that is branded 'old' and eliminate people considered 'rightists'. The posters also were part of the campaign to respond to particular issues as they arose locally or nationally. The Cultural Revolution plunges China into turmoil and internal strife; the country is in chaos, but the posters only show enthusiasm. Approx. 20x30 inches, vintage poster post 1979..

Poster. Good. No Binding. When the Communist Party took power in 1949 they retained changes previously made to the Chinese language to simplify, standardize, and create a common usage throughout China .  This ideogram chart was published by Beijing c1963.  It is folded accordion style- it opens to 100 inches, & 10 inches high. Folded, it's 10"x5" & has 20 folds. Nice condition..