CHAIRMAN MAO BADGES: Symbols And Slogans Of The Cultural Revolution.
WANG, Helen.
Verkäufer RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 19. Juni 1997
Verkäufer RARE ORIENTAL BOOK CO., ABAA, ILAB, Aptos, CA, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 19. Juni 1997
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London 2008, British Museum.Stiff pictorial wrs.,NEW UNUSED, color illustrated, large format 21 x 29.5 cm., English and Chinese character text, excellent reference, 207p., contents are pristine. * * FIRST & ONLY EDITION * * *** *** *** . . . THE ONE AND ONLY COMPREHENSIVE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG . . . OF 350 CHAIRMAN MAO BADGES, IN FULL COLOR . . * A valuable color illustrated reference, with useful details and descriptions, to some 350 Mao badges. Each item is photographed front & back, with commentary on the subject, picture, details of the design, meaning, Chinese & Pinyin titles & date information. Making every badge meaningful with lots of informative information, and a great reference source. Large format with profuse illustrations, highly useful referece and resource. . * Millions of Chairman Mao badges were produced during China's Cultural Revolution, and were worn by almost all Chinese people, from Premier Zhou Enlai down to the smallest child. Made in a wide variety of materials such as aluminum, plastic, bamboo, porcelain, gold, silver, copper, iron and lead, and with an extensive range of shapes, sizes and designs, they immediately became collectors' items. . * In China today serious collections start at 10,000 different Mao badges. This catalogue starts with the modest collection of 350 Mao badges at the British Museum. It is the first serious catalogue of its kind in a Western language. While Chinese catalogues assume an extensive prior knowledge of Chinese revolutionary history, this new English catalogue is designed for the beginner and specialist alike, giving Chinese characters and Pinyin, with English translations, plus glossaries of the symbolic imagery and inscriptions found on the badges. . *** ILLUSTRATIONS: This work illustrated hundreds of examples, showing the front and backs of each badge, with additional details. Superbly done ! . * The book is now out-of-print, published in a small printing. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 33021501
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