réf. 160153No publication details. No date. A large size Chinese Cultural Revolution papercut on red paper with paper backing featuring Mao Zedong chatting with two peasants at Yan'an communist base. More peasants are working on the farm in the background. In excellent condition text in Chinese upper margin papercut sheet measures 50.5 x 73.1cm. Text upper margin reads "Chairman Mao is at Yang Jia Ling Yan'an./ 1939." The image of Mao in discussion with the peasants is based on an old photo of Mao Zedong and two peasants at Yan'an taken in 1939. Chinese communist party's leaders were based at 杨家岭Yang Jia Ling from 1938 to 1944. . No publication details. unknown
réf. 158683No publication details. No date. A large size Chinese Cultural Revolution papercut on red paper featuring Mao Zedong chatting with two peasants at Yan'an communist controlled base. More peasants are working on the farm in the background. In excellent condition text in Chinese upper margin papercut measures 49.8 x 71.9cm. Text upper margin reads "Chairman Mao is at Yang Jia Ling Yan'an./ 1939." The image of Mao in discussion with the peasants is based on an old photo of Mao Zedong and two peasants at Yan'an taken in 1939. Chinese communist party's leaders were based at 杨家岭Yang Jia Ling from 1938 to 1944. . No publication details. unknown
réf. 157473No publication details. No date. A large size Chinese Cultural Revolution papercut on red paper with paper backing featuring Mao Zedong chatting with two peasants at Yan'an communist base. More peasants are working on the farm in the background. In excellent condition text in Chinese upper margin papercut sheet measures 49.8 x 72.2cm. Text upper margin reads "Chairman Mao is at Yang Jia Ling Yan'an./ 1939." The image of Mao in discussion with the peasants is based on an old photo of Mao Zedong and two peasants at Yan'an taken in 1939. Chinese communist party's leaders were based at 杨家岭Yang Jia Ling from 1938 to 1944. . No publication details. unknown
réf. 158636No publication details. No date recorded. Large size Chinese Cultural Revolution papercut in red with paper backing. The lower section features a portrait of the young Mao Zedong standing sky high with mountains rivers and clouds behind him. Upper section shows a handwritten poem by Mao Zedong in 1934. Excellent condition text in Chinese calligraphy papercut measures 70.4 x 46.7cm. The poem on the papercut translates as: 清平乐·会昌 一九三四年夏 HUICHANG --to the tune of Ching Ping Yueh Summer 1934 东方欲晓, 莫道君行早。 踏遍青山人未老, 风景这边独好。 Soon dawn will break in the east. Do not say "You start too early"; Crossing these blue hills adds nothing to one's years The landscape here is beyond compare. 会昌城外高峰, 颠连直接东溟。 战士指看南粤, 更加郁郁葱葱。 Straight from the walls of Huichang lofty peaks Range after range extend to the eastern seas. Our soldiers point southward to Kwangtung Looming lusher and greener in the distance. translated by 袁水拍 等 Yuan Shuipai and others . No publication details. unknown
réf. 158681No publication details. No date. Large Chinese Cultural Revolution papercut on red paper. This papercut features Red Guards soldiers workers and farmers marching forward to a postive future two people hold a banner showing the name of the committee. The benevolent figure of Mao Zedong waves to all the sun with its rays behind him. Excellent condition blocks of text in Chinese papercut measures 50.4 x 74.5cm. Text in right margin reads "Many congratulations to the founding of the Revolution Committee of Jilin Province./March 6th 1968". Text in left margin reads "China Military China Daily Editorial./The red sun is shining brightly on the Mount Changbai./ March 10th 1968." Mount Changbai is located on between China and North Korea. . No publication details. unknown
réf. 160160No publication details. No date. Late 20th Century. A striking large size Chinese propaganda papercut on red paper. Th image shows one soldier and two civilians each with a very determined look on their faces one is armed with a bayonetanotoher a sickle and a third a copy of Mao's Little Red Book. Crowds in the background also hold high their weapons. In very good condition text in Chinese lower margin and middle section 71.1 x 51.2cm. Lower margin a slogan reads "Everyone one is a soldier". The slogan first used by Mao Zedong in late 1950s to make sure China was in readiness for any anti-aggression war and to raise defence awareness among the civilians. Text on left section reads "Stand in combat readiness./Be prepared against war; be prepared against natural disasters; and do everything for the people." On August 23rd 1965 during the meetings for organising The Third Plan of Five-year Plans of China 1966-1970 Premier Zhou Enlai concluded the important ideas raised by Mao Zedong to three crucial points "Be prepared against war; be prepared against natural disasters; and do everything for the people". The slogan was regarded as one of the most frequent quoted slogans during the Cultural Revolution. Text on right section reads "Down with American Imperialism./Down with Soviet Revisionism." . No publication details. unknown
1935réf. 12702München, Zentralverlag der NSdAP Fritz Eher, 1935. mit vielen seltenen Fotoabbildungen (Bilder und Dokumente aus dem Kampf der Bewegung). (schwarzes) ill. OLn., (Silberprägung), 240 S., Gr.8° (=25 x 18 cm)
1938réf. 14990München, Raumbild-Verlag Otto Schönstein, 1938. 1. Aufl. mit 72 mont. Fotos + mit beilieg. 200 Orig.-fotos in Deckeltaschen. OPbd., 191 (1) S., + Raumbilder, 4° (=30 x 21 cm) [4 Warenabbildungen]
1939réf. 14991München, Raumbild-Verlag Otto Schönstein, 1939. 1. Aufl. mit 12 Kunstdrucktafeln + mit beilieg. 150 Orig.-fotos in Deckeltaschen. OPbd., 120 (1) S., + 12 Tafeln + Raumbilder, 4° (=30 x 21 cm) [4 Warenabbildungen]
1944192 pages including index and an appendix listing contemporary personalities in Japan and Japanese-Occupied Asia. "The present study falls into two sections which are complementary. The first deals with machinery and methods and endeavours to give as full and detailed a survey as is possible of the various government organs directing and controlling political warfare, the structure of the Japanese press, the organisation of Japanese broadcasting, the functioning of censorship, and the extent to which education, science, literature, the arts and the cinema are being employed for purposes of propaganda, both in the Japanese homeland and in the wider area of the conquered empire... The second part deals... with the aims and policies of Japanese propaganda, and attempts to give an outline of the way in which the machinery, sketched in the first part, is being operated." - from introduction. Prior owner's name and pencil erasure atop front endpaper else unmarked. Minor adhesive residue upon back endpaper, possibly from bookplate or pocket removal. Evidence of small sticker removal at base of front board. No library markings per se. Above average wear and soiling to red cloth boards. Spine sunned but its gilt lettering remains legible. Bit of foxing to endpapers. Binding intact. Good working copy. Book
1957Features: Cover photo entitled Propaganda in Peiping [Beijing]; Report on Peiping - Mao's regime stands squarely with Russia against the West, but its methods, says a visitor to China, remain orientally patient; Propaganda in Peiping; Israel's Port of Hope - Elath [Elat] will contribute much toward national self-sufficiency - if the gulf remains open; The Epic of Jamestown - 350th anniversary recalls the tragic but inspiring beginning of our nation; The Moral Issue That Confronts Labor - Some union leaders have come to resemble industry's 'robber barons'; Reports Cards For the Bosses - Large corporations are adopting systematic rating methods to evaluate their executives; Home Sweet (Homemade) Home - article on those who are building their own homes; A Comic Discourses on Comedy - Bert Lahr; President's Unknown Aides - Two pages of photos of some of the President's behind-the-scenes staffers, including safety man James Rowley, personal secretary Ann C. Whitman, recorder Jack Romagna, pilot Lieut. Col. William G. Draper, head gardener Robert M. Redmond, and six others; Clubs for Little Girls to Grow In; Two pages of fashion photos of ladies' 'Pajamas on the Beach'; Summer patio accessories; Photos from the movie "12 Angry Men"; and more. 80 pages. Many fascinating black and white reproductions of photos. Dozens of lovely illustrated ads, some of which are in color. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
191516 pages. Features: Some Open Questions to the American Opponents of Germany; Colonel George Harvey to "My Dear Lord Northcliffe"; Victims of the War - casualty counts from many countries; The Co-Operative Spirit in Germany, by Frank Koester; England violates Chilean Neutrality; Another Campaign of Filth - more fake atrocity stories; The British Black Book, by Rudolph Cronau; English Agents and American Papers, by Dr. Edmund von Mach; President Wilson's Dollar Diplomacy; First in War, First in Peace, Hugo Muensterberg; The War and America - Three Questions for the American People; Austria-Hungary 1914-1915 - a poem by W.P. Trent; News from Germany, by Louis Viereck; Advertising Talk #13; and more. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. A worthy copy. Magazine
1915Pages 213-232 (20 pages in this issue). Features: Who is Using Our Life Insurance Funds? - Wall Street Again Defies the Law in Gambling with the Savings of the American People, by Charles A. Collman; How the Bank Depositors of New York Beat the Loan, by Jeremiah A. O'Leary; General Von Steuben, Washington's Friend and Aid, the German-American Who Helped Make the Republic, by Dr. C.J. Hexamer - with illustrations; Poem by Peter Golden; Secessionist in New England, by Frederick Franklin Schrader; Miss Cavell and Brand Whitlock; England's Darkest Hours; The Men of the Eitel Friedrich; The Pirate Ship "Baralong"; The Recognition of Carranza; How Belgium is Being fed, by Louis Viereck; Financial Forum; War bond ad for the German, Austrian and Hungarian Governments; Interesting ad for the "new trick toy Ding-a-Ling", with proceeds for relief of destitue Germans in Canada; Nice full-page Budweiser ad on back cover features John Hancock; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
1915Pages 253-268 (16 pages in this issue). Features: Repudiating Wilson and Root - Administration Candidate in New York Congressional District Runs 13,000 Votes Behind His Party on Neutrality Issue; The Great News Conspiracy - How Unscrupulous Newspaper Owners, at the Behest of Wall Street, Deliberately Deceived the American People, by Charles A. Collman - includes a lengthy list of pro-Ally fake stories published in the New York Times; How the American Truth Society Defeated President Wilson's Congressional Candidate in New York, by Jeremiah A. O'Leary; Germany Opens Road to Turkey; The Death of Edward L. Pretorius; Austria-Hungary Teaches Mr. Lansing a Lesson; Three books to be read; The Most Hyphenated American - Editorial; Ad for war bonds of the German, Austrian and Hungarian Governments; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
191516 pages. Features: What Count Von Bernstorff Might Reply to Mr. William Jennings Bryan; Prof. Burgess Unmasks Sir Edward Grey; The Military Situation; The German Educational System, by Frank Koester; The Free Sea, by Dr. Edmund von Mach; The Incident of the "Gulflight"; Directors of Death Factories - a partial list of names of directors of American companies profiting by selling armaments to Germany's foes; Wisconsin and the Shipment of Arms - General Pearson seeks to stop the flow of arms; Kuno Meyer and Harvard - Harvard is neutral in the same was as the U.S. is neutral; Pogroms against the Jews in England; The Secret Aim of the British Press Bureau - some would like to see America join the British Empire; Louis Viereck's news from Germany; and more. This publication took Germany's side during WWI. Unmarked with moderate wear. Short openings to several pages at foot of coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
191416 pages. Features: The "Militarism" of Germany - a comparison of military expenditures between the participants; Recent Fiction by Arnold Bennett and others; New York Dailies getting tired of being the victims of the London Censor; When We Needed Prussia - A reminder of our obligations to Emperor William's Ancestor, in the undying words of John Quincy Adams; Germany's Case as Stated by an Eminent American Jurist - Judge Peter S. Grosscup; Poem by George Sylvester Viereck; The Outlook justifies Germany's retributive action in Belgium; Where is the flag of England? - poem by Henry Labouchere; England the Arch Conspirator - important documents reveal secret military convention with Belgium - evidence from Authentic Russian and Belgian Sources; and more. Covers detached and separated. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. This issue noteworthy for the fact that it is one of the first to contain several paying advertisers. Most prior issues had none or very few. Magazine
191416 pages. Features: Steinway Piano ad inside front cover; "We Shall Conquer" - a cabled version of an address to the Reichstag by Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Imperial Chancellor; My Mother's House - a full-page poem by Hanns Heinz Ewers; Secrets of Success of a Great Commercial Nation, by Frank Koester; Cornell Students Found German Club; Sir George Plaish is pleased; How German Sympathizers Voted; Neutrals Waking Up?; The Proteus of War; Dr. Bernhard Dernburg Urges Strict Neutrality; How the American Manufacturer is Affected by War, by Dr. Hugo Schweitzer; Franz von Liszt on the Future of Europe; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
réf. 005286London: H.M.S.O. Single sided lithographic poster approximately 370mm x 490mm in size n.d. c.1943. Very light browning to white border otherwise quite bright and clean. Attractive image of an airman with his finger up to his lips. The designer is seemingly unknown sometimes attributed to Charles John Noke the ceramicist but he was dead by 1941. There was an 'L Noke' listed as an artist who sold work to the War Artist's Advisory Committee but nothing definitive. The IWM have both this and the Australian reprint of this poster printed by McLaren and Co. where the airman is described as being of the Royal Australian Air Force. First Edition. Unbound. Very Good. Illus. by Noke. Elephant Folio. Poster. H.M.S.O. Paperback
1941réf. 1736111941. One of the series of "careless talk" posters produced by the British government during the Second World War. This design was put in public telephone boxes see Hastings and St Leonards Observer 19 July 1941. Offset lithograph 169 x 145 mm. In fine condition. unknown
191885, 16 [ads] pages. Many black and white reproductions of photos. Features: "As I ran for the cliff a shell struck the truck just behind me, blowing it to pieces" - Arthur H. Griswold on the horrors of Gallipoli; Capturing Wild Elephants Alive, by St. Nihal Singh - including *amazing* photos of the Maharajah of Mysore's hunt; Tales of the Service - part VI - my smuggler-catching adventures, by G.W. Hindmarch, a retired customs and excise officer in the Shetland Islands; Behind the Scenes in Russia - part II - Robert Wilton reports on the war in Russia with many excellent photos including a German propaganda sheet (in Russian) which blames England for the war; Queer Fixes - trapped by rattlers, and 'twixt bear and rapids; In Unknown British Guiana - part II - many great photos; The Hold-up at the "Gem" - a tale from Lordsburg, New Mexico; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - part VI, by Fanny Bullock Markman and William Hunter Workman - with many super photos; How "Big Walsh" Held His Own - a mining experience in Bolivia; The Carrier-Pigeon in Wartime - many excellent photos; German Raids on the Cables - the first true account of Germany's daring efforts to cut Britain's underseas cable systems, with photos; The Falling Bucket - adventure involving a Bolivian silver mine; The Quaintest Horse-Race in the World - the annual Palio of Siena, Italy; Amazing photos of Mooseback riding in Rainy Lake, Ontario!. Sewer cleaning with an alligator in Fort Meade, Florida. Wonderful full-page WWI ad by AT&T with caption "How Belgium Stemmed the Tide". Clean, tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this fascinating issue. Book
193960 pages. Features: News digest includes 'a British ministry of propaganda', America's altered mood, free speech in Canada, Moscow bargaining, and from Poland to Rumania; Canada's Prison Shame - intersting article by J. Alex. Edmison includes photos of - the B.C. Penitentiary at New Westminster, youn ladies in the Borstal Institute at Aylesbury, England, Montreal Gaol (Bordeaux Gaol), and members of the Archambault Commission - R.W. Craig, J.L. KKent, Mr. Justice Archambault, J.C. McRuer, and Allan Fraser; Uncle Romeo and the White Pendennings (short story); The Missing Passenger (short story); A Letter to Anne (short story); Samaritan on Wheels - the story of the Empire's greatest philanthropist and leading industrialist William Richard Morris, now Viscount Nuffield - article with photos; Land of Wish-It-Were (verse); If I Die Before I Wake (part 4); Nice one-page ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada features the province of Alberta with map and text; Colgate ad features illustration of the Dionne Quints; Palmolive soap ad features illustration of the faces of the Dionne Quintuplets and (faux) signed photo of Gladys Cooper of 1973 Robson St. in Vancouver; Stewart-Warner radio ad features photos of the 4575, 4351 and 4511 models; When Contagious Diseases Stay Home; Movie news and photos, with brief write-up and photo of Geraldine Fitzgerald, plus additional photos of King Vidor, Alexander Hall, Howard Hawks, Frank Capra, Sam Wood, Jack Conway, Clarence Brown, Frank Borzage, Tod Browning, George Cukor, Victor Fleming and Norman Taurog; Fashion illustrations; Nice half-page two-colour ad for RCA Victor radios shows the A-2, A-1 and A-4; Scales of Fortune (short story); Half-page tourism ad for Italy (unfortunately, many young Canadians would soon be fighting there!); Beauty article; Charis foundations ad features nostalgic photo; Autumn fashion preview; Pickling Made Easier; Quotes of the World; Nice Heinz ketchup ad inside front cover includes photo of restaurant scene; Vintage colour back cover ad for Canadian-grown fruits and vegetables; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
194360 pages. Features: Cover photo of baby gnawing on huge Easter egg; Canadian National - Canadian Pacific ad inside front cover called "War Whoop" shows speeding night train and illustration of native warrier to explain how the night-time whistle of a locomotive means men and materiel are being rushed to the front; News digest discusses German propaganda efforts to incur western suspicion against Russia; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System ad implores long distance users to "Be Brief!", given wartime restrictions on their ability to increase capacity; Editorial comments on support for Russia and the need for those unable to fight in person to contribute financially to the war effort; Brain Waves For Winning the War - photo-illustrated article on technical innovations used in the war effort; Excellent photo-illustrated article on the new Canadian Pacific Airlines includes photos of Stewardess Ethel Hailes, Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon, Grant W.G. McConachie, C.H. Dickins, and veteran parachutist Jack McGovern (at No.l 2 Air Observer School); Earthbound (short story); The Pomander Walk Myster (short story); Alterations (short story); The Royal Engineers - The Army's Pathfinders - nice photo-illustrated article; Sight Unseen (short story); Hollywood news and photos; GM one-page ad highlights their "Victory Service"; One-page Ford ad features illustrations of some of their 1943 military vehicles; The United Service Centre, located in the Eaton Annex, Winnipeg; Centrefold Victory Bonds ad sponsored by the National War Finance Committee illustrates seven Canadians from various walks of life and explains their financial contributions to the war effort; Woodbury Soap ad includes photos of Barbara Sellers of Winnipeg; Woodbury Cold Cream ad includes photo of film star Janet Blair; Food article on "Russia's Nutrition" explains how Russia is tightening its belt to support the Red Army - with photos; Fashion illustrations; Photo-illustrated article on the women of Russia; Quotes from around the world; H.J. Heinz ad inside back cover explains how "To Make Plain Foods Taste Like Banquet Fare"; Fantastic colour-illustrated back cover Coke ad shows soldier proudly walking in great coat, with smaller images of additional members of the military; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
194244 pages. Features: National War Finance Committee ad inside front cover features mature man and woman encourages readers to financially support the war effort; News digest discusses second front difficulties, if Russia were to fall, and the Nazi "Pincers"; Editorial discusses propaganda; I Was Very Happy (short story); Warriors of Hindustan - photo-illustrated article on India and her fighting potential ; Samaritan Seed (short story); Cattle Emperor - photo-illustrated story on Sir Sidney Kidman who built up the world's greatest cattle rance; Johnny for Granted (short story); Camellias... Red and White (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Pepsodent ad features photos of the Brautigam twins, Charlotte and Beverly; Group photo of the Graduates of Alma College, St. Thomas, Ontario at the 1942 Convocation in Garden Theatre; Woodbury soap ad features photos of Miss Margaretta Smith of Vancouver; Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of Rosalind Russell; Back to school hints and recipes; Photo of Mr. John Manooch, 82-year-old pensioner of Christie, Brown and Company; Glamour Girl 1942 - beauty and fashion article; Fashion illustrations; Quotes from around the world; Government of Canada, Income Tax Division, ad inside back cover states "There Will Be Less Money in Pay Envelopes", and explains in detail deductions which will be taken from paycheques; Marboleum Flooring colour ad on back cover shows military airfield; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
194260 pages. Features: Marvelous colour ad for the Banff Springs Hotel inside front cover; Nice Anaconda ad shows factory worker with lunch bucket heading to work beneath caption "Night Fighter"; News digest includes 'Failure of Sir Stafford Cripps', 'India is like old Eire', 'Next step in India', 'Arch-traitor Pierry Laval returns to Vichy'; Trans-Canada Telephone System one-page ad encourages readers to call 'station-to-station' rather than 'person-to-person' to preserve wartime bandwidth; Editorial discusses cutting frills; One-page ad sponsored by Canadian Industry spells out their contribution to the Canadian war effort; Love Comes to the Wedding; Hounds in Harness - great photo-illustrated article explains many uses of dogs for man's service; Green Cedars (short story); The War of Axis Lies - great article on war disinformation, with samples of doctored photos used to mislead viewers; Anything but Backward (short story); The Body in the Box (short story); Motors on the Warpath - photo-illustrated article on General Motors and its huge contribution to Canada's war effort, including photo of General McNaughton inspecting vehicle at Oshawa plant; Great one-page illustrated ad for the Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada shows brave pioneer farmers reaching for their muskets to defend against enemies (whereas current governments would probably refer to such men as terrorists); One-page Westinghouse ad oultines ways to save energy in the home, leaving more for war production; "What's Cookin' in Hollywood' - article with photos of Hedy La Marr, Judy Garland, Ruth Hussey, Tyrone Power and Marsha Hunt cooking in their kitchens; Ads featuring photos of Miss Betty Cordon and Paulette Goddard; Photo and write-up of Rise Stevens; Preparing for Parenthood - article; On the Kitchen Front - article about open air meals, long cool drinks, eggs and what you can do with them, bread, and the roast of the month; Beauty and Fashions article; Canadian General Electric ad features "A Victory Diet"; Quotes from around the world; National War Finance Committee ad for War Savings Stamps inside back cover features lady 'loading a rifle by licking a stamp'; *Sensational* wartime colour Coke ad on back cover shows bottle being held by muscular arm with sleeve rolled up and coveralls; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
1986réf. 904210BG1986. Blattmaß: 81 x 56,5 cm.