Description: VIRTUE BY DESIGN: ILLUSTRATED CHINESE CHILDREN'S BOOKS FROM THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. Author: Cohn, Don J. Title: VIRTUE BY DESIGN: ILLUSTRATED CHINESE CHILDREN'S BOOKS FROM THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. Publication: Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 8.25 x 11.5 inches stiff paper wrappers 90 pages ISBN: 0966608437 ISBN: 9780966608434 The Chinese holdings of the Cotsen Children's Library consist of more than 35,000 items from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The collection comprises the entire range of printed matter a child might encounter in his or her daily life. Primers, textbooks, song books, arts and crafts handbooks, dictionaries, supplementary readers, wall posters and slides from the school classroom, comic books, magazines, newspapers, riddle and puzzle books, board games, cigarette cards, and cram-school manuals for extracurricular reading are all part of the library's Chinese collection, as are nursery rhymes, fairy tales, science fiction, and adventure stories for bedtime reading. The collection spans four centuries, from the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) to the post-Cultural-Revolution decades 1977-1999. Virtue By Design concentrates on illustrated books, periodicals, and other printed matter, presenting more than 200 pictures arranged chronologically. The principal criteria for the selection of the pictures are visual interest and the power of the illustration to represent a particular period, ideology, concept, or political movement. These pictures chronicle the history of Chinese society, revealing the values, fashions and tastes of the time. They also provide information about social class, discipline, etiquette, family structure, dress, architecture, and cuisine. One particular aim of the Chinese collection of the Cotsen Childrens Library is to show the impact of politics on childrens books published from the late "Mao Zedong period" (1949-76) to the "Deng Xiaoping period" (1978-present). Both regimes are amply represented in the present book. Virtue By Design is a small showcase of representative Chinese items in the Cotsen Childrens Library. It is hoped that the present volume will highlight the need for a study of the entire range of printed matter produced for Chinese children. Seller ID: 130133 Subject: Children's Books You are buying from Oak Knoll Books, a brick & mortar bookshop specializing in used, rare, antiquarian, and out of print materials regarding the book arts. We are a proud member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America as well as the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. If you are ever in the Delaware area, please visit us in New Castle, DE at Oak Knoll Books. TERMS OF SALE Payment If you win an item in one of our auctions, if your offer has been accepted, or if you have chosen to buy an item now, please make your payment as soon as possible. We will not ship until we receive notice that the buyer has paid for the item. We expect payment within 3 days or reserve the right to cancel the order. Returns and Refunds We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described in our listings. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase for any reason at all or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please contact us, and we will respond promptly. If you are not satisfied for any reason you may return your book for a full refund, and if the error is ours, we will pay return shipping. Shipping Many of our items have free media mail shipping included! For larger, multi-volume sets, the cost is calculated by weight and will vary depending on package weight and buyer location. Please allow up to three business days processing time, although many of our orders require only one day to process and ship. Combined shipping is available for bidders who purchase multiple items. If you have special shipping or handling requests, please notify us before you make your payment. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 31 USD
Location: New Castle, Delaware
End Time: 2025-01-02T09:03:43.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.99 USD
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Author: Cohn, Don J
Publisher: Cotsen Occasional Press
Year Printed: 2000
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: EN
Subject: Children's
