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Chinese Communist Leadership and Global Diplomacy: Mao Zedong Press Photograph Archive, 1949-1972 by China Mao Zedong

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Title: Chinese Communist Leadership and Global Diplomacy: Mao Zedong Press Photograph Archive, 1949-1972
Author: China Mao Zedong
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1949. Unidentified press photographers, Mao Zedong photograph archive, 1949-1972, documents Chinese Communist Party leadership and international diplomatic engagement during the consolidation and global positioning of the People's Republic of China, supporting research into Cold War political culture, state media practices, and representations of authority. The group includes images spanning from the founding period of the People's Republic through the Cultural Revolution and into the early 1970s diplomatic realignments, providing visual evidence of how Mao's image circulated through press networks. The material captures both staged political encounters and informal moments, including early association with Soviet leadership and later interactions with foreign dignitaries, establishing a longitudinal record of leadership imagery across shifting geopolitical contexts. Eight press photographs, primarily silver gelatin prints, ranging in size from approximately 3 x 3.75 inches to 8 x 11 inches, originating from a press archive and bearing evidence of editorial handling. Seven photographs appear to be period press prints, with two later reprints. The earliest image shows Mao Zedong seated beside Joseph Stalin during Stalin's seventieth birthday celebration in 1949, with areas of the image shaded by hand for publication emphasis. A 1966 photograph depicts Mao seated indoors reading a newspaper and smoking, presenting a controlled but informal representation of leadership. Another image from the same year shows Mao standing at a railing beside Lin Biao, suggesting a public appearance or review setting. Later photographs include Mao in the presence of two Black women during a diplomatic encounter, likely connected to outreach toward African nations, as well as two 1972 images showing meetings with Asian prime ministers at Zhongnanhai, the central leadership compound in Beijing. The photographs consistently show formal staging, grouped delegations, and controlled environments typical of state-mediated press imagery. Produced and circulated during a period that includes the Sino-Soviet alliance, the Cultural Revolution, and early 1970s diplomatic outreach, the archive provides insight into how Mao's image functioned within both domestic propaganda and international political communication. The inclusion of figures such as Stalin and Lin Biao situates the material within key moments of alliance and internal fracture, while the presence of African and Asian representatives reflects China's engagement with postcolonial states. Minor handling wear consistent with press use, including editorial markings and light surface wear; prints remain clear with strong tonal range. Overall in very good condition.

Los Caprichos: Coleccion de 84 Estampas en las Que Se Fustigan Errores y Vicios Humanos by Casariego, Rafael

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Title: Los Caprichos: Coleccion de 84 Estampas en las Que Se Fustigan Errores y Vicios Humanos
Author: Casariego, Rafael
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG: Wear to the boards. Rubbing to the top right corner of the front cover. Rubbing to the top left corner of the back cover. Pr
Description: Madrid, 1961. Hardcover. VG: Wear to the boards. Rubbing to the top right corner of the front cover. Rubbing to the top left corner of the back cover. Previous owner's name in ink on the front free end page. Beautiful interior, with clean pages and solid binding. Dark text and illustrations.. A brick-red casebound book with gilt text on the spine. Gilt text and design on the front cover. 160 pages; 84 black-and-white plates. Numbered 86, 'numerados a la prensa del 1 al 295.'.

EYE OF CAT by Zelazny, Roger

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Title: EYE OF CAT
Author: Zelazny, Roger
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description: EYE OF CAT, Timescape / Simon & Schuster, 1982, first edition, fine in wraps. Uncorrected proof. Previously the copy of Tom Disch sent to him by a sales manager of the publisher as noted on the business card laid in.

Du Pont: One Hundred and Forty Years by DUTTON, William S.

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Title: Du Pont: One Hundred and Forty Years
Author: DUTTON, William S.
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. Hardcover. Fine. Third printing. Small quarto. 408pp. Spine and topstain lightly sunned, else a fine copy, lacking the dust jacket.

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