You tong wen ku di 1 ji 幼童文章 第一集 [24 vols]

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You tong wen ku di 1 ji 幼童文章 第一集 [24 vols]
Minguo 民國 23-24 [1934-5]
Shang wu yin shu guan 商務印書館, publisher
Shanghai 上海

24 volumes of children’s books staple-bound approx 18.5 x 13cm published from 1934-5 in China with illustrations and Chinese text throughout. Front wrapper color illustrations are related to the story while the back wrapper sepia tone illustrations are all the same drawing of a group of children and a dog playing outdoors, with a colophon within a box in the center. Each cover also has a title. Interior pages are full color or one- or two-tone throughout. The stories begin on the inside front cover and end on the inside rear cover and there are 18 numbered pages in each. There appear to be multiple artists across the series.

Themes include food, dogs, honey bees and boats while others are fairy tales and cultural stories. Many feature children within the pages and more than one is a serial story across volumes. #112 has lyrics and a musical score. #110 and #111 are parts 3 and 4 of a multiple part story and #120 is the 2nd part of a 2 part story. #106 is a notable issue with its bold, abstract illustrations in color on the topic of paper craft.

Title numbers are 25 (Minguo 24) 幾個偉人 Ji ge wei ren [Several Great Men in China], 45 狗 (M 23) Guo [dogs], 55 (M 24) 蜜蜂 Mi feng [bees], 72 (M 24) 船 Chuan [boats], 80 (M 23) 奇妙的加法 Qi miao de jia fa [addition], 93 (M 24) 我的遊戲 Wo de you xi [play], 100 (M 24) 小園丁Xiao yuan ding [gardening], 106 (M 23) 有趣的剪貼 You qu de jian tie [paper craft], 110 (M 24) 我的歌 Wo de ge [nursery rhyme #3], 111 (M 24) 我的歌 Wo de ge [nursery rhyme #4], 112 (M 23) 幼童新歌曲 You tong xin ge qu [children’s songs #1], 116 (M 23) 姐姐的日記 Jie jie de ri ji [girl’s fictional diary], 120 (M 23) 我的謎語 Wo de mi yu [children’s rhyming riddles #2], 123 (M 24) 好計策 Hao ji ce [fiction], 125, 131(M 23) 阿大尋快樂 Ada xun kuai le [fiction], 139 (M 23) 小豬過橋 Xiao zhu guo qiao [fiction], 169 (M 24) 雁的旅行 Yan de lü xing [geese], 182 (M 23) 王二的元寶 Wang Er de yuan bao [moral tale of wealth], 184 (M 23) 大黑狗 Da hei gou [The Big Black Dog], 186 (M 23)一隻小羊 Yi zhi xiao yang [fiction about a sheep], 194 (M 24) 小牧童 Xiao mu tong [shepherds], 195 (M 24) 兩隻爭鬥的狼 Liang zhi zheng dou de lang [wolves], 196 (M 24) 小鳥大會 Xiao niao da hui [birds].

Toning and chipping to volumes. Good to very good condition. Unusual.

Price: $2,500.00