JF Ptak Science Books
By Donald of China
[(DONALD, W(illiam) H(enry)] The subjoined letter written by Mr. W.H.Donald, Confidential Advisor to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, gives a detailed account of the present situation in China. It has been received by H.J. Timperley from Chungking...
No place of publication, and not dated (though internally it is dated 1938 and has references to a peaceful 1939 in the text). In pencil the back of the first leaf is annotated "Transferred from the Librarian's Office, May 15, 1932"; Small stamp on front cover from the Library of Congress (Archibald MacLeish); deaccession stamp on rear cover from the L.C.
11x8" leaves, offset printed, staple bound at left side, 44pp. No copies located in WorldCat. Nice copy, somewhat dusty. SOLD
Japanese Propaganda in the War with China
Presenting Japan's Side of the Case, published by the Japanese Association in China, Shanghai, 1931. 77pp. Printed wrappers. Small stamp on front cover from the Library of Congress; deaccession stamp on rear cover from the L.C. Very good copy. SOLD
Two Items from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in NYC
(1) Background of the Manchurian Trouble, 1929, 32pp. (2) The Sino-Japanese Crisis, 1937, 58pp. Both 7.5x5", original wrappers. Small stamp on front cover from the Library of Congress; deaccession stamp on rear cover from the L.C. Very good copy. SOLD
Severe Illustrations of Terror
Sack of Manila. Published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1945. 9x6", 29pp. Original wrappers. Fine copy. Numerous copies located by WorldCat, though I cannot find any copies for sale, presently.SOLD
- This is a very unusual federal publication, given the material, and the illustrations--of the 30 photographs in this pamphlet, fully 27 of them depict graphic, brutal, and horrendous scenes of Japanese cruelty to citizens of Manila. Gruesome, and powerful, offhand I can think of no other example like this coming from the government press before 1950 (excluding reports on the atomic bomb).
Japanese Anti-Chinese Propaganda
The Sino-Japanese Conflict, a Short Survey. Published by the Foreign Affairs Association of Japan. "Printed in Japan", October 26, 1937. 8x5", 2 photographic plates, 10pp, (2). Original wrappers. Provenance: Department of Justice library, via the Library of Congress. SOLD
- The first photo illustration is an unusual view of Lukouchiao (Marco Polo) Bridge, showing many laboring peasants. Another is a view of "Nanking's Boy Scouts" taking a pledge of allegiance against Japan, exhibited as proof of Chinese xenophobia.
1919 Philadelphia Korean Congress & the Society for the Relief of Persecuted Korean Christians
The Object of the League of the Friends of Korea. Single sheet printed on one side only (below), accompanied by another sheet, again printed on one side, "Japanese Crucify the Korean Christians Because They Want to be Free from the Japanese Domination", again, printed on one side only (also illustrated below). Both with old folds, somewhat tatty. That said, these are quite uncommon. The first document is hand-annotated on the reverse "Mrs. H.J.(?) Highton (?) King, July 21, '19", which would place this publication at about a month following the Friends of Korea founding in Philadelphia in June 1919. Provenance, the Library of Congress. WorldCat locates zero copies. SOLD
- See: Asian Diasporas: New Formations, New Conceptions, edited by Rhacel S. Parreñas and Lok C. D. pp 213.
"The main goal of the 1919 Philadelphia Korean Congress was to energize the Korean diaspora community in America and to mobilize American support for the Korean independence movement. The organizers of the meeting knew that they needed to win quickly the battle for the hearts and minds of Americans. That the gathering was held in Philadelphia was no coincidence, as conference leaders recognized the city as the “cradle of liberty.” After the sessions, they even went to see the signed Declaration of Independence"--Boston University, http://www.bu.edu/cgcm/research/korean-diaspora-project/issues/korean-independence/
Sale of War Materials by the United States to Japan, First Eleven Months, January-November, 1938, Compared with Corresponding Period, 1937. "Issued as a Special Bulletin by the Chinese Council for Economic Research", issued February 20, 1939, and published in Washngton D.C. 11x8, 4pp, plus two folding tables. ALSO: another version of this work, same pagination, same folding tables, though the text varies somewhat. Both offset printed. From the Library of Congress Pamphlet Collection. SOLD
Japanese Propaganda on the War With China
Why Has the Chinese Incident Taken Place? Published by the Foreign Trade Association of Yokohama, "Foundational Juridicial Person". 10x7.5", 7pp. No indication of publication date though there is a notice in pencil on the back of the title page when the document was sent to the Library of Congress as it was given by the association on May 13, 1938. Fair condition. WorldCat finds 1 listing (NYPL) SOLD
This is an extended appeasement in extremis, beginning with the title, which calls the Japanese war against China (already years underway) an "incident". The main thrust of the argument is that "greedy" Chinese politicians have constructed an "imaginary" enemy in Japan in order to unify their country. And then it goes downhill from there. The Japanese among other things was "endeavoring to develop China in various branches of civilization and economic industries, thereby extending the bounty f modern civilization to the masses". Them there is the "fighting Communism part that comes into play in the next very long paragraph.
It is quite a feat of propagandistic engineering
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