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MURAYAMA Tomoyoshi, et. al. SOBIEETO NO TOMO 5 Issues and membership card. Tokyo: Sobieeto no Tomo no Kai, Vol.1, #1, #2; Vol.2, #7, #8 & #11. Pictorial (photographic) wrappers. 30.2 x 22.5 cm. Very unusual and iinteresting propaganda magazibne on Soviet life, full of photos of Soviet workers, athletes, crowd scenes, children, etc., etc. - all quite manifestly happy. Comrade Stalin smoking his pipe is a visual motif. Very sophisticated layout and typography, as is the use of photography, as well. Murayama created the covers of the first two issues and his influence is obvious visually throughout, but, since he was arrested in April 1932, he has no direct input into the three other issues we have here. Besdies the magazine itself, there was an association of like-minded "FRIENDS OF THE SOVIETS" [SOBIEETO NO TOMO NO KAI] and we include here the membership card in that association of Katayama Toshihiko (1898-1961), a painter, poet and pedagogue of some renown. In good condition overall, and including some newspaper clippings on the Left during the period, as well., Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of MURAYAMA Tomoyoshi, et. al : SOBIEETO NO TOMO 5 Issues and membership card. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, first editions, libri antichi, livres illustrées and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |