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1988 · 217269 — Shanghai.: 上海教育出版社. Shanghai Education Publishing House. 1988. Complete set of 18 coloured posters to accompany Volume 7 of the Chinese language course textbook for Year 6 students. Mostly 52.5 x 76.5cm some 38 x 52.5cm. All stamped with the name of a school "Jiading Town Second Central Primary School Materials Room" on reverse. Occasional foxing to reverse pin-tack holes and slight staining to some edges. Upper corners of Number 17 is chipped with some loss and previous cello-tape repairs. Colours in images of all posters are clear and bright and overall in good condition. Brief captions in simplified Chinese characters. The set of posters includes a wide variety of images from Lenin with soldiers to illustrations of animals and from illustrations of stories from the past to one of a modern high rise building. Of particular interest is picture 18 with a three-generation one-child family happily taking delivery of a new fridge in a high rise apartment with children's toys fresh flowers and a large TV all part of the scene. The father is wearing jeans. Overall they provide a picture of modern happy people living in a modern economy with plenty of consumer goods. . 上海教育出版社. [Shanghai Education Publishing House]. unknown