Madame Chiang Kai Shek First Lady (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Chinese Orchids by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (First Lady of China - Soong May-ling). Very scarce first edition. Beautifully produced book bound in traditional Japanese style. Thread sewn binding. Silk covers with an exquisite see-through spiral design endpaper. The book is in fine condition - looks unread. Contains 24 prints of her Orchid paintings. Forward page written by her husband Chiang Chung-cheng (Chiang Kai-Shek). Published in Taiwan, 1971. (Taipei) : Zhong yang yue kan she, Minguo 60 (1971). Large folio size book - 432mm high x 268mm wide. The book is contained in an outer folio card cover in very good condition - all intact but a little shelf worn and discoloured with a sticker removal mark on the reverse. Soong May-ling, (or May-ling Soong Chiang) also known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek was a remarkable and important figure in the history of the Republic of China. She was the First Lady of the Republic of China between 1948 and 1975, married to Generalissimo and President Chiang Kai-Shek. She lived from 1898 to 2003. With her first class education in the USA, and with her resultant excellent English she played an important role in political discussions. She was a politician and involved in charitable causes, as well as an accomplished painter in the traditional Chinese style, and after the death of her husband in 1975, moved from Taiwan back to the USA. Around 1988 to 1990 she did return to Taiwan and tried and become involved in politics again, but this time was unsuccessful, and returned to the USA. She was a beautiful and formidable lady, and has even been nicknamed The Last Empress. More photos on request. Extra postage may be payable.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Landscapes, Orchid, Bamboo and Flower Paintings by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (First Lady of China - Soong May-ling). Very scarce first edition. Beautifully produced book bound in traditional Japanese style. Thread sewn binding. Silk covers. The book is contained with a matching silk bound outer folder with 3 sections and bone clasps. The book is in fine condition - looks unread. Contains 24 prints of her paintings produced between 1971 and 1974, most of which have never been published before. Forward page written by Wang Yun-mu, the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the National Palace Museum. Published in Taiwan, 1979. Zhonghua Minguo Taibei : Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan, Minguo 68 (1979). Very large folio size book - 580mm high x 420mm wide. The book and its outer cover are contained in a very large outer folio cardboard cover with a coiled string closure. This is intact but has substantial marking due to water damage (contents inside not affected at all). This is of minor significance as these cardboard outer wraps would often have been discarded in any case. The outer folder measures 580mm high x 420mm wide. Soong May-ling, (or May-ling Soong Chiang) also known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek was a remarkable and important figure in the history of the Republic of China. She was the First Lady of the Republic of China between 1948 and 1975, married to Generalissimo and President Chiang Kai-Shek. She lived from 1898 to 2003. With her first class education in the USA, and with her resultant excellent English she played an important role in political discussions. She was a politician and involved in charitable causes, as well as an accomplished painter in the traditional Chinese style, and after the death of her husband in 1975, moved from Taiwan back to the USA. Around 1988 to 1990 she did return to Taiwan and tried and become involved in politics again, but this time was unsuccessful, and returned to the USA. She was a beautiful and formidable lady, and has even been nicknamed The Last Empress. More photos on request. Extra postage may be payable - a very large book which can only be sent via Courier delivery.

4to. 1 p. On "Headquarters of the Generalissimo" letterhead. Madame Chiang Kai-shek wrote from Nanjing, then the Chinese capital, less than two months before the Nanjing Massacre, in which invading Japanese forces slaughtered Chinese civilians. The massacre was part of the Second Sino-Japanese War the "undeclared war" mentioned in the letter in which Japanese Imperial forces invaded China. The Second Sino-Japanese War is considered to have opened the Pacific Theatre of World War Two. President and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek had mobilized his best troops to defend Shanghai earlier that year and lost. Reluctant to wipe out the rest of his army in a hopeless defense of Nanjing, he withdrew most of his troops before the invasion: "Dear Mr. Yui, I think you are already acquainted with Mr. Kerran, of London, so it is not necessary for me to introduce him to you. Mr. Kerran is very interested in China s case in this undeclared war, and is anxious to get some close up ideas of the endurance of our soldiers in their defense against Japanese invasion. Therefore will you kindly show Mr. Kerran what courtesy you can in assisting him to pay a visit to the front so that he can see with his own eyes what is happening? Whatever you can do for Mr. Kerran will be appreciated. Yours sincerely, Mayling Soong Chiang (Madame Chiang Kai-shek)". The terrific content letter is in good very condition with toning and a mounting strip at the top.