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Yanjie / 顏姐: Combing For Ice And Jade, Kurt Tong, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Yanjie / 顏姐: Combing For Ice And Jade, Kurt Tong, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Photography
246 unnumbered pages : color illustrations (some folded). 1st edition. Combing for Ice and Jade is a love note from Kurt Tong to his nanny, who was one of the last remaining self combed women left in China. An early form of Feminism, the comb up ceremony granted women great autonomy at a great cost. Kurt Tong has worked closely with his nanny over a period of nearly 7 years. Having only 8 photographs of herself, the book is an exploration of her extraordinary life. Her story is slowly revealed through the book, combined with Kurts family archive, found photographs …
Naughty Bits, No. 27, Roberta Gregory, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Naughty Bits, No. 27, Roberta Gregory, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
Volumes : illustrations. Two no. a year, March-July 2004. Frequency varies, March 1991-July 2003. Publication dates: No. 1 (Mar. 1991) - #40 (July 2004). Title from indicia. "Mature Readers" #40 (July 2004). Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has nos. 26 (June 1998), 27 (Oct. 1998). The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Naughty Bits, No. 26, Roberta Gregory, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Naughty Bits, No. 26, Roberta Gregory, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Underground Comix
Volumes : illustrations. Two no. a year, March-July 2004. Frequency varies, March 1991-July 2003. Publication dates: No. 1 (Mar. 1991) - #40 (July 2004). Title from indicia. "Mature Readers" #40 (July 2004). Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has nos. 26 (June 1998), 27 (Oct. 1998). The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.
Women And Work, Gertrude Rosenblum Williams, Isotype Institute, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Women And Work, Gertrude Rosenblum Williams, Isotype Institute, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Graphic Design
128 pages : illustrations (some color, including maps) ; 22 cm. Series: The new democracy "Designed and produced by Adprint Ltd London ; Copyright 1945 by Adprint Ltd London ..."--title page verso. "First published by Nicholson & Watson in association with Wells Gardner Darton & Co Ltd, London, 1945"--title page verso. Contents: The scope of women's work. The wartime revolution -- The rise of the "dependent" family -- The effect of marriage -- Law and custom -- The work women do. Changes in numbers and jobs -- The middle-class woman -- Woman's dual role. Differences in pay -- Do women …