Illustrated Catalog of Fine Collectibles: Chinese Picture Books (Volumes 4-5)

Author: Li Bin
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book collects 2,372 sets of ancient-themed comic books, 606 sets of modern-themed comic books, 656 sets of foreign-themed comic books, 438 sets of children's-themed comic books, and 156 sets of martial arts-themed comic books, totaling 4,228 sets. All the collections are provided by comic book collectors from Heilongjiang Province, including Li Bin. The book strives to include representative and artistically excellent comic books from these sets. This period was the peak of comic book publication, with both the variety and quantity of comic books reaching their peak. Even collectors' collections could not be entirely complete, which posed certain challenges for the compilers. During the compilation process, we made every effort to include the "main books" from the sets for the reference of collectors of complete sets. It should be noted that in the late 1980s, comic book publication declined, and some publishers did not release all the comic books in the sets, which brought regret to collectors of complete sets. Regarding the theme classification, if some sets have stories ranging from ancient times to modern times, the classification will be based on the larger number of volumes. Additionally, if a set contains both Chinese and foreign parts, the classification will be based on the larger number of volumes in the main part. The collection prices marked in the book are current reference prices, with condition ratings ranging from eight to ten. However, due to factors such as region and edition, there may be some differences.