HO CHI MINH C. David Thomas

Pacific Bridge Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Gallery

 

This book contains 110 pages (55 text pages and 55 image pages) and is printed in a limited edition of one hundred with ten artist's proofs. Each book is numbered and signed by C. David Thomas and Charles Fenn. The books are printed on Vietnamese Do (mulberry) paper hand made in Dong O Village in northern Vietnam. The text pages have been varnished. The images are printed from a Hewlett Packard DeskJet 970Cse using archival ink. The text is printed by letterpress in Monotype Bembo by Wolfe Editions in Portland, Maine. Each book is presented in a handmade lacquer box made by craftsmakers in the Hanoi area. The lacquer box is contained in a handmade silk slip cover also custom made in Vietnam.

The book contains five parts:

* images of Ho Chi Minh and his life and times,

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 a fictional diary of Ho Chi Min's written by Mr. Charles Fenn. Mr. Fenn both knew and worked with Ho during WW II but also wrote one of the best biographies about Ho in 1973. Mr. Fenn has also written factual information about Ho's life and times for this book.
* factual information about Ho's life and times,
* poetry and writings by Ho Chi Minh,

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 never before printed personal stories about Ho as told by those who knew him best, including two by his closest friends.

 

The primary purpose of this book is to give the reader and viewer a sketch of Ho Chi Minh's world. From growing up under French occupation of Vietnam to WW II and the Communist Revolution, how his immediate environment and world events shaped his thinking. Why and how he chose the path he took. And to question nearly everything you know about this extraordinary man and his times.

The pre-release price for this book is $2,000.00. This price is only guaranteed until the official release date of the book on Ho Chi Minh's 110 birthday on May 19, 2000. Only twenty-five copies will be guaranteed at this price.

Inquiries can be made to:

Pacific Bridge Contemporary Southeast Asian Art

95 Linden Street #6, Oakland, CA 94607 USA

Tel. (1) (510) 451-8840 Fax (1) (510) 451-8806

email pacificbridge@asianartnow.com

 


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