Rare Old Notebook Revolutionary Unity, China Cultural Revolutionary Period 1970s For Sale

Rare Old Notebook as a personal gift in China Cultural Revolutionary Period, estimate 1970s from a student to his / her teacher in primary school. Full of childhood memories !!!!!!

This notebook contains no substantial written content, yet it is filled with handmade paper-cut illustrations—all cut out from a hand-drawn comic series, The Complete Story of Yue Fei — Tales of Yue Fei. These unique black-and-white hand-drawn figures, including but not limited to scenes of Jin–Song battlefield clashes, are vividly arranged page after page, bringing the stories to life with remarkable expressiveness and charm. They seem to speak to us today about the growing environment and childhood memories of children in the late 1970s.

This notebook was clearly a graduation gift from a primary school student named Xu Shengyu to Teacher Zhang. Beneath the quotation from Chairman Mao on the front cover, there is a short dedication written by the giver: "To Teacher Zhang as a memento, from your student Xu Shengyu."

Beyond the abundant comic illustrations, it also reveals how much children back then loved collecting picture-story books. Due to the social conditions and family financial constraints of the time, many students simply could not afford every comic book they wanted. For most children, a good little storybook was something they dreamed of owning—some comics were even passed around from classmate to classmate. So whenever a child got hold of a book they truly wanted, they would treasure it like a precious gem. Some would copy the drawings, while others would cut out their favorite characters and paste them into scrapbooks. Some children even spent several years putting together a single beloved scrapbook collection! The giver of this notebook surely belonged to that very group……!!!!!!

Finally, a word on how this notebook came into my possession. I personally believe the most likely scenario is that after the recipient passed away, their descendants, while sorting through the belongings, sold it off without realizing its significance—which is almost certainly the only plausible explanation. For the recipient, this notebook likely carried the warmth of a teacher–student bond and the camaraderie of shared experience. For the giver, it may have represented respect for a teacher, or perhaps a vessel of childhood memories. Sadly, with the passage of time, these sentiments and recollections have gradually faded from view, becoming secrets sealed away in the timeline of history.

Don't miss this if you appreciate objects rich with meaning—this is the real deal !!!!!!