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07/10/2024

The illustrated history of Vietnam by Đông A

Overview
"The illustrated history of Vietnam" by Đông A offers a comprehensive overview of the nation's history, from the emergence of its earliest inhabitants to its transformation into a modern state. The book also delves into the layers of Vietnamese culture, tracing its origins from the Stone and Metal Ages to the formation of its unique identity during the Lý and Trần dynasties. This cultural heritage has continued to evolve and enrich throughout subsequent periods.
The book features accounts of famous battles and renowned historical figures, providing insights into the pivotal turning points in Vietnam's history. In addition to Vietnam's historical trajectory, each section includes a concise overview of contemporary China and the Western world, allowing readers to gain a broader perspective of the global context and develop a deeper understanding of their country's history.

Organized into 14 main parts, the book covers:

Part 1: Prehistory and Legends
Part 2: Resistance against Northern Domination
Part 3: Ngô, Đinh, and Anterior Lê Dynasties
Part 4: Lý Dynasty
Part 5: Trần Dynasty
Part 6: Hồ Dynasty and Ming Domination
Part 7: Posterior Lê Dynasty
Part 8: Mạc Dynasty
Part 9: Restored Lê Dynasty and the Nguyễn Lords
Part 10: Tây Sơn Dynasty
Part 11: Early Nguyễn Dynasty
Part 12: Resistance against the French Colonization
Part 13: Independence, Reunification, and Development
Part 14: A Thousand Years of Civilization

Rich Illustrations
A substantial portion of "The illustrated history of Vietnam" is dedicated to a vast and diverse collection of images and artifacts from various historical periods, sourced from domestic and international museums, and private collections. Historical sites, pagodas, temples, and statues associated with renowned historical figures are also featured in the book, complementing the written content with vivid visuals. The book contains nearly 2,000 images and maps.

Editorial Team and Content Advisors
The editorial team comprises editors and contributors with experience in publishing and history. The content advisory board consists of experts from various fields. In the field of history, the book has been reviewed and edited by Dr. Trần Đức Cường - President of the Vietnam Association of Historical Sciences; Dr. Trần Trọng Dương; Dr. Nguyễn Đình Chiến - former Vice-Director of the Vietnam National Museum of History; Dr. Nguyễn Việt; and Dr. Nguyễn Thị Hậu… The book has also benefited from the input and additions of many researchers, collectors, artists, and translators.

The book is published in hardcover with a dust jacket and printed in full color on 115 gsm coated paper. The book has 660 pages and measures 25 x 30 cm.

29/09/2024

"The illustrated history of Vietnam" on VTV News - 27-09-2024 - VTV4

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Đông A editions and bindery continues to be the leading Vietnamese publisher providing high quality, exclusive, and limited editions combining worldwide literature, bindery, and art to art and book lover community throughout the world.

07/08/2024

🔰 The Brothers Karamazov I Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Đông A editions and bindery continues to be the leading Vietnamese publisher providing high quality, exclusive, and limited editions combining worldwide literature, bindery, and art to art and book lover community throughout the world.

24/05/2024

Notre-Dame de Paris (Special Edition)

🔰D**g A has applied the Bradel binding method for the first time, combined with the style of the Bible, to bring a unique experience to this special edition.

🔰Congratulations to collectors for owning an extremely valuable and meaningful edition!

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Đông A editions and bindery continues to be the leading Vietnamese publisher providing high quality, exclusive, and limited editions combining worldwide literature, bindery, and art to art and book lover community throughout the world.

05/02/2024

⚜️Codex IX⚜️

📖February 4–7, 2024 Venue: Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California, USA.

📖One of the world's biggest art-book fairs, CODEX, has officially opened. Đông A is one of three Asian companies participating in the fair this year. The first time ever a Vietnamese publishing representative from Vietnam is being launched at the fair.

📖The CODEX Book Fair is a well-know meeting place for art lovers, collectors, bookbinders, bookmakers, printers, designers, suppliers of materials for the bookmaking industry, bookworms, and more from all over the world.

📖As soon as the fair opened, Đông A's limited and special editions attracted a lot of visitors, notably the special edition of "Số đỏ" printed on Dó-paper, the limited edition of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Đông A editions and bindery continues to be the leading Vietnamese publisher providing high quality, exclusive, and limited editions combining worldwide literature, bindery, and art to art and book lover community throughout the world.

29/01/2024

Mr. Tran Dai Thang shared: "To participate in the 9th CODEX book fair, we have been preparing for nearly a year, from the registration, submission of documents, catalog of participation, to the implementation of exhibition editions. This can be seen as an important milestone in D**g A's book-making journey, as we are confident in introducing our products to the international community. D**g A participates in the CODEX Book Fair not only as a unit to explore, learn, and exchange experiences and techniques in handmade bookmaking, but also as a producer and publisher to search for cooperative partners."

Đầu năm 2024, Đông A tổ chức hoạt động trưng bày, giới thiệu sách ấn bản đặc biệt lần lượt tại Nhà sách Cá Chép và Lễ hội Đường sách Tết Giáp Thìn 2024 diễn ra ở đường Lê Lợi.

25/01/2024

The exhibition has officially opened to welcome readers, book lovers, and collectors to admire the beautiful books published by D**g A.

In addition to the special and limited editions, the exhibition also showcases a set of illustrations by artist Tạ Huy Long for the work "The Watermelon" by Nguyễn Trọng Thuật.

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SPECIAL BOOK EXHIBITION

Time: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily, from January 25 to 28, 2024.
Location: Bookbinders Vietnam, 3rd Floor, 211–213 Võ Văn Tần, Ward 5, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City.

At the event, nearly 30 limited- and special-edition books will be on display.
The event is open to the public.

23/01/2024

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL VERSION S100 OF “THE COMPLETE ANNALS OF DAI VIET”

⚜️It is a great honor of D**g A to introduce the final special version in the 2023’s S100 series (pre-registered): The Complete Annals of Dai Viet - the renowned national history compilation, which is a precious heritage of the Vietnamese thousands years of civilization. The profound historical masterpiece holds value in many aspects, associated with the names of famous historians such as Le Van Huu, Phan Phu Tien, Ngo Si Lien, Pham Cong Tru, Le Hy..., with translation by Ngo Duc Tho and Hoang Van Lau.

⚜️The special version of The Complete Annals of Dai Viet is divided into 3 types of boxes:

1. Red lacquer box, applicable to the V20 and S80 versions
A full box includes the volume I and volume II, one certificate, one Ex-Libris, one instruction manual, and two lacquer plates to support the bottom edge. This picture here represents the red lacquer box and the S80 version with the cover wrapped in Santa Claus red Italian cowhide.

2. Microfiber leather box, applicable to the V20 and S80 versions
A full box includes the volume I and volume II, one certificate, one Ex-Libris, one instruction manual, and two lacquer plates to support the bottom edge. This picture here represents the microfiber leather box and the V20 version with the cover wrapped in Curri yellow French goat leather from Alran Sully.

3. Fabric box, applicable to the V20 and S80 versions
A full box includes the volume I and volume II, one certificate, one Ex-Libris, one instruction manual, and two lacquer plates to support the bottom edge. This picture here represents the fabric box and the V20 edition with the cover wrapped in dark green Italian cowhide.

⚜️In both the V20 and S80 editions, the book is printed in two colors on Festival #101 Ivory 120 gsm art paper, at 25 x 30cm. The set is 12kg, not including the box.

Sincerely!

23/01/2024

D**g A to Participate in the 9th International Codex Book Arts Fair

The first Codex International Book Arts Conference and Fair took place in February 2007 in Berkeley, California, with 120 exhibitors showing their work to an audience of about 750 visitors. The 9th International Codex Book Arts Fair, with over 200 exhibitors and more than 3,000 visitors, will take place from February 4 to 7, 2024, at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, California.

Codex is considered one of the leading book arts fairs in the world. The conference, featuring keynote speakers and book arts masters, is currently the hottest ticket for printers, bookbinders, papermakers, calligraphers, designers, artists, scholars, collectors, and book lovers.

This year, D**g A is one of three exhibitors from Asia to participate in the fair. This is also the first time that Vietnam has had a representative at Codex.

We will update information about the fair in future articles, so stay tuned!

Hội chợ Nghệ thuật Sách quốc tế CODEX lần thứ 9 quy tụ hơn 200 đại diện từ các quốc gia, hứa hẹn là điểm giao lưu gặp gỡ của những nghệ sĩ chế tác sách và những người yêu sách đẹp.

21/12/2023

⚜️ Selection of Jacinto Benavente - 100 years of Nobel ⚜️
Author: Jacinto Benavente
Translators: Nguyen Tuan Linh and illustrations by Le Tri
Dimensions: 16 x 24 cm.
Extent: 580 pages

🔰The hardcover is wrapped in Heritage Library Buckram imported from Ratchford, England.
🔰The book is printed in two colors on 120 gsm Festival #101 Ivory by microbiological ink technology.
🔰The edge is gilded with gold emulsion and sealed by D**g A’s Limited Edition stamp & Ex-Libris - the book’s ownership mark.

19/12/2023

⚜️ Roman History - 100 years of Nobel ⚜️

Author: Theodor Mommsen
Translators: Nguyen Qui Hien
Dimensions: 16 x 24 cm.
Extent: 860 pages

🔰The hardcover is wrapped in Heritage Library Buckram imported from Ratchford, England.
🔰The book is printed in two colors on 120 gsm Festival #101 Ivory by microbiological ink technology.
🔰The edge is gilded with gold emulsion and sealed by D**g A’s Limited Edition stamp & Ex-Libris - the book’s ownership mark.

18/12/2023

✅Napoleon Bonaparte - Unique A Edition.
- A comprehensive and engaging biography of Emperor Napoleon I, translated by Nguyen Quy Hien -

⚜️Dimensions: 16 x 24 cm
⚜️Paper: Conqueror High White Laid, 120 gsm
⚜️Cover: Santa Claus in red Italian leather
⚜️Features: book strap, lacquered tag on the front cover, cross-painted belly of the book by artist Martin Frost, also known as Vanishing Fore Edge Painting, and 23K gold-plated book edges.
⚜️Book box: horizontal, wrapped in brown microfiber leather.

17/12/2023

THE REMINISCENCE OF TWELVE MONTHS

Author: Vu Bang
Illustrator: Duy Hung
Dimensions: 16 x 24 cm
Extent: 280 pages

100 special copies, numbered from DA - 001 to DA - 100, including two versions: V20 and S80, wrapped in Cerulean turquoise cowhide.

The V20 version: two copper tags on the front cover. Gold and black embossed patterns. The back cover has the V logo.

The S80 version: embossed pattern frames with yellow and black emulsion. The back cover has the S logo.

The book is printed in four colors on Tintoretto Gesvsco 200 gsm paper by microbiological ink technology.

The edge of the book is plated with rose gold on three sides to make it more aesthetic, anti-termite and easy to clean.

There are two endpapers, each one is marbling-printed by hand.

The book has a carton box, with marbling pattern.