$1,625
(Quotations of Chairman Mao, "Little Red Book. ") Compiled and edited by Tian Xiao Guang. Peking: The Central Intelligence Bureau of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, (1964). 12mo, flexible plastic red vinyl dust-jacket with embossed title and Red Star to upper cover. First edition, with half-title printed in red, title printed in green and red, sepia-toned portrait of Chairman Mao, and Lin Biao's calligraphic endorsement ("Study Chairman Mao's writings, follow his teachings and act according to his instructions") in black ink. Second binding, simultaneously printed with copies in first paper wrappers, but the vinyl took longer to produce and was thus released shortly after. Paper wrapper copies were intended for Army officers whereas those in red vinyl were produced to be shared by brigades of up to eight soldiers. Light soiling to jacket; ownership stamp in red to f.f.e.p.; brownspotting to endpapers.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-08-05