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Mao Zedong
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Mao Zedong
- [Chinese:] Mao Zhuxi Yulu ["Quotations of Chairman Mao"]. [Beijing:] Printed and Edited by the Central Intelligence Bureau of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, [1964]
- Paper
12mo (138 x 100mm.), FIRST EDITION, EARLY ISSUE, comprising: half-title printed in red, title printed in red and green, sepia-printed portrait frontispiece, Lin Biao's calligraphic endorsement leaf printed in black (with superfluous mark), introduction (2pp.), contents (2pp.), and text (pp.1-250), original cream printed wrappers with lettering in black on a red background and with publisher's imprint at foot, cloth chemise and brown morocco-backed slipcase, very small spot on upper cover
Literature
Justin G. Schiller, Quotations of Chairman Mao 1964-2014, Grolier Club, 2014
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A GOOD EXAMPLE of one of the copies in wrappers (rather than vinyl textured plastic), indicating an earlier issue, intended for individual high-ranking officers. The book was published on a restricted basis in June or July 1964 (the preface is dated May 1964), though by the end of 1967 it is estimated that 720 million copies had been printed.
Lin Biao's calligraphic endorsement leaf, quoting the hero Lei Feng, reads "Study Chairman Mao's writings, follow his teachings and act according to his instructions". In the earliest editions it contains an error (a superfluous mark, as here), which was rectified in the third edition of August 1965. The endorsement was latterly removed, after Lin Biao's disgrace, though even the earliest editions sometimes lack the endorsement leaf or have it defaced, as a sign of loyalty to Mao.