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Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung [Little Red Book]

Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung [Little Red Book]

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Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung [Little Red Book]

by Mao Tse-Tung

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Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1966. First edition in English. Portrait with tissue guard, illustration of calligraphy in facsimile with translation on verso. [viii], 312, [1, imprint] pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Red plastic, stamped in blind on upper cover. Fine. First edition in English. Portrait with tissue guard, illustration of calligraphy in facsimile with translation on verso. [viii], 312, [1, imprint] pp. 1 vols. 16mo. First Edition in English. First edition in English of Mao's Little Red Book.

720 million copies of the Chinese text of Mao's Little Red Book were printed over a four-year period beginning in 1964; only the Bible has had a larger print run.

"Its idea was originally conceived by Lin Bao (1907-71) as a book of inspirational reading... For several years Lin promoted a campaign that everyone should study Chairman Mao's thoughts, and the PLA [People's Liberation Army] newspaper printed daily extracts from his selected texts that often formed topics for evening discussion groups" (Schiller). Schiller, Quotations of Chairman Mao (Grolier Club, 2014) p. 3

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Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong, better known in the West as The Little Red Book, was published by the Government of the People's Republic of China from April 1964 until approximately 1976. As its title implies, it is a collection of quotations excerpted from Mao Zedong's past speeches and publications. The book's alternative title The Little Red Book was coined by the West for its pocket-sized edition, which was specifically printed and sold to facilitate easy carrying.

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Title
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung [Little Red Book]
Author
Mao Tse-Tung
Format/Binding
Portrait with tissue guard, illustration of calligraphy in facsimile with translation on verso. [viii], 312, [1, imprint] pp. 1
Book Condition
Used - Red plastic, stamped in blind on upper cover. Fine
Quantity Available
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Edition
First edition in English
Publisher
Foreign Language Press
Place of Publication
Peking
Date Published
1966
Keywords
Political Theory | China
Bookseller catalogs
Social Thought; History, Travel & Geography;

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