Red vinyl bindings with gilt or embossed titles. One in English, the rest in Chinese. Dimensions are for one book.

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A very fine collection, five in Chinese, one in English.

The Little Red Book (official title Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong Chinese: 毛主席语录; pinyin: Máo zhǔxí yǔlù) is a book of the sayings of Mao Zedong. The preface was written by Lin Biao.

It was put out by the military newspaper of the People’s Republic of China from April 1964 until about 1976. The book is a collection of quotes taken from Mao Zedong’s speeches and books. Its popular title The Little Red Book describes its size and appearance: it was specially designed for easy carrying.

It’s an icon of China and communism as well as a work of propaganda. More than a billion copies have been published, making the book, often wrapped in its distinctive vinyl cover, one of the most widely produced of all time. During China’s “Cultural Revolution” it became virtually mandatory to own and carry one.

Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Communist leader. He is notable for the resistance of the Japanese invasion and unifying China, which he ruled as the chairman of the Communist Party of China.