Red Star Over China

Left Book Club Edition, 1937. First edition, first impression, of the book which introduced Mao Zedong to Western readers. Edgar Snow was the most influential foreign writer on China in the 20th century, enjoying privileged access to top Communist Party leaders and helping pave the way for Nixon's historic 1972 state visit. Snow died one week before the President touched down in Beijing. Original limp cloth. Light wear & marking as shown. Some discolouration to the page edges. Binding secure and title visible on front cover.