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A martial arts booklet from the personal collection of legendary martial artist and media personality Bruce Lee. An avid reader and student throughout his life, Lee curated a personal library containing hundreds of books covering a rich and diverse educational spectrum, including volumes on the martial arts, western boxing, fencing, exercise, filmmaking, and philosophy.

Published by the Vih Mei Book Company of Hong Kong, this Chinese-language martial arts instructional booklet features 59 black-and-white pages containing a series of poses and diagrams with text. The cover is signed "Bruce Lee Shiu Long" in Lee's distinctive handwriting along with the notation "The Chinese twenty-four foot fighting technique." The back cover is signed "Property of Bruce Lee, 1122 Jefferson St, Seattle, Wash." in the same script.

Several pages have also been highlighted by Lee with numbers and outlines in ink, and a blank page in the booklet features a line of Chinese text also believed to have been handwritten in pencil by Lee. The booklet exhibits significant wear from age and use, including staining, creasing, tears on the cover, and missing edges on some of the interior pages, but still retains its vintage colouration and imagery. Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 15.5 cm (8" x 6")

Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 Ω

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