Description:
New York: Crown, 2021. SIGNED. Purchased New at Barnes & Noble. NF/NF. Stated First Edition. First printing with full number line ending in 1. Signed by Ai Weiwei on publisher's bound-in page. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding and clean boards. Light creases to spine head. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Color and black, white photos. Illustrated endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped ($32.00) with 1/4" closed tears to top and bottom of back spine edge, else Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 380 pages. 6¼ x 9½" tall.Hailed as "an eloquent and seemingly unsilenceable voice of freedom" by The New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last hundred years while also illuminating his artistic process.
Ai Weiwei's sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the globe, and his architectural achievements… Read More