LIFE April 30, 1971
US-China ping-pong, Mao Tse-Tung, Diners, China in 1971
Condition: Like new (72 pages)
Photo on cover: Children in China
BIN: $10.00
Major articles:
US ping-pong team visit to China may be first crack in the wall (10 color pp)
What life is like in China today (3 bw, 10 color pp)
Edgar Snow has a conversation with Mao Tse-Tung (3 bw pp)
Being a Catholic layperson (or a priest) not as clear cut as it used to be (6 bw pp)
LIFE visits some classic diners in several states (4 bw pp)
Color Ads: Mercury Cougar, Ford Torino
B&W Ads: VW, AMC Gremlin
Magazine Condition Classifications
Excellent – pristine condition; virtually no signs of age or wear
Very Good – may have: creases on corners of cover or back cover; slight discoloration at spine or page edges; mark where mailing label has been removed
Good – may have pages loose or missing (not affecting main articles); numbers of missing pages are usually noted; may have signs of staining at page edges; front and/or back covers may be soiled or have some writing
Fair – may have signs of water damage; front and/or back cover may show wear; may have pages loose or missing (not affecting main articles); numbers of missing pages are usually noted
Poor – may have: water damage causing wrinkling of some or all pages; pages loose or missing (not affecting main articles); numbers of missing pages are usually noted. Even in poor condition, the visual and reading content is still present.