In the bookstore, Lin Yi wanted to buy a few books at will, but the prices of the People's Literature Edition, Zhonghua Bookstore Edition, and Shanghai Ancient Book Edition are very high, reaching the price peak that many book lovers can accept, such as--

Zhonghua Book Company, two books on "Han Feizi Collection Interpretation", the 1974 edition costs 88 yuan;

People's Literature, two books on "Tiaoxi Yuyin Cong Talk", 1962 edition, priced at 200 yuan;

People's Literature, a set of eight copies of "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the photocopy in 1975 costs 600 yuan.

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These prices are a bit outrageous in physical bookstores, and online transactions are a different matter.

There was no choice but to choose some cheaper books that were relatively easy to read.

At this time, Lin Yi just bought it casually and no longer cared about the price of these books. If you suffer losses, you can't always take advantage of others' leaks.

After checking, I bought all thirteen books, 450 yuan. Just as I was about to leave this bookstore, Lin Yi's nose moved, as if he smelled a strange scent of books.

Although Lin Yi was unwilling to use his special abilities to pick up the bargain, he still couldn't help looking at the source of the fragrance of books.

On the bookshelf filled with old books, there was a broken book in the column of literature and history. The edges of the book seemed to be not neatly cut, rough, and it looked very uncomfortable.

Lin Yi was in doubt and couldn't help but reach out and took out the book - the lead-printed thread-bound version of "Shanghai Guangyi Bookstore Printed" in the Republic of China version "General Meaning of Literature and History".

For many people who play old books, these books are basically all big products, and even the price of the Republic of China version will not be much higher, but why does the fragrance of books spread?

Lin Yi thought about this and opened the book and then was stunned.

It turns out that this book is a rare "disguised book". On the inner page, it clearly states - "On the Protracted War"!

Disguised books are also called "name book". "disguised books" and are books with disguised titles on the cover to cover up their content. Before the founding of New China, our party's leadership and institutions under its influence often disguised books and magazines in order to deal with the reactionary authorities' ban on revolution and progressed books and magazines. The usual practice is to use cover disguises, constantly changing the names of books and magazines and names of other publishers, etc.

Among the revolutionary historical documents collected in the national map, there are quite a few such disguises. According to the content, they can be divided into categories such as anti-Qing democratic revolution propaganda, works of Mao and other leaders, compilation of documents, compilation of current affairs comments, introduction of important events, etc.; in terms of disguises, some only disguises the cover, some disguises the cover and some of the contents in the book. From this, you can not only feel the sinisterness of the struggle environment at that time, but also reflect the superb level of struggle among the cultural soldiers who insist on fighting in a secret state.

In the book collection industry, there are three or four more famous disguises, such as "The New Democraticism Theory", which is a disguised title of "The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana". The yellow cover of this edition, back cover, and at the upper right of the cover, there is also the words "After reading after reading, I will be immeasurable merit"; the bottom of the cover is the "Peking Buddhist General Assembly of Peking" by the publisher. The content of the book is the Buddhist scriptures and the theory behind it becomes the New Democraticism.

In fact, Lin Yi's understanding of the so-called "disguised book" was first derived from the book "Hui'an Shu Talk" that Li Dabing read earlier.

According to Mr. Tang Tao's "Hui'an Shuhua": In order to deal with the inspection of the National Government, "the method of disguise was widely used in party publications. "The Bolsheviks", "Red Flag", "Young Pioneer", "Lenin Youth", "Chinese Workers", "Party Building" and other cases were dealt with in this way when they were seized. ... "Chinese Workers" used the names of "Red Blowing Night", "Antarctic Immortals", etc., and "Young Pioneer" used the names of "Boysque Shadows in the Boudoir", "Fairy Tales", and "Red Flag" was used more, including "Current Affairs Weekly", "Industrial Weekly", "Happy God", "Road of Light", "Truth", "Publishing World", "New Life", "Modern Weekly" and other names. Like "Red Flag", "Bolsheviks" were also the one with the most disguised names. When the first issue was published in October 1927, it was published secretly, and they were all using real names. From the third issue of the second volume, even secret distribution was not possible. This issue was temporarily changed to "Girls' Love of Spring". "Spring" symbolizes revolution here, and revolution was the issue that young boys and girls yearned for and remembered together at that time. Interestingly, this name was actually concealed from the ignorant and insolent Kuomintang inspectors and passed it safely."

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Because this "disguised book" has special significance and has very few prints and has existed in the world, it is generally regarded as rare red documents in the National Library. Not many of them can be circulated among the people. It is known as a rare "rare book" among red documents.

Lin Yi remembers clearly that Taoshu notes recorded that at a domestic auction not long ago, there was a book called "Only Protracted War" that also disguised as the Republic of China version of "Annotations on the Strategies of the Warring States Period", with a starting price of up to 5,000 yuan and finally sold for 25,300 yuan.

Lin Yi suppressed his inner excitement. He carefully examined the book carefully and saw that this book "On Protracted War" written by Mao Taizu was disguised as "General Meaning of Literature and History" in the lead-printed line-block version "Printed by Shanghai Guangyi Bookstore". The upper right corner is vertically printed with the words "Jiashen Year Chongzi". In the lower left corner of the title page, "Ancient Fools" are vertically printed with "The Old Shishi of Shanyin" on the back of the title page.

If Lin Yi remembers it well, this disguised book titled "Common Meaning of Literature and History" should have been printed in the anti-Japanese base of Jin-Cha-Hebei Province, but some people think it was secretly printed in the enemy-occupied area in 1944. But no matter what, this is definitely a rare book in the "disguised book". In terms of price, the price of this thread-bound book should be twice as high as the paperback "Annotations on the Warring States Policy" that was auctioned.

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Lin Yi calmly picked up the book "Wenshi Tongyi" and asked the bookstore owner with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, "Boss, I picked another one, how much does this book cost?"

The bookstore owner was counting the 450 yuan, and from time to time he squinted his eyes at the light to see if it was true or false. When he heard Lin Yi's question, he said with a smile: "My friend has such a good eye. This is a book of the Republic of China. I just collected it. I spent the boss's price when I collected it. After all, there are fewer and fewer books in the Republic of China. If this kind of book is sold online, it can be sold at least three or four hundred... But I think you are really a person, and you have bought so many more. If you make friends, you will give it two hundred!"

The bookstore owner directly regarded Lin Yi as a "snatcher" who would not kill him for nothing, and increased the price of this book several times.

Lin Yi laughed in his heart. Even if this kind of book is sold online, it will be at most 70 or 80 yuan. This boss is really bad. But he also knew that if he bought this book too readily at this moment, it would definitely cause suspicion from this smart boss. As long as the other party flips it in his hand, he would not think of getting a bargain. So Lin Yi looked bitter and said, "Boss, be cheaper, look, this book is so bad."

The bookstore owner looked at the broken book in Lin Yi's hand. He had just collected it. He saw that the difference in tastes, so he put it on the bookshelf. It was rare for someone to like it, so he said, "I think you are a real person, my friend, you are like this, 180 yuan, you can't be less!"

It's only 20 yuan less, it's really stingy.

Lin Yi was still acting, but his heart was a little nervous about the other party taking the book back to check it out, so he looked very wronged and at a loss, and said, "Okay, since you are so generous, 180 is 180!" As he said that, he felt unwilling to pay the bill.

The bookstore owner didn't know that Lin Yi was acting, and he thought that his strength had defeated the other party. Seeing that Lin Yi honestly paid another 180 yuan, he couldn't help but smile, thinking that he only bought the book 8 yuan when he bought it. He had sold a few books in the store before, fifty or sixty, and the price ranged from 50 to 100 yuan, but this time it was the most sold.

The bookstore owner was so happy that he became even more proactive and enthusiastic. He said to Lin Yi, the "subordinate", that he was a good friend and would come to Bailang Street in the future and visit his small shop more.

Lin Yi was bitter on the surface, but laughed in his heart. He wanted to make friends, but he also had to tell who it was or who it was. As for not only visiting this small shop, it depends on whether there are any leaks to pick up.
Chapter completed!