Series Title: Chinese Kung-Fu Karato (Atado) Leong Fu System of Self-Defence
Story Title: Chinese Kung-Fu Karato (Atado)
Issue #: Complete 21-Volume Set
Date of Publication: 1958
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Honourable Master Leong Fu (self-published, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia)
Country of Origin: Malaysia
Language: English
Cover Artists: N/A (red card folders with black line art)
Artists: N/A (black & white photographs and diagrams)
Writer: Honourable Master Leong Fu
Key Facts: Extremely rare complete 1958 Malaysian mail-order Kung-Fu course by Master Leong Fu. Full set of 21 red loose-leaf folders containing step-by-step techniques, photographs, and diagrams of the “Karato (Atado)” system. Includes the original cardboard mailing box, all original letters, inserts, and supplementary materials. A highly prized item among vintage martial arts collectors.
Page Count: Hundreds of pages across 21 volumes
Condition:
Loose leaf set in original cardboard box. The complete set of twenty-one (21) volumes each with unbound sheets, red illustrated front covers black lettering. Back covers have a photograph of Leong Fu. Each folder comes with a clear PVC strip original to issue and illustrated with photographic figures. Seldom found complete.This set is in Near Fine condition as each volume looks unopened and unused. Includes cover letter from Honourable Master Leong Fu, bearing a facsimile signature.
