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Clerks and Craftsmen in China and the West Lectures and Addresses on the History of Science and Technology
by Needham, Joseph & Ling Wang & Lu Gwei-Djen & Ho Ping-Yü
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521072352
- ISBN 13
- 9780521072359
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521072352 . Cambridge: At the University Press, 1970. First Edition. 9 ¾ x 7 ½ in. xix,470 pages, Index, Bibliography. Folding Chart, 104 illustrations including 43 on glossy stock. Maroon cloth, tiny nick in edge, rest in near fine condition, owner's name stamped on lower edge of text block, on front pastedown, and on two lower margins. Dustjacket has small break on fold, price clipped. Lectures and Addresses on the History of Science and Technology, based largely on collaborative work with Wang Ling, Lu Gwei-Djen, and Ho Ping-Yu, and are "by-products" of a larger, multi-volume work, Science and Civilization in China. ; 104 illustrations; 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 489 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3204
- Title
- Clerks and Craftsmen in China and the West Lectures and Addresses on the History of Science and Technology
- Author
- Needham, Joseph & Ling Wang & Lu Gwei-Djen & Ho Ping-Yü
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0521072352
- ISBN 13
- 9780521072359
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- 0521072352, China, Science, Technology
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
Biblio member since 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
Used and rare books of quality in all subjects.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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