Bridges in China, Old and New: From the Ancient Chaochow Bridge to the Modern Nanking Bridge over the Yangtze
by Yi-sheng, Mao
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Peking, China: Foreign Languages Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 39, [48]pp. Illustrated w fifty colour and bw photo plates w captions. English language text. Photo illustrated boards clean, showing slight shelf wear. Grey cloth spine w gold lettering. Colour photo illustrated DJ clean, showing mild rubbing at corners and tail, now preserved in archival cover. "Author Mao Yi-Sheng is a bridge specialist in China. He gives an informative account of Chinese bridge engineering from ancient times to the present day, laying special stress on the rapid development of bridge building since the founding of the People's Republic.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041614
- Title
- Bridges in China, Old and New: From the Ancient Chaochow Bridge to the Modern Nanking Bridge over the Yangtze
- Author
- Yi-sheng, Mao
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Foreign Languages Press
- Place of Publication
- Peking, China
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- China, People Republic - Infrastructure - Bridges - history. Bridges - China - history. Engineering - Bridges - China. Yangtze River (China) - bridges.
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- History;
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