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The Development of Iron and Steel Technology in China
by Needham, Joseph
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Published for the Necomen Society by W. Heffer & Sons, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Second Biennial Dickinson Memorial Lecture to the Newcomen Society 1956. Quarter tan cloth, green cloth boards, gilt titles. xii, 76 pp., 31 numbered B&W plates. Spine tilted, some chafing and sunning to extremities, spine and rear joint sunned. Ink inscription to ffep.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012440
- Title
- The Development of Iron and Steel Technology in China
- Author
- Needham, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published for the Necomen Society by W. Heffer & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- China, technology, iron, steel, history, Joseph Needham, Newcomen Society, Dickinson Memorial Lectures, metal, cast iron, metallurgy, welding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Industry; Technology; Chinese;
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
About the Seller
Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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