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Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
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8vo, pp. xiv, 372; text illustrations throughout; full blue cloth, gilt title on spine; owner's stamp on endpaper, a little musty, very good, in lightly edge-worn dust jacket. The T'ien-kung Kai-wu was first published in 1637. "Although not the oldest Chinese work on technological subjects, it is the only one extant of such encyclopedic scope. Its eighteen chapters, profusely illustrated with original woodcuts, cover practically all the major industrial techniques, from agriculture, textiles, mining, metallurgy, and chemical engineering to the building of boats and the manufacturing of weapons. Seldom in any language has so vast an amount of factual information been presented in such compact form.". Seller Inventory # 64749
Title: T'ien-kung k'ai-wu. Chinese technology in ...
Publisher: The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park and London
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. . . . . 8vo, paperback. Good condition. Creases to front cover and spine; contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding a bit tender, but still secure. 367 pp., illus. Asian, History, Invention, Mechanical, 0486295931. Seller Inventory # 1210422.31
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Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00086990517
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Seller: Feldman's Books, Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ninth Edition, Revised and Updated. Seller Inventory # 00044672
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Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good hardback copy in slightly worn dustjacket. xiv, 375pp, illustrated. Seller Inventory # 040957
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Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good hardback copy in slightly worn dustjacket. xiv, 375pp, illustrated. Seller Inventory # 040959
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Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good hardback copy in slightly worn dustjacket. xiv, 375pp, illustrated. Seller Inventory # 040958
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 18451729-6
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 51906733-6
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Seller: J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. 372pp. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean, unmarked and binding tight in a like dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve. Seller Inventory # 222789
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Seller: Toscana Books, AUSTIN, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Seller Inventory # Scanned0486295931
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