Fugl Meyer (9 results)

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Hardcover. 202 pages. Pirated Edition. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Spine darkened. Record # 503961.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. small ink mark on bottom edge of text block, lacking dust jacket. This volume is intended to be a compendium on its special field and at the same time a text book for students of port engineering. Illustrated with 77 black and white figures. 202pp 0.54lb 8.2x6.0x0.5in.

First Edition. Octavo. 139pp with a black and white frontispiece, 65 other black and white illustrations and a folding map. Bound in yellow cloth covered hard boards with black lettering and decoration to spine and upper cover. A detailed description of bridges in China with diagrams and black and white photographs. From the Introduction: "The countless old bridges leading over creeks, canals and canyons in the eighteen provinces of 'China proper' stand today as a memorial of the superiority of Chinese civilisation over that of all other nations in Asia. Travellers in ancient days as well as those of today have all concurred in the their admiration for the beauty and utility of Chinese bridges." The author, Fugl-Meyer was a Danish engineer in charge of the Construction Department of the Whangpo Conservancy Board, Shanghai during the 1930s. Nibble to the leading edge of the upper board with loss to about 1.5cm of cloth. Clean and bright within, no foxing or spotting, no previous owner marks. Front board bowed. Overall a solid Good condition copy.

Danish Technical Press 1957 Copenhagen, hardcover with dustjacket 196 pages with photo's and illustrations. English Language. In good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. ix + one map + 138 pages, 5 3/4" x 8 3/4", hardcover, dustjacket, (dustjacket with wear and two pieces missing, book content overall excellent with covers with corner and edge wear).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In yellow cloth. Name in ink. Light wear to cloth on spine and corners. Darkening to cloth. Fold-out map.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Fading to cloth along upper margins of boards. Knock with 15mm crease to upper outer corners of boards, and light 15mm crease to upper corners of leaves throughout. Dust-jacket separated into two pieces along spine. Chips to dust-jacket spine and corners of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. Previous owner's name on front endpaper "F. W. M. Taylor". Rubber stamp on front endpaper. ; ix, [1], (139), [1 (blank)] pages + frontispiece + 1 folding map of China. 65 black-and-white photographic illustrations within the pagination, some full page. Yellow cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Black Chinese characters on spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 136mm. "Countless old bridges over creeks, canals and canyons in China stand to-day as a memorial to Chinese civilization. Travellers of all times have expressed their admiration for the beauty and utility of Chinese bridges. In the lowlands they span the waterways like rainbows and in mountainous districts they hang like spider-webs from cliff to cliff." - from dust-jacket blurb.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 139 pp., map, illustrations, bibliography. dust jacket has tears and small pieces missing, some minor discoloration inside covers & on 1st & last pages, 1 inch internal hinge tear between title page & frontispiece, bookstore label on last blank page, includes erratum slip.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, ENGLISH TEXT, COMPLETE WITH FOLDING MAP & NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 5 INCHES WITH 9 + 139 PAGES. SMALL NICK TO CLOTH ON FRONT BOARD, SPINE SLIGHTLY FADED WITH MINOR MARKS TO BOARDS, NAME TO FRONT ENDPAPER, LIGHT BROWNING TO HALF TITLE & REAR ENDPAPER. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH BOARDS WELL ATTACHED & CLEAN INTERNALLY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.