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American Science and Modern China 1876-1936
by Buck, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0521227445
- ISBN 13
- 9780521227445
- Seller
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Weare,, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521227445 . Crisp and clean. Black cloth boards with gilt spinal title. No discernable edge or corner wear, no interior marks. DJ has some minor edge and corner wear, a few edge wrinkles, and a faded spine, now protected in an acid free mylar cover. .
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- Bookseller
- Boomer's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8052
- Title
- American Science and Modern China 1876-1936
- Author
- Buck, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0521227445
- ISBN 13
- 9780521227445
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 0521227445, Chinese comparative history, transmission, of Ideas, Nineteenth Century Science,, Scientific traditions, Medical Missionary, Association, Rockefeller Foundation,, Boxer Indemnity Fellowship Program,, SCIENCE in China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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About the Seller
Boomer's Books
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Weare,, New Hampshire
About Boomer's Books
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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