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Published by Springer, 2004
ISBN 10: 3540226826ISBN 13: 9783540226826
Seller: Basi6 International, Irving, TX, U.S.A.
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Cambridge [1969], M.I.T. White cloth, 366p., index, 535 b.w. photos, very good, clean copy, dj., 18 x 26 cm., very solid excellent copy. This is an important source for Chinese technology, trades- men and industry. Covering in great detail, with copious photos to make following tools: tools for procuring food, making clothing, to provide shelter, for enabling transport. Each section consists of a lengthy essay, with photos of the actual objects, size and its use carefully described. Mining and metalurgy, blacksmithing, wire drawing, iron casting, brassmithing, plows, rice planting & irrigation, oil making, mills, animal power, water, salt supply, traps, kitchen sto- ves, looms, spinning, weaving, dyeing, washing textiles. The domestic objects around the home: tree felling, log use, ba- mboo works, saws, carpenter's tools, lathe, history of dow- els, lime burning, locks, brooms &c. Transport: roads, wheel barrows, horse furniture, boat building, compass, earthen- ware withuot potter's wheel, cooper's trade &c. A wonderful perspective into China's creative past. An excellent source. *.
Published by The John Day Co, 1937
HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. Hardcover edition. 366pp, quarto hardcover in red cloth. mild cover wear, light soil spot bottom rear board, minor fading to spine, binding and block solid, light foxing to interior, text clean.
Published by Mansfeld Kombinat Wilhelm Pieck Eisleben, 1961
Seller: Abrahamschacht-Antiquariat Schmidt, Freiberg, Germany
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8° Broschiert. ohne Schutzumschlag, Gebrauchsspuren an Einband und Block, Block sauber und fest ohne Einträge Stichworte: zzseif 28 Deutsch 450g.
Published by M. I. T. Press (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Cambridge & London, 1969
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 8vo. Pp. xii, 366. Illustrated throughout with black & white photography and illustrations. Index. Bound in cream cloth with black lettering stamped on spine. Clean throughout, binding tight. In the illustrated dust jacket that shows edge-wear. First published in 1937, based on research initially conducted with the Henry Chapman Mercer Expedition. Among those credited by Hommel are E.C.T. Werner and H.A. Giles. Dust jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
Published by M. I. T. Press, New York, 1969
Seller: 4 THE WORLD RESOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Originally published in 1937; Ex-Library; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 262080354.
Published by M.I.T. Press, 1969
ISBN 10: 0262580152ISBN 13: 9780262580151
Seller: Whitledge Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. CHINA AT WORK, AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF THE PRIMITIVE INDUSTRIES OF CHINA'S MASSES, WHOSE LIFE IS TOIL, AND THUS AN ACCOUNT OF CHINESE CIVILIZATION, Rudolf P. Hommel, softcover, illustrated with 100s of B/W photos and drawings, 1969 reprint of 1937 edition. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in fine condition with no dog ears, marks, or tears. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. This is not a library book nor a remainder. The brown glossy wraps are in good condition (two tiny nicks in edges of front cover, faded spine). 10 x 7, 366 pages, 28 ounces XX [From the back cover] In 1921, when Rudolf Hommel joined Henry Chapman Mercer on his expedition into China, they found a land untouched by the arrival of machine technology. Grains were planted in holes dug with a long-handled conical stone; the grains were threshed by slashing the stalks against slatted wooden frames. River-mud bricks were pulled across the fields on sleds with rope handles, then used to build houses with bamboo roofs and soil floors pounded smooth. The hand-woven cloth was dyed, wrung by hand, and draped on large bamboo scaffolds to dry. The transition from this primitive existence is not yet complete, of course, but it has been extensive enough, and rapid enough, to have reached all the areas that Hommel found untouched, and recorded. He limited his examination, wisely, in view of the wealth of examples that he found, to primary tools, those which met people's basic needs: the handcrafting of tools, the providing of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. The photographs and sketches are thoroughly documented and the various processes explained and, when necessary, located by region. A review by Florence Ayscough in Books (September 12, 1937) referred to the original 1937 edition of China at Work as a book which reveals the lives of millions who, in order to remain among the living, must daily hsiang fa tzu (evolve methods) with tools incredibly primitive, yet incredibly effective. Nearly unavailable since that limited first edition, the volume is now more than a historical study; it is a firsthand source book for a time that is now gone.
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Published by The Bucks County Historical Society / the John Day Company, Doylestown PA / New York, 1937
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. A little wear around the edges. ; Previous owner's name in ink on inside front cover and small stamp at top of title page with his name. Priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire. ; 8 1/2 x 11 "; 366 pages.
Published by Springer; Berlin,, 2000
ISBN 10: 354067134XISBN 13: 9783540671343
Seller: Die Wortfreunde - Antiquariat Wirthwein Matthias Wirthwein, Mannheim, Germany
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OPp, Gebundene Ausgabe. Auflage: 1. 415 Seiten Einband mit leichten Kratzspuren, sonst sehr gut erhalten. Sieht ungelesen aus. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 756.
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Published by The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1969
Seller: Trinders' Fine Tools, Clare, Sudbury, United Kingdom
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Rubbed, Otherwise Very Good. 366 pages, some 535 black and white figures and photographs. Records the primary tools examined and recorded by Hommel and Henry Chapman Mercer, on their 1921 expedition into China. Chapters on 'Tools to make tools', 'Tools for procuring food', 'Tools for making clothing', 'Tools for providing shelter', 'Tools for enabling transport'. Comprehensive and fascinating.
Published by John Day/The Bucks County Historical Society, 1937
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 4to, hardcover. No dj, red cloth. Vg condition. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 366 pp., illus. A fascinating and detailed work covering Chinese daily life, on the eve of the enormous changes to come for that country.
Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 576. 8p Size: 22cm.
Published by The MIT Press, 1970
ISBN 10: 0262080354ISBN 13: 9780262080354
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.
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Published by The Bucks County Historical Society, by The John Day Co. [1937], 1937
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Association Member: ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. x, 366 pp. with 535 figures in text. Original maroon cloth, d.j.