The jacket suffers from insect damage along the outer edges, the head of its spine is chipped, with minor loss and a closed tear along the edge and the tail's our edge is lightly creased with a short split along the flap. The body of the book is in excellent condition. xlviii, 772, figs. 1374-1538, tables 114-120. Overseas customers please note that the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. "Science and Civilisation in China is a series of books initiated and edited by British biochemist, historian and sinologist Joseph Needham, Ph.D (1900 - 1995). They deal with the history of science and technology in China." (Wikipedia)