Anonymous [Nanjing Institute of Soil Science] — Chinese Soil.

Beijing, Science Press, 1978. 4to (26.0 x 18.8 cm). xvii, 729 pp.; numerous text illustrations, many plates (a few in full colour), one very large, full-colour folded map in rear pocket. Publisher's purple buckram with gilt title on the front board ands spine. = An extremely well-illustrated work on the soil physics, chemistry, and biology of China. As often during this period, no individual scientists are mentioned. In Chinese, with an 8 pp. Published both in a soft cover and hard back edition, of which this is the latter. Small errata-leaf loosely inserted. English translation of the contents and the legend of the large soil map of China added. An excellent, clean copy. Rare outside China.