Science and Civilisation in China : Volume 4: Physics and Physical Technology. Part II: Mechanical Engineering

Needham, Joseph and Wang Ling

Published by Cambridge University Press 1965, Cambridge, 1965
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Presentation copy from Joseph Needham to Graham Hollister-Short. lv, 759 pp. Publisher's quarter black cloth over pictorial cloth. Lacks jacket. Slight rubbing to boards. Internally clean. B&w illustrations. Small 4to. Seller Inventory # 61228

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Title: Science and Civilisation in China : Volume 4...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 1965, Cambridge
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Cloth
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-lib. A little edge wear and rubbing to decorative cloth hardcover. Library stamps on front end paper and title page. Labels on rear end papers. Otherwise a solid, unmarked volume. Index. lv, 759 pp. Seller Inventory # 025739

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-lib. A little edge wear and rubbing to decorative cloth hardcover. Library label near bottom of spine. Library stamps on fly leaf and title page. Light stamps on top, bottom and fore edge of text block. Labels on rear end papers. Otherwise a solid, unmarked volume. Index. lv, 759 pp. Seller Inventory # 025738

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Joseph Needham
Published by The University Press, Cambridge, 1965
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original cover : black linen spine with gold-coloured title and details / front and back with print, dust jacket in paper protected with transparent film, Very Good, 26 x 20 cm, LV + 759 pp., English, 1st Edition, Illustrations, book condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 029452

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Needham, Joseph (in collaboration with Wang Ling)
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Needham, Joseph, 1900-1995; Wang, Ling
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Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo, lv, 759 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket in clear plastic sleeve, upside down. Light shelf wear. Price unclipped: "ï¿¡18.00 net in U.K.". Boards in red cloth. Toning to spine. Illustrated: b&w drawings, photographs, maps (some folded at rear). Facing title page: ä åç§'å æè¡"å / æç ç'è'. Title page verso: "Reprinted by permission of Cambridge University Press". Cambridge [original] publication bears date 1965. Reprint publisher information on title page verso in Chinese. Publisher in English on small label on front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1382204. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1382204

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Reprint LV, 759 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's quarter cloth with dustjacket. Jacket slightly worn and with a closed tear. It is difficult to overstate the importance of Needham's massive achievement with the ''Science and Civilisation in China'' series. Recognised as one of the most remarkable works of scholarship in the twentieth century. Seller Inventory # 276643

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Needham, Joseph
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1965
ISBN 10: 0521058031 ISBN 13: 9780521058032
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Hardcover. Size: large stout 8vo, 759pp. Near new, clean, tight and bright condition but lacks a dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 225821

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Needham, Joseph, with research assistance of Wang Ling
Published by Cambridge U. P. Cambridge 1965, 1965
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1st edition / 1st printing 1/4 cloth Nice copy small quarto lv + 759pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., bibliogs., appendix, index, Fourth volume traces the development of physics and physical technology in ancient and medieval China. It is conveniently divided into three separate parts; present volume, IV:2, dealing with the diverse applications of physics in the many branches of mechanical engineering. Black cloth quarter binding over decorated boards with bright gilt spine titles. Seller Inventory # 154976

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