Joseph Needham Ping Yu Gwei Djen (34 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1970. First Edition. 9 ¾ x 7 ½ in. xix,470 pages, Index, Bibliography. Folding Chart, 104 illustrations including 43 on glossy stock. Maroon cloth, tiny nick in edge, rest in near fine condition, owner's name stamped on lower edge of text block, on front pastedown, and on two lower margins. Dustjacket has small break on fold, price clipped. Lectures and Addresses on the History of Science and Technology, based largely on collaborative work with Wang Ling, Lu Gwei-Djen, and Ho Ping-Yu, and are "by-products" of a larger, multi-volume work, Science and Civilization in China. ; 104 illustrations; 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 489 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good.

Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Volume 5, part 3 only. Jacket is worn along edges. Top edge of spine is lightly bumped, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a tiny skew to the binding which has a touch of looseness but remains solid overall, a touch of minor waving to the edges of the text block, light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, a hint of sunning to the cover edges, and a few very faint smudges to the edges of the text block, otherwise a solid, tight VG copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xxxv, 479 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 26 cm. Summary:The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of presentation and assimilation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover first edition with unclipped dust jacket. Boards quarter bound in black cloth, with cloth sides blocked with a print from a painted paper scroll. Includes 31 illustrations and 8 tables. Tanning to jacket spine and wear to edges. Boards have light edgewear and a bump to rear cover at lower edge. Minor foxing to board upper edge, jacket and page block. Previous owner's name penned to FEP, otherwise contents are clean and unmarked. AD. Used.

4to. pp xix, 470. 99 illustrations. Not an ex-library copy as is usually found. Very good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dustjacket.

Hardback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Small 4to. pp xxxv, 481. Original publisher's black cloth over illustrated papered boards, lettered gilt on spine. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. This book is heavy, and delivery costs may be a consideration especially outside Britain. ISBN: 0521210283 Very good indeed in slightly used and rubbed, close very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. Fifth printing of the first edition. New in New dust jacket. 772 pages. Laboratory apparatus and equipment (9 parts, illustrated); Reactions in aqueous medium; The theoretical background of elixir alchemy; Comparative macrobiotics; with bibliographies and indices. Not available for priority/ expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The jacket suffers from insect damage along the flaps' edges, the front one more so than the back with loss to tail's corner and a tear at the top outer edge.The spine is also insect damaged, lightly at the tail, and with one small hole, also along the side. The body of the book is in excellent condition and for all the jacket's faults it remains an attractive copy. xxxv, 481 pages. Overseas customers please note that the book 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.).

Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo, xxxv, 481 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket in clear plastic sleeve. Light shelf wear. Boards in green cloth. Toning to spine. Illustrated: b&w drawings, photographs, maps. Facing title page: ä åç§'å æè¡"å / æç ç'è'. With publisher information in Chinese at bottom of title page and on title page verso. Reprint of Cambridge University Press edition dated 1976. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1382207. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover first edition with unclipped dust jacket. Boards quarter bound in black cloth, with cloth sides blocked with a print from a painted paper scroll. Includes 164 illustrations and 7 tables. Jacket spine is tanned and has a watermark to spine foot, jacket edges lightly worn, with light foxing to front and rear and an ink mark to front inner flap. Board edges lightly worn, spine cocked. Foxing to page block, page edges, prelims and to a few internal pages. Previous owner's name penned to FEP, otherwise contents are unmarked throughout. AD. Used.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Clean grey & b/w illustration of the Taoist Genii printed on the cover is part of a temple scroll, recent but traditional, given to Mr. Brian Harland in Szechuan province (1946). Black spine wrap & gilt titles. Edges: faint few only foxings, light small touch of soiling. Light rubbings to boards top and bottom edges. Ffep head fore corner with small signature 1980. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is VG+ albeit being a heavy book feels a touch loose. 772p Dj: faint dusting of just a little soiling, yellowing, few only foxings and rubbings. Spine: head & foot with thin wear and chips. Heavy book: about 1.5 kg.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Clean grey & b/w illustration of the Taoist Genii printed on the cover is part of a temple scroll, recent but traditional, given to Mr. Brian Harland in Szechuan province (1946). Black spine wrap & gilt titles. Edges: faint few only foxings to the top-edge; a light small touch of soiling. Light rubbings to boards top and bottom edges. Ffep head fore corner with small signature 1977. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is As New. 481p Dj: faint dusting of just a little soiling, yellowing, few only foxings and rubbings. Spine: head with thin wear and chips. Small dog-eared to front flaps corners. Book: 1 kg.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 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).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red immortals on D/W 804 p. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good, price clipped, dustjacket in protective cover. xlviii, 772pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket in protective cover. xlviii, 772pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. Like new. xxxv, 481pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. Like new. xxxv, 481pp. Book.

Gebundene Ausgabe, OLn. m. Ou. Condition: Gut. Reprint, en. xxxv, 478 pp., Ill. Licensed chinese reprint. Volume 5, Part 3. In English language. Clothbound with illustrated dust jacket. Page edges and margins slightly tanned, otherwise in very good condition. + + + Chinesische Lizenzausgabe. Original-Leineneinband mit Schutzumschlag und Klarsicht-Schutzhülle. Einband tls. leicht berieben oder geringf. bestoßen, Schnitt und Seitenränder dezent gebräunt, sonst sauber und gepflegt. Keine Besitzvermerke. 0521210283 Werktäglicher Versand. Jede Lieferung m. ordentl. Rechnung und ausgew. MwSt. Der Versand erfolgt als Büchersendung / Einschreiben mit der Deutschen Post bzw. als Päckchen / Paket mit DHL. Die Lieferzeit ist abhängig von der Versandart und beträgt innerhalb Deutschlands 3-5 Tage, in der EU 5 - 12 Tage. KEIN Versand an Packstationen. Körperschaften und juristische Personen werden auf Wunsch per offener Rechnung beliefert. ***ATTENTION U.S. CUSTOMERS: Due to the new tariffs, we are unable to ship packages to the USA at this time. Thank you for understanding.*** Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

hardcover. Condition: new.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 742 pages. 10.00x8.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 804 pages. 10.25x8.00x2.25 inches. In Stock.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1980. 4°. xlviii, 772 S. illustr. OHLwd. mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und OUmschlag. "The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of assimilation and presentation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder and rockets; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics). The present part provides detailed descriptions, not hitherto available in the West, of laboratory apparatus, the processes of distillation and extraction, aqueous reactions, and the main elements of Chinese (particularly Taoist) alchemical theory [Auszug Klappentext]. Mit sehr umfangreicher Bibliographie Verzeichnis der Abbildungen und Index. - Umschlag mit geringen Randläsuren und leicht gebräunt und ein kl. Fleck. Sprache : en.

Cambridge, [etc.], Cambridge University Press, 1980. XXVIII,772 pp. B./w. ills. Orig. h.cloth, gilt lettered on spine, d./j.

Cambridge, [etc.], Cambridge University Press, 1976. XXXV, 481 pp. B./w. figs, maps & plates. Orig. h.cloth, gilt lettered on spine, d./j. - Dust jacket with very light shelfwear.