Needham Joseph Collaboration Ping Yu Gwei Djen (12 results)

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.).

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.

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.

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. 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. Like new. xxxv, 481pp. 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.

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.

1st edition / 1st printing 1/4 cloth Nice copy small quarto xlviii + 772pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., bibliogs., index, 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. Black cloth quarter binding over decorated boards with bright gilt spine titles.

1st edition / 1st printing 1/4 cloth Nice copy small quarto xxxv + 478pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., bibliogs., index, 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. Black cloth quarter binding over decorated boards with bright gilt spine titles.

reprint 1/4 cloth Nice copy small quarto xxxii + 510pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., bibliogs., index, 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. Black cloth quarter binding over decorated boards with bright gilt spine titles.