gwei djen needham joseph ping yu sivin (17 risultati)

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

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: 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. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: 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. Condizione: 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. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: 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. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: 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. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red immortals on D/W 804 p. Book.

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

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

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks.

hardcover. Condizione: new.

Hardcover. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: 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.

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.