Joseph Needham Foreword (12 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: vg. Dust Jacket Condition: vg. The history, the art, and the science. 1st ptg. thus; 10-7/8" tall; 520 pages; color & b/w maps, photos, & ils; red dust jacket. Hardcover (dj).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Publ. in Penguin Bks 1991. 136 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Bottom right corner of front cover is creased.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). Photographs/Pictures/Maps (illustrator). First Edition/1st Printing. Textblock immaculate and tight. Red cloth binding with bumped head and foot of spine and corners are a bit bumped as well. Price-clipped dust jacket, lightly rubbed head and foot of spine and creased corners, mylar sleeved. 519pp., including bibliographical references and index. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. xxiii, 223p., corners bumped else very good later printing in an unclipped, edgeworn, and chipped dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: As New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Revised, full-color illustrated edition of the multi-award-winning, international bestseller that charts the unparalleled and astounding achievement of ancient China ⢠Brings to life one hundred Chinese âfirstsâ in the fields of agriculture, astronomy, engineering, mathematics, medicine, music, technology, and warfare ⢠Based on the definitive work of the worldâs most famous Sinologist, Joseph Needham (1900-1995), author of Science and Civilisation in China ⢠Organized by field, invention, and discovery for ease of reference Undisputed masters of invention and discovery for 3,000 years, the ancient Chinese were the first to discover the solar wind and the circulation of the blood and even to isolate sex hormones. From the suspension bridge and the seismograph to deep drilling for natural gas, the iron plough, and the parachute, ancient Chinaâs contributions in the fields of engineering, medicine, technology, mathematics, science, transportation, warfare, and music helped inspire the European agricultural and industrial revolutions. Since its original publication, The Genius of China has won five literary awards in America and been translated into 43 languages. Its Chinese edition, The Spirit of Chinese Invention, was approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education for use in connection with the national secondary curriculum in China. Based on the immense, authoritative scholarship of the late Joseph Needham, the worldâs foremost scholar of Chinese science, and including a foreword by him, this revised full-color illustrated edition brings to life the spirit and excitement of the unparalleled achievements of ancient China.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request. AP.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. First edition hardcover without dust jacket, in good condition. Boards are faded and marked, spine is sunned. Board edges, corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Page block is lightly tanned, blemished and foxed. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Hayward, Charles H (illustrator). Revised Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/VG; light edge rubs, faint creasing to lower front spine & upper back corners, and short closed tears to lower front edge --- all from poor handling/shelving. First published 1975; this is the Revised & Enlarged First American Edition. Classic, definitive reference work. Illustrated, etymological dictionary/encylopedia of tools and trades and simultaneously a history ingenious creativity in arts and crafts. Fine copy despite flaws to covers.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 143 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 143 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.