Joseph Needham with Wang Ling (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 25.5cm x 20cm in size. xxxiv, 434pp, Illustrated, Tables. Cloth [black spines with pictorial boards, minor sellotape markings to endpapers] / Hardbacks with Dust Jackets [protected by clear covering] both in Used Like - New condition.

FIRST EDITION Large 8vo. russet brown cloth hardback, gilt, in dust jacket. 470pp., Indexed, illustrated with b/w plates, line drawings in text and a fold-out chart. A clean copy with no markings or inscriptions.Very slight wear to top and base of dust jacket spine. A VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 200) ISBN: 0521072352 PLEASE NOTE: Very Heavy Book (1.6 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Small quarto, black cloth spine with gold lettering, illustrated cloth covered boards, calligraphy frontispiece, lvi, 759 pp., b/w plates 351-710, tables 54-59, bibliographies, general index.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. xxxiv, 434pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Cambridge London New York Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, (1979). First Edition, Fifth Printing. 10 x 7.5". xlvii,877pp, Index, Bibliography. 227 illustrations, 20 tables. Black cloth back & illustrated cloth boards in shades of gray. Near fine (brief, light soiling to edges of text block);, dj very good (edges slightly worn, few small holes in spine panel). ISBN 0521058015; 227 illustrations, 20 tables; 10 x 7.5 inches; 877 pages. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Volume 2. Small quarto, red cloth, 1972, 696 pages in Very Good book in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Minor soil to exterior; previous owners signature inside front cover, otherwise text clean / unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve.…

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: very light foxing , also to boards top and bottom edges. Small rubbings to boards four corner tips. Ffep head fore corner with small signature 1963. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is As New. 696p Dj: faint dusting of just a little soiling, yellowing and rubbings. Spine: head & foot with thin wear, splits and chips; foot with thin wear, chips and a 2 cm split to frontside edge. Head & foot of flaps spines with small wear & chips. Price-cut to head & foot of front flap. Heavy 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: very light foxing; a touch soiling. Light rubbings to boards top and bottom edges. Small rubbings to boards four corner tips. Ffep head fore corner with small signature 1963. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. . Binding is VG+, albeit just a touch loose. 434p Dj: faint dusting of just a little soiling, yellowing and rubbings. Spine: head & foot with thin wear, splits and chips; foot with thin wear & chips; centre of spine's rearside edge with a 2 cm split. Head & foot of flaps spines with open wear , splits & chips; head of front flap spine with a 1 x 1 v-shaped section missing. Book: 1 kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1971. lvii + 931pp. Thick 4to. Frontispiece featuring Chinese characters. 93pp of plates and maps, fold-out maps. Celadon endpapers. Bookplate of previous owners on front free endpaper. Illustrated buckram boards, black buckram spine with gilt lettering. Fine dust jacket, price-clipped. Very clean within. Fine. Deals with hydraulics, bridges, road-building, and more.…

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Small quarto, black cloth spine with gold lettering, illustrated cloth covered boards, calligraphy frontispiece, xlviii, 877 pp., b/w plates 50-276, tables 22-41, addenda, bibliographies, general index, table of Chinese Dynasties, errata to Volumes 1 and 2.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Small quarto, black cloth spine with gold lettering, illustrated cloth coered boards, calligraphy frontispiece, xxxiv, 434 pp., b/w plates 277-350, tables 42-53, bibliographies, general index.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. lv, 759pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. lv, 759pp. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Volume 1. Small quarto, red cloth, 1972, 318 pages with two fold out maps at rear in Very Good book in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Minor soil to exterior; previous owners signature inside front cover, otherwise text clean / unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve.…

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Small quarto, black cloth spine with gold lettering, illustrated cloth covered boards, calligraphy frontispiece, lviii, 931 pp., b/w plates 771-1051, tables 60-72, three fold-out maps, bibliographies, general index, Interim list of editions of Chinese texts used, Table of Chinese Dynasties, Summary of the Contents of Volume 4. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second printing. 4to. 318 pp with folding map attached to rear endpaper. Good. Two small puncture marks to front board, else Very Good. Internally clean and sound.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good in Sleeve. Not Stated. 759pp. 9.7 inches. Crimson cloth, silver titles, about as new, very slightly bumped. Internally pristine, no owner's name, and definitely not exlib. In nearly as-new pictorial jacket protected in a very tight sleeve. Illustrated profusely with drawings, diagrams, woodcuts and b/w photographs. Needham's monumental work of research into China's past in the realms of science and technology, demonstrated a colossal range and variety of achievement hitherto unsuspected in the West. Vol. 4 focuses on the development of physics and physical technology in ancient and medieval China, Part 2 devoted to Mechanical Engineering. Chinese-published edition, in a slightly smaller format. Heavy book, weight 1.4kg before packaging, overseas postage would require substantial addition. (China, History, Technology, Science, History of Science, Physics, Mechanics, Engineering) Size: Large 8vo.…

3rd printing 1/4 cloth Nice copy small quarto xxxviii + 318pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., maps, bibliogs., index, First volume lays out the plan for this epic study of China. Includes a geographic introduction, an historical introduction & the travel of ideas & techniques between China and Europe over the centuries. Black cloth quarter binding over decorated boards with bright gilt spine titles.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. 4to. 696 pp. Very Good. Mild wear to corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. 4to. 434 pp. Very Good. Slight wear to extremities of boards.

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.…

1st edition / 1st printing 1/4 cloth Nice copy small quarto xxxiv + 430pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., bibliogs., index, Fourth volume traces the development of physics and physical technology in ancient and medieval China. It is conveniently divided into three separate parts, the present volume, 4:1, dealing with physics as such Black cloth quarter binding over decorated boards with bright gilt spine titles.…

4th printing 1/4 cloth Nice copy small quarto xxiv + 696pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., bibliogs., index, Second volume is devoted to the history of scientific thought. Beginning with ancient times, it describes the Confucian milieu in which arose the organic naturalism of the great Taoist school, the scientific philosophy of the Mohists and Logicians, and the quantitative materialism of the Legalists. Black cloth quarter binding over decorated boards with bright gilt spine titles.…

3rd printing 1/4 cloth Nice copy small quarto xlvii + 877pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., bibliogs., index, Third volume Sciences of the Earth follow: geography and cartography, geology, seismology and mineralogy. Dr Needham distinguishes parallel traditions of scientific cartography and religious cosmography in East and West, discussing orbocentric wheel-maps, the origins of the rectangular grid system, sailing charts and relief maps.Black cloth quarter binding over decorated boards with bright gilt spine titles.…

First edition. 253 pp w/appendix, bibliography, tables of Chinese characters, & index. Very near fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with a small stain on spine and some light soiling. Thirty illustrations.