Needham Joseph Gwei Djen (127 results)

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

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

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. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.93.

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

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy. No dustjacket. xxxii, 510pp. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Small 4to. pp xxxii, 510. 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. Occult bookplate (showing raven, skull & chemical implements) of Robert Monro Black writer on science & collector of esoteric books & alchemy. Very good indeed in somewhat used and rubbed, very good minus dust jacket.

Saddle-stitched. Condition: Good. [429-478], references, notes. Reprinted from Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, 1962, XVIII(4). Light wear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hard cover. Condition: Fine. No dust jacket. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 106 p. Audience: General/trade.

Condition: New.

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.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Quarter binding of black cloth and illustrated paper, gilt lettering on spine, corners sharp, lightly age-toned pages, no owner's mark or annotations, binding tight. Dust jacket missing. Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage for international shipping. ; 8 X 2.75 X 10.25 inches; 990 pages.

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: 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.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. Reprint, en. xxxiv, 434 pp., Ill. Volume 4, Part 1. Licensed chinese reprint. In English language. Clothbound with illustrated dust jacket. Page edges and margins slightly tanned, otherwise in very good condition. + + + Chinesische Lizenzausgabe. Originalleineneinband mit Schutzumschlag und Klarsicht-Schutzhülle. Einband tls. leicht berieben oder geringf. bestoßen, Schnitt und Seitenränder dezent gebräunt, sonst sauber und gepflegt. Keine Besitzvermerke. 0521058023 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. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. lvii 990p huge hardback, half-cloth with gilt lettering and b&w illustration, tan paper jacket with blue artwork, very good condition, light wear to jacket edges and surfaces, light foxing to exteriors, pages clean and bright like new, photographs and diagrams throughout, fold-out colour maps in like-new condition, an excellent copy of third part of volume IV Language: English Weight (g): 2310.

1st Ed. Slim Royal 8vo. xxii + 201pp. + [i]. Frontis., 51 figures with many from photos. Sm. ownership inscription, good in lightly browned d/w. Monograph No. 25. US$37.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a mild lean to the binding, an area of soiling to the tail of the spine, covers and text block with moderate bleeding to the text block at the tail of the binding, very small spots of soiling to the other edges of the text block, and slight bumps to the spine ends, otherwise a solid, tight Good+ copy.

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. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Series: Science and Civilisation in China 756p original cloth, pages unmarked, binding still firm, light library markings, very slight traces of use Language: English.

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.

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.

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 1984. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is VG+ albeit feels just a touch loose. 574p 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: very light foxing; a touch soiling. Light rubbings to boards top and bottom edges. Ffep head fore corner with small signature 1975. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is VG+, albeit just a touch loose. 510p Dj: faint dusting of just a little soiling, yellowing and rubbings. Spine: head & foot with thin wear and chips. Head & foot of flaps spines with tiny chips. 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 to top-edge, small smudge to bottom edge corner. Ffep head fore corner with small signature 1986. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is VG+ albeit being a heavy book feels just a touch loose. 718p Dj: faint dusting of just a little soiling, yellowing, few only foxings and rubbings. Head & foot with couple of chips. Heavy book: 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: 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 1972. All fldg maps are clean and present. Clean contents. B/w illustrations. Binding is VG+, albeit being a heavy book just a touch loose. 931p Dj: faint dusting of just a little soiling, yellowing and rubbings. Spine: head & foot with thin wear, splits and chips. Head & foot of flaps spines with open wear. Heavy book: 2 kg.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. xxxiii, 574 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.