Science Civilization China by Needham Joseph (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. EX. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. USUAL LIB. MARKINGS, POCKET AND BINDING. 877 PPS.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 510 pp, clean and tighly bound, with very light shelf wear to boards. Dust jacket is price-clipped and shows light creasing and rubbing. Oversized: additional shipping charges will apply for priority or international orders.

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: Fine. 1st Edition. Cambridge, United Kingdom/New York, NY/Melbourne, : Cambridge University Press, 1974 - 1997 printing. A Fine Unread copy in Dust Jacket (see scan). First Edition. Hard Cover/Buckram/Sewn. Fine/Fine. 4to size - 10" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardcover, 25.5 cm, 724 pages. Jacket edgeworn.

hardcover. Condition: Good. xxiv, 697 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Notes on end pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. First printing of the first volume in this important series. xxxviii, 318 pp, clean and tighly bound, with very light shelf wear to boards. Dust jacket shows wear at corners and spine ends. "Science and Civilisation in China is recognised as one of the most remarkable works of scholarship in the twentieth century. Originally proposed as a single volume of 600 to 800 pages, the project now encompasses seventeen books published under the direct supervision of Joseph Needham, from the first volume which appeared in 1954, through to volume 6.3 which was in press at the time of his death in 1995. [These] volumes reflect Needham's vision of the field of the history of science and its social background in China, and his aim to make Chinese achievements in science and technology better understood "(Cambridge University Press description).

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: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Quarto. Pp. xxii, 696. With the research assistance of Wang Ling. With illustrations and charts. Fine in cloth-backed illustrated boards. Matching dust jacket near fine, with small chip to spine head.

Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition.

Condition: Fine. Number of pages: 359p Size: 23cm.

Gr.8°, 696 S., einige Abb., HLwd. m. OU., OU min lädiert, sonst tadell. - Noël Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (* 9. Dezember 1900 in London; ? 24. März 1995 in Cambridge) war ein britischer Sinologe und arbeitete als Biochemiker auf dem Gebiet der chinesischen Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 2100 gr. Schlagworte: Naturwissenschaft, China, Philosophie.

reprint softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo ix + 326pp., b/w pls., text ills., maps, bibliog., index, Volume 1: Volumes I & II of the major series.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo ix + 298pp., b/w pls., text ills., maps, bibliog., index, Volume 3 : A Selection of Volume IV, Part 1 and a section of Volume IV, Part 3 of the major series.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Two quarto volumes. Pp.xxxii, 510; xxxv, 481. Part I of Vol. V concerns Spagyrical Discovery and Invention, from Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin. Part II concerns Alchemy, Magisteries of Gold and Immortality. With illustrations and charts. Fine/ fine. Jackets are in mylar.

Gr.8°, 485, 510 S., einige Abb., HLwd. m. OU., OU min lädiert, min gebräunt, sonst tadell. - Noël Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (* 9. Dezember 1900 in London; ? 24. März 1995 in Cambridge) war ein britischer Sinologe und arbeitete als Biochemiker auf dem Gebiet der chinesischen Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 3600 gr. Schlagworte: Naturwissenschaft, China, Occulta, Masonica.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 481 pp, clean and tighly bound, with very light shelf wear to boards. Dust jacket shows light creasing and rubbing. Oversized: additional shipping charges will apply for priority or international orders.

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.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo ix + 326pp., b/w pls., text ills., maps, bibliog., index, Volume 1: Volumes I & II of the major series.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 4to. Pp.xlviii, 772, bibliographies, index. Frontis reprint of calligraphic Chinese characters. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photography. Bound in half cloth over paper-covered boards illustrated with a picture of a Taoist Genii, gilt lettering stamped on spine. Light soiling to page ends else Fine in a just about Fine unclipped dust jacket. Volume in Needham's masterful series documenting the rise of Chinese technological advances and the inward turn that resulted in decline. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 4to. Pp. xxxvi, 481. With collaboration from Ho Ping-Yu and Lu Gwei-Djen. Frontis reprint of calligraphic Chinese characters. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photography on glossy stock. Bibliographies. Index. Bound in half cloth over paper-covered boards, llustrated with a picture of a Taoist Genii, with gilt lettering stamped on spine. The illustration is reprinted on the dust jacket, which is presented here in nice condition. An exquisite copy with dust jacket now housed in a removable, clear archival protector.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint of 1956 edition. Owner's stamp on front end paper. Binding strong. Dust jacket has several tears and chipped corners. Book in Very Good condition, dust jacket in Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Complete set of Volume IV, in three physical books. Parts 1 and 2 are later printings (1972, 1974), Part 3 is a first printing (1971). All three volumes tightly bound and unmarked, with light shelf wear to boards. All three in clean, price-clipped dust jackets with some rubbing and creasing at corners and spine ends. "Science and Civilisation in China is recognised as one of the most remarkable works of scholarship in the twentieth century. Originally proposed as a single volume of 600 to 800 pages, the project now encompasses seventeen books published under the direct supervision of Joseph Needham, from the first volume which appeared in 1954, through to volume 6.3 which was in press at the time of his death in 1995. [These] volumes reflect Needham's vision of the field of the history of science and its social background in China, and his aim to make Chinese achievements in science and technology better understood.The first two parts of Volume IV deal respectively with the physical sciences and with the diverse applications of physics in the many branches of mechanical engineering. The third deals with civil and hydraulic engineering and with nautical technology" (Cambridge University Press description). Due to weight, additional shipping charges will apply for priority or international orders.