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Edité par Cambridge University Press, 1999
ISBN 10 : 0521580005ISBN 13 : 9780521580007
Vendeur : Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : GIAQ
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Good. xxvi 538p original cloth, pages unmarked, binding still firm, very light library markings, very slight traces of use Language: English.
Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999
ISBN 10 : 0521580005ISBN 13 : 9780521580007
Vendeur : PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, Royaume-Uni
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : 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 127 illustrations, 15 maps, 14 tables and a supplementary index in a pocket at rear. Slight edgewear to jacket, bumps to board corners and score to page block face. Previous owner's name penned to FEP, otherwise contents are clean throughout. Spine is tight. AD. Used.
Edité par Cambridge University Press, 1954
Vendeur : Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : IOBA
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Cambridge University Press, 1954 - 2008. 26 of a projected 28 volumes, complete as of February 2024. All volumes near fine in near fine/fine dust jackets. Several volumes carry stamps of distinguished but not associated academics. Bindings are tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good throughout all volumes. Light damp-spotting to spine panel of one jacket, else dust jackets in near fine condition as well, and arrive wrapped in protective mylar. A seminal set, Needham and his collaborators reset the discourse, disrupting the prevailing Eurocentric historiography by revealing and widening the multicultural roots of scientific development into the modern era. The project is still continuing under the guidance of the Publications Board of the Needham Research Institute. Two of the 28 volumes, Volume V, Part VIII and Volume V, Part X, are still works in progress and not currently available. The set is otherwise complete to date. Included in this lot: Vol. I: Introductory Orientation, 1954; Vol. II: History of Scientific Thought, 1956; Vol. III: Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and Earth, 1959; Vol. IV, Part I: Physics and Physical Technology - Physics, 1962; Vol. IV, Part II: Physics and Physical Technology - Mechanical Engineering, 1965; Vol. IV, Part III: Physics and Physical Technology - Civil Engineering and Nautics, 1971; Vol. V, Part I: Chemistry and Chemical Technology - Paper and Printing, 1985; Vol. V, Part II: Chemistry and Chemical Technology - Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality, 1974; Vol. V, Part III: Chemistry and Chemical Technology -Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey, from Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin, 1976; Vol. V, Part IV: Chemistry and Chemical Technology -Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus and Theory, 1980; Vol. V, Part V: Chemistry and Chemical Technology -Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Physiological Alchemy, 1983; Vol. V, Part VI: Chemistry and Chemical Technology - Military Technology: Missiles and Sieges, 1994; Vol. V, Part VII: Chemistry and Chemical Technology Military Technology: The Gunpowder Epic, 1987; Vol. V, Part IX: Chemistry and Chemical Technology - Textile Technology: Spinning and Reeling, 1988; Vol. V, Part XI: Chemistry and Chemical Technology - Ferrous Metallurgy, 2008; Vol. V, Part XII: Chemistry and Chemical Technology - Ceramic Technology, 2004; Vol. V, Part XIII: Chemistry and Chemical Technology - Mining, 1999; Vol. VI, Part I: Biology and Biological Technology - Botany, 1986; Vol. VI, Part II: Biology and Biological Technology - Agriculture, 1984; Vol. VI, Part III: Biology and Biological Technology - Agro-industries and Forestry, 1996; Vol. VI, Part IV: Biology and Biological Technology - Traditional Botany: An Ethnobotanical Approach, 2015; Vol. VI, Part V: Biology and Biological Technology - Fermentations and Food Science, 2000; Vol. VI, Part VI: Biology and Biological Technology - Medicine, 2000; Vol. VII, Part I: The Social Background - Language and Logic, 1998; Vol. VII, Part II: The Social Background - General Conclusions and Reflections, 2004. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.