Description: Fine Hardcover Binding Cambridge University Press Science & Civilisation in China IN 16 VOLUMES Joseph NEEDHAM, Wang LING, and others with numerous illustrations PUBLISHED by Cambridge University Press BLACK cloth spine over decorative board Gilt lettering on spine Measured about 7 1/4" x 10", ~ 30" linear shelf space LIST OF TITLES: Partial set in 16 volumes: Vol. I: Introductory Orientation; Vol. II: History of Scientific Thought; Vol. III: Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and Earth; Vol. IV: Physics and Physical Technology: - Part I: Physics; - Part II: Mechanical Engineering; - Part III: Civil Engineering and Nautics; Vol. V: Chemistry and Chemical Technology: - Part I: Paper and Printing; - Part II: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality; - Part III: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey, from Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin; - Part IV: Apparatus and Theory; - Part V: Physiological Alchemy; - Part VI: Missiles and Sieges; - Part VII: The Gunpowder Epic; - Part IX: Textile Technology: Spinning and Reeling; Vol. VI: Biology and Biological Technology: - Part I: Botany; - Part II: Agriculture; CONDITION DESCRIPTION: these copies are in good condition: clean inside pages, tight bindings, firm hardcover, some without dustjackets, and a few with ex-library markings and plates and stamps. The set will be a great addition to a personal library. SHIPPING/HANDLING: Book(s) will be handled/packed very safely, and shipped via USPS media mail with delivery confirmation.
Price: 2680 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
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Binding: Hardcover
Topic: Science & Technology
Subject: History
Year Printed: 1965
