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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.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very 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. Zustand: 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.…

Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo, xxxv, 481 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket in clear plastic sleeve. Light shelf wear. Boards in green cloth. Toning to spine. Illustrated: b&w drawings, photographs, maps. Facing title page: ä åç§'å æè¡"å / æç ç'è'. With publisher information in Chinese at bottom of title page and on title page verso. Reprint of Cambridge University Press edition dated 1976. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1382207. FP New Rockville Stock.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Zustand: 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. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. Like new. xxxv, 481pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good, price clipped, dustjacket in protective cover. xlviii, 772pp. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. Like new. xxxv, 481pp. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket in protective cover. xlviii, 772pp. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red immortals on D/W 804 p. Book.

Gebundene Ausgabe, OLn. m. Ou. Zustand: Gut. Reprint, en. xxxv, 478 pp., Ill. Licensed chinese reprint. Volume 5, Part 3. In English language. Clothbound with illustrated dust jacket. Page edges and margins slightly tanned, otherwise in very good condition. + + + Chinesische Lizenzausgabe. Original-Leineneinband mit Schutzumschlag und Klarsicht-Schutzhülle. Einband tls. leicht berieben oder geringf. bestoßen, Schnitt und Seitenränder dezent gebräunt, sonst sauber und gepflegt. Keine Besitzvermerke. 0521210283 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. ***ATTENTION U.S. CUSTOMERS: Due to the new tariffs, we are unable to ship packages to the USA at this time. Thank you for understanding.*** Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. …

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1980. 4°. xlviii, 772 S. illustr. OHLwd. mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und OUmschlag. "The fifth volume of Dr Needham's immense undertaking, like the fourth, is subdivided into parts for ease of assimilation and presentation, each part bound and published separately. The volume as a whole covers the subjects of alchemy, early chemistry, and chemical technology (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder and rockets; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics). The present part provides detailed descriptions, not hitherto available in the West, of laboratory apparatus, the processes of distillation and extraction, aqueous reactions, and the main elements of Chinese (particularly Taoist) alchemical theory [Auszug Klappentext]. Mit sehr umfangreicher Bibliographie Verzeichnis der Abbildungen und Index. - Umschlag mit geringen Randläsuren und leicht gebräunt und ein kl. Fleck. Sprache : en.…

Cambridge, [etc.], Cambridge University Press, 1980. XXVIII,772 pp. B./w. ills. Orig. h.cloth, gilt lettered on spine, d./j.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover: Very Good, 25 x 20 cm, 772 pp., English, 1st Edition, illustrations, book condition: Very Good Without dust cover This specific fourth part (Part IV) consists of more than 770 pages and covers the practical and theoretical foundations of Chinese alchemy: Laboratory equipment and supplies: A detailed, illustrated inventory of alchemical furnaces, distillation flasks (including early forms of the steam distiller), and sublimation apparatus. It shows how advanced Chinese laboratory technology was compared to the West at the time. Reactions in aqueous media: Research into early chemical processes and the dissolution of minerals and metals in liquids. Theoretical background of elixir alchemy: The philosophical and cosmological concepts (such as Yin and Yang and the Five Elements) that underpinned the quest for the elixir of life (Waidan). Comparative macrobiotics: A comparison between the Chinese quest for immortality and longevity with alchemical traditions in other cultures, such as Arabic and European alchemy. [This description may have been translated by AI.].…

XXXV, 481 p., front., ill. 1342 - 1373, 8 tables, cloth bound.

Hardcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover: As New, jacket: As New, 25 x 20 cm, 703 pp., English, 1st Edition, illustrations The discovery: Needham shows that gunpowder was accidentally discovered in the 9th century (during the Tang dynasty) by Taoist alchemists searching for elixirs of life. Military evolution: The book describes the gradual development of early incendiary bombs and "fire lances" (early flamethrowers) to rockets, landmines, and ultimately the metal hand cannon. Historical priority: The authors prove that the complete technological evolution of firearms had already taken place in China before the knowledge reached the West via the Arab world in the 13th and 14th centuries. Civil use: In addition to weapons, the book pays attention to the use of gunpowder for early industrial applications, such as mining and pyrotechnics (fireworks). [This description may have been translated by AI.].…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover: As New, 25 x 19,5 cm, 481 pp., English, 1st Edition, illustrations, book condition: As New No dust cover The subtitle "from Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin" immediately reveals the enormous historical arc that is drawn in this part. Needham and his co-authors demonstrate how premodern Chinese alchemy (which began with life-threatening elixirs) gradually developed into a modern, rational form of biochemistry and pharmacy. The book covers, among other things: The early elixirs (Cinnabar): A historical sketch of how Taoist alchemists experimented with toxic minerals such as cinnabar (mercury sulfide). Although many emperors died from mercury poisoning due to these 'immortality elixirs', this early laboratory work yielded an immense treasure of empirical knowledge about chemical reactions. The decline of macrobiotics: How the realization that physical elixirs were toxic led to a shift. The focus shifted from Wai Dan (external alchemy in furnaces) to Nei Dan (internal, physiological alchemy through meditation, breathing, and diet). The birth of iatrochemistry: The transition from alchemy to medical chemistry (iatrochemistry) occurred in China centuries earlier than in Europe. Chinese doctors were already using purified mineral and organic preparations to cure specific diseases very early on. The synthesis of insulin: The absolute culmination of the historical survey. Needham draws a direct line from this ancient biochemical tradition to modern times, where Chinese scientists successfully produced fully synthetic crystalline bovine insulin in a laboratory in 1965, being the first in the world to do so. [This description may have been translated by AI.].…