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 (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).
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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 (which includes military invention, especially gunpowder; paper and printing; textiles; mining and metallurgy; the salt industry; and ceramics).
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Like New in Like New jacket. Size: 7x1x9; A firm and square hardback with sharp corners and strong joints, complete with original dustjacket, just showing a few very minor rubs. Hence a non-text page has a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book is actually in nearly new condition. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. Also, no pen-marks and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Now offered for sale at a very sensible price.
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Very good. All items inspected and guaranteed. All Orders Dispatched from the UK within one working day. Established business with excellent service record.
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Very good plus condition with text clean and binding sound / small closed tear to very good dust jacket. Size: large 8vo, 516pp., illus, NOTE: This is a 1976 Chinese reprint.
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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.
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Address stamped on fore-edge, else very good plus, clean & sound condition / small closed tear to lightly soiled dust jacket now in a protective plastic sleeve. Size: large 8vo, 481pp.
