Science & Civilisation in China. Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part III: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey, From Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin.
by Joseph Needham
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.. 4to. 481 pp. Bound in black cloth with illustrated cloth boards & gilt titles. Very Good. Dust Jacket: VG. B/W illustrations, tables. First Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19-4302
- Title
- Science & Civilisation in China. Volume 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part III: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey, From Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin.
- Author
- Joseph Needham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- VG
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