Colours and How We See Them / H. Harridge
1949, First Edition. G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. Signed by the Auther. Letter tipped. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #379317
Physical description : xi, 158 pages illustrations (some color) portraits 21 cm. Notes : Mainly the author's lectures delivered at the Royal Institution at Christmas, 1946. Illus. incl. plates (some col.) and diagr. Mainly the author's lectures delivered at the Royal Institution at Christmas, 1946. Includes index. Contents : Statesmen of our critical period. -- Soldiers I have met. -- Horace Mann and Antioch College. -- The giant in the spiked helmet. -- A student's experience in the Franco-Prussian war. -- American historians. -- English and German historians. -- Poets and prophets. -- Men of science. -- At haphazard. Subjects : Color. Physiological optics. Color vision. Color Perception.
Price: €125.00