Synopsis
Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 268 pages; Description: 268 p. Illus. (part col. ) 29 cm. Subjects: Animals--Color. Iridescence. Notes: Bibliography: p. [253]-255. Copiously illustrated in full, vibrant color.
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Splendor of Iridescence : Structural Colors in the Animal World
Published by
W. Clement Stone, P M A Communications, Incorporated, 1971
ISBN 10: 0396062083
ISBN 13: 9780396062080
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Hilda Simon (illustrator). 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP91906641
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The Splendor of Iridescence : Structural Colors in the Animal World
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hilda Simon (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0396062083I4N01
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The Splendor of Iridescence : Structural Colors in the Animal World
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Hilda Simon (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0396062083I5N01
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The Splendor of Iridescence : Structural Colors in the Animal World
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hilda Simon (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0396062083I3N01
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The Splendor of Iridescence : Structural Colors in the Animal World
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hilda Simon (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0396062083I3N00
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The Splendor of Iridescence : Structural Colors in the Animal World
Seller: Upward Bound Books, VALRICO, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: acceptable. Hilda Simon (illustrator). Fully readable with visible signs of use. Cover may have creases, dents, or edge wear. Pages may include writing, highlighting, or folded corners. Binding remains intact. Dust jacket included if originally issued with hardcover. Supplemental items e.g., CDs, codes, or inserts are not guaranteed. We ship daily, Monday through Friday excluding weekends and holidays , in a protective poly mailer for secure delivery. Seller Inventory # UBV.0396062083.A
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The Splendor of Iridescence: Structural Colors in the Animal World.; Illustrations by the author
Published by
Dodd, Mead & Company, NY, 1971
ISBN 10: 0396062083
ISBN 13: 9780396062080
Used
Hardcover
Seller: J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Hilda Simon (illustrator). 268pp. Address label else very good, clean and sound condition without dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 220941
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The Splendor of Iridescence : Structural Colors in the Animal World
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hilda Simon (illustrator). Some edgewear to dustjacket. A remarkable aspect of this book is its combination of art and science. The author, an accomplished professional artist in the field of natural history, particularly in drawings of birds and insects, is the daughter of a scientist who specialized in optics and was an authority on light interference, the optical phenomenon which plays an important role here. It was this background which enabled the author to approach the subject in a refreshingly original way. What makes a blue bird blue? Why is its color fundamentally different from that of a red bird? What causes the iridescence of a hummingbird's throat? of a peacock's train? of a Morpho butterfly's wings? Why do so many brightly colored birds in museum collections soon fade to a dim washed-out hue, while the hummingbird and the peacock retain their brilliance almost indefinitely? Here we touch on the fundamental difference between structural and pigmentary, physical and chemical colors - a difference which is the main theme of this book - and the various ways in which these structural colors are produced in the tissues of living beings. Also unusual are the means and method of illustration and reproduction. Most illustrators desiring colored reproductions of their art paint colored pictures, and then turn these paintings over to the engraver or lithographer, who uses elaborate cameras with filters to separate the colors so that they can be printed in different inks. Instead of relying on mechanical filters, Hilda Simon translates in her mind each color into the percentages of its component colors. She then prepares in black pencil one separation for each of the four or five colors used in her illustrators. The results are astonishing and original. She has captured some of the most elusive colors as no other process can. Here are to be found, in scientific analysis and microscopic detail of feather structure as well as in all their glory, birds of all sorts from hummingbirds and sunbirds to peacocks, the fabled birds of Juno, and birds of paradise. Here we see the quetzal, symbol of ancient Aztec royalty and emblem of modern Guatemala. Here is a glittering array of iridescent tropical butterflies and moths, golden beetles that gleam like living embers, multicolored fish, shimmering opalescent shells, and even rainbow-hued snakes. Seller Inventory # SKU2020025506
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THE SPLENDOR OF IRIDESCENCE. Structural Colors In The Animal World.
Seller: PASCALE'S BOOKS, NORTH READING, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Hilda Simon (illustrator). 268 pages, illustrated in color. "This book, which intends to explore only one aspect of the vast and mysterious wonderland of color, was born out of delight in and admiration for certain exquisite colors found in the animal kingdom. Most specifically, this involved structural colors -iridescent and metallic hues- displayed by certain birds, insects, and other creatures." FINE HARDCOVER. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 032512
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The Splendor of Iridescence: Structural Colors in Animal World
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New York: Dodd, Mead, 1971, New York, 1971
ISBN 10: 0396062083
ISBN 13: 9780396062080
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books, Burke, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hilda Simon (illustrator). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The author/illustrator/scientist skillfully conveys the wonderous quality of iridescent coloring on birds, fish and insects (we mammals lost out). Extensively illustrated with Simons graceful colored drawings. 268 pages. Corners bumped. Seller Inventory # 004257