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 9�" - 12" tall.

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Title

THE SPLENDOR OF IRIDESCENCE. Structural Colors In The Animal World.

Publisher

Dodd, Mead & Co:

Publication Date

1971

Language

English

ISBN 10

0396062083

ISBN 13

9780396062080

Binding

Hard Cover

Illustrator

Hilda Simon

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

No Dust Jacket Present

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NATURAL SCIENCES.

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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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