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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 10. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Condition: Good. 10. Fair-to-Good; Hardcover; 10th Edition; Front cover is clean and glossy with heavy scratches to the back cover and a small tape repair the top left corner of the spine; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); Heavy (10.2 lbs); Black covers with title in yellow lettering; 2011, Illuminating Engineering; 1087 pages; "The Lighting Handbook: Reference and Application," by David L. Dilaura, et al.

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Boulder, Colorada, Printed for the Author, 2021, 4°, (8), xliv, 811 pp., with over 800 col. illustrations, orig. cloth. First Edition! "The Bibliotheca Opticoria 1475-1925" is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of optics and its literature". F.-D. Söhn A Library of the History of Our Understanding of Light and Vision by David L DiLaura. Bibliotheca Opticoria 1475-1925 describes 774 books that made and marked the history of optics - all from the collection of the author. Over a span of nearly 500 years, the books describe the development of the theory, practice, and application of optics. Topics include: The nature of vision and ocular optics, The nature of light and physical optics, Formation of images and geometrical optics, Optical craft and materials, Light as measurement tool, Mathematization of optics, and How optics was taught and learned. The introduction gives a recounting of the author's collecting experiences and outlines a history of optics in both topical and chronological forms. Each of the 774 entries contains: Scaled Color Image of the Incipit or Title Page, Publication Date, Author, Short or Common Title, English Translation of the Full Title Page, Translator or Editor, Very Brief Summary of the book, Edition, Printing Place, Printer, Publisher, Format, Size, Collation, Pagination, Foliation, Plates, Binding. Multiple and Nonce Volume Listing; Provenance; Bibliographic Notes; Essay 'Of the Book'; Essay 'In the Book'; References; Digital Copy URL; Purchase Source The essay 'Of the Book' sets out what is known of the background, development, writing, authorial intention, editing, publication, and reception of the book, including its antecedent and subsequent influences. The essay 'In the Book' describes and analyzes the book's content, summarizing the material, the manner of its presentation, and its technical level. References cite modern scholarship directly or indirectly related to the book, its origin, and its influence. There are three indices: Authors, listing works and editions, Printers and Publishers, Provenance of personal names and institutions, and noting inscriptions, bookplates, and marginalia.