An Introduction to Colour, T. Elder Dickson, 1932, HC, VG.

Dickson, T. Elder. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1932

English, Edition, Very Good, HC, 12mo, 8 3/4" x 5 3/4", [viii] 68 + 4 pp.

Black cloth over board, red line border to front panel, stamped red lettering to front panel, red lettering to spine, minor wear to edges, head, tail, and tips, some toning to edges and endpapers, very light interior soiling, otherwise, clean, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. Fair dust jacket, black lettering to front, back, spine, and interior flaps, chips and tears to top edges, minor toning, sunning, light soiling to front and back panels. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [viii] 68 + 4 pp. Includes black-line and full-color educational illustrations such as color wheels and diagrams to show hue, tone, variations, and more. Preface, Part One: The Scientific Background of Colour with sections I-IX, Part Two: Experiments and Exercises with sections I-V, Part Three (I-III), and Colour Plates with sections I-V. Includes a laid-in newspaper clipping of short article titled "Color Scheme to Save Capitalists," in which a tailor believes color theory can improve business. From the dust jacket: "A study of the practical aspects of colour, designed to meet the requirements of Art Teachers in Secondary and other Schools, and to provide the general reader with a clear introduction to the subject."