Perception: Scientific American Library Series

Oxford, England / New York, New York: Scientific American Books - W. H. Freeman & Co.. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1984. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 243 pages: 9 x 9.5 in.: 2.8: KB#006967: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Dustjacket has almost imperceptible vertical streaks near back flap. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Printing Number Line (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0). Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Copy even includes the originally issued "Taylor-Merchant Stereopticon 707" in a pocket on inside of back board. "Out of the ever-changing stimuli that is projected onto our retinas, how do we fashion coherent images of the world, perceiving constancy in the shape, shading, size and orientation of objects? This book provides a tour of the mysteries of visual perception, covering such topics as the intrigues of both correct and illusory perception, the cues that enable us to construct a three-dimensional world, the nature of our perception of works of art and our perception of motion." Content Chapters include: The World of Perception * Constancy * The Many Paths to the Third Dimension * Perception and Art * Form and Organization * Geometrical Illusions * The Perception of Motion * The Upright World *The Intelligence of Perception * Selected Readings * Sources of Illustrations * Index. If interested, I have several other volumes in this Scientific American Library Series available. .