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True color : the strange and spectacular quest to define color, from azure to zinc pink / Kory Stamper.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia - New Acquisitions P305.19.C64 S73 2026
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Stamper, Kory, Author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Colors, Words for.
Lexicology.
Physical Description:
x, 302 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition:
First hardcover edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026.
Summary:
"An irresistibly wry, culturally rich exploration of color and how it shapes our world-from the leading lexicographer of our time"-- Provided by publisher.
"An irresistibly wry, culturally rich exploration of color and how it shapes our world--from the leading lexicographer of our time"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes:
"A Borzoi book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.
Other Format:
Online version Stamper, Kory True color
ISBN:
9781524733032
1524733032
9780525434610
0525434615
OCLC:
1525857529

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