What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I'm trying to track down a pretty interesting physics book I read a few years ago and having no luck with amazon's filters and whatnot (though I'm sure I've seen it on amazon before).

It was a book on colour - the difference between structural and chemical colour, also stuff about reflectivity, polarization, etc. Physics behind all of that.

The book was a paperback, small size (like a normal novel), and pretty short, ~200 pages?

Published I think around the 80s give or take a decade.

The cover was predominantly bright yellow from what I remember, with a prism on the front.

I know these are pretty sketchy details but if someone could help me hunt it down that would be awesome.

I'd borrowed it from my previous university's library (found in the physics -> optics section) and would like to have a copy for myself now.

It was a bit similar to isbn:048642118X but that wasn't the book, as it had slightly different contents. Just to give you a ballpark idea though.

Thanks in advance!

Tyrsen I don't know your book, I'm just adding a clicky link for the isbn you gave in your post to make it easier for people to see the book you mentioned as being similar.

Introduction to Light: The Physics of Light, Vision, and Color

Hope someone can help you find the one you are looking for.

Maybe Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics or Introduction to Modern Optics?
Covers: and

thanks but no, those weren't it; however you reminded me of another place i could check (the database of the actual library) and i managed to find it from there, http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0691023867/

thanks for your help

Title: _Colour: Why the World Isn't Grey_ by Hazel Rossotti

Colour for the gr click

Tyrsen, did you find your book? If so, what's the title and author?

It was found @4 (Amazon link). I shelved this at the time.