Books on Optical Illusions

Here are a few great books on optical illusions. I'll be adding many more as I get time to log them all. Enjoy them. You can buy them at Amazon.com by clicking on the title.

Adventures with Impossible Figures by Bruno Ernst (England: Tarquin Publications) softcover, $13.95. A wonderful collection of impossible figures.

Amazing Irv's Handbook of Everyday Magic by Irv Furman (Philadelphia: Quirk Books, 2002) softcover, $14.95.

Art of Optical Illusions by A. Seckel and IllusionWorks (Carlton, 2000) softcover, $18.95. Features some of the greatest illusion art of all times.

Colour Wheels: A Practical Approach to Colour Theory by Tim Armstrong (England: Tarquin Publications) softcover, $12.95.

Great Color Optical Illusions by Keith Kay (New York: Sterling Publishing, 2002) softcover, $5.95.

Dazzling Designs Coloring Book by Koichi Sato (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $2.95.

500 Geometrical Designs by Spyros Horemis (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $8.95.

Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament by Auguste Racinet (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $18.95.

Geometrical Allover Patterns by Jean Larcher (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $10.95.

Geometrical Designs & Optical Art by Jean Larcher (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $8.95.

Historic Designs and Patterns in Color by F.M. Hessemer (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $18.95.

Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople by Eva Wilson (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $9.95.

Japanese Optical and Geometrical Art by Hajime Ouchi (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $11.95.

M Is for Mirror by Duncan Birmingham (England: Tarquin Publications) softcover, $5.95.

The Magic Cylinder Book by Ivan Moscovich (England: Tarquin Publications) softcover, $5.95.

The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher by Bruno Ernst (England: Tarquin Publications) softcover, $16.95. If you love Escher, see his art come alive!

Magic Moving Images: Animated Optical Illusions by Colin Ord (2007), softcover.

Making Moving Patterns: How to Make Optical Illusions of Your Own by Tim Armstrong (England: Tarquin Publications) softcover, $12.95.

The Mirror Puzzle Book by Marion Walter (England: Tarquin Publications) softcover, $5.95.

More Optical Illusions by A. Seckel and IllusionWorks (Carlton, 2002) softcover, $18.95. Features some of the greatest illusion art of all times.

More Puzzles, Paradoxes and Brain Teasers by Stan Gibilisco (Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books, 1990) softcover, 140 pages, $8.95.

New Book of Chinese Lattice Designs by Daniel Sheets Dye (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $9.95.

Op Art Coloring Book by Jean Larcher (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $2.95.

Optical Illusion Magic: Visual Tricks & Amusements by Michael DiSpezio (New York: Sterling Publishing, 1999) softcover, $17.95.

Optical Illusions: Puzzles, Paradoxes and Brain Teasers #4 by Stan Gibilisco (Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books) softcover, 140 pages, $8.95.

Optical Illusions Coloring Book by Koichi Sato (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $2.95.

Paradoxicon, The, by Nicholas Falletta (New York: John Wiley, 1983, 1990) softcover, 230 pages, $10.95. A collection of contradictory challenges, problematic puzzles, and impossible illustrations.

Puzzling Reflections by Ivan Moscovich (England: Tarquin Publications) softcover, $7.95.

Strip Flips!: Anna (New York: Power House Books, 2001) softcover, $10.95. A flip book.

Strip Flips!: George (New York: Power House Books, 2001) softcover, $10.95. A flip book.

Strip Flips!: Susan (New York: Power House Books, 2001) softcover, $10.95. A flip book.

3-D Alphabet Coloring Book by Jean Larcher (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $2.95.

Traditional Japanese Design Motifs by Joseph DAddetta (New York: Dover) softcover, $7.95.

Triad Optical Illusions by Harry Turner (New York: Dover) softcover, $5.95.

Turntable Illusions by John Kremer (Fairfield, IA: Open Horizons, 1992) softcover, 96 pages, $9.99. Includes 40 optical illusions that work on a record turntable.

Triad Optical Illusions by Harry Turner (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $5.95.

Visual Illusions Coloring Book by Spyros Horemis (Mineola NY: Dover) softcover, $2.95.

Visual Illusions in Motion with Moire Screens by Craig Cassin (Mineola NY: Dover, 1997) softcover, $8.95.

Walter Wick's Optical Tricks by Walter Wick (New York: Scholastic, 1998) softcover, 48 pages, $13.95. Features impossible objects, magical mirrors, a phantom image, and other optical illusions.