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BOOK REVIEWS P•¾sIcAl` Mv. Tnovs tN CHEMICAl. ANAl.¾s•s, Vol. IV, edited by Walter G. Berl, Academic Press, New York & London, 1961. 476 pagess indexed and illustrated. Price $16.00. This, the fourth volume in the series on Physical Methods, con- tinues the high standards of the previous volumes (volume I!I ap- peared in 1956). This book con- tains eight chapters contributed by different authors. As might be expected, some chapters offer more to the physicist and theoretician, while others are of greater practical value to the analyst. In a book of this type, the balance between theoretical and practical material is difficult even for a single author. With eight authors, it is impossible to achieve the desired unity of pur- pose, and, as a result, the balance between theory and practice varies from chapter to chapter. All au- thors have succeeded in describing the theory of the particular method. However, several have failed to indicate enough of the practical matter or to organize it carefully. The chapters on Molecular Sieves, Solvent Extraction, Analytical Ap- plications of Inclusion Compounds, and Dialysis should be of value to the physicist as well as the analyst. These chapters are well organized and contain a wealth of information. The chapter on Thermal Diffusion overemphasizes the mathematical theory to the detriment of the practical implications. The section on Ion Exchange could have been improved by more rigorous separa- tion of the theoretical and practical consideration and by discussion of the widely practiced separations by batch ion exchange. The short discussions of Separations With Foam and of Electromagnetic Sepa- rations are somewhat esoteric. Their unexpected inclusion in this volume adds to its completeness. The reviewer was surprised to find almost no up-to-date references to the literature in this book. The book cites no reference for the year 1960 and almost none for the year 1959. This observation suggests that the chapters were written well in advance of the 1961 publication date. The index is brief but ade- quate. The proofreading has been rather careless. The quality of the paper is good. As the selection of the chapter headings indicates, this volume is concerned with methods of separa- tion. Anybody confronted with separation problems will find this book of value, and those who are not concerned with analytical prob- lems will find it of interest.--M. M. R•EOE•t, Warner Lambert Pharm- aceutical Co. PERFUMES AND FLAVORS SPEGTRA, Sadtler Research Labts., Philadel- phia 2, Pa. 1961. 350 pages. Price $175.00. The increasing use of infrared spectra in research, analysis and control of various substances has called for standard comparison spec- tra. This has often been discussed within the various committees of scientific societies. Some years ago the consulting firm of Samuel P. Sadtler and Son, Inc., now Sadtier Research Labora- 141