JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 429 HANDBOOK OF MOISTURE AND CON- TROL: PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES, I'LICATtONS, Vol. I, by A. Pande, Shri- ran Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi, India. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1974. 266 pages. Price 828.50. Volume I of this four-volume mon- ograph consists of four chapters. The first deals with the properties of wa- ter (chemical, physical, and electri- cal). Statistical analysis and sampling methods are included in the first chapter. Chapter II is concerned with grav- imetric methods of water determina~ tion. These methods which we take for granted, are explained in theory and in practice. Oven drying, vac- uum oven drying, dessication, infra- red radiation semiautomatic mea- surements, the thermobalance, and thermal analysis techniques are all covered in some detail with citations of practical examples. Chapter III covers azeotropic dis- ti]lation and chromatographic meth- ods. The historical development of azeotropic distillation from Besson through Barr and Yarwood make fas- cinating historical reading. Chroma- tographic methods include gas chro- matography and thin-layer chroma- tography. The entirety of Chapter IV is de- voted to the Karl Fischer method from its development in 1935 through potentiometric and coulo- metric adaptations. Applications of the Karl Fischer method will be cov- ered in a later volume. All chapters are generously refer- eneed. Chapter III contains 125 ref- erences on azeotropie distillatiov. and chromatography. There are 43 references to the Karl Fischer meth- od. If the reader requires additional background or detail, it should be easily found. This book is printed with a type that resembles a typewriter. It is double-spaced and easy to read. It should be included in the analytical library and should be of consider- able value.--JaMES W. JENIZINS-- Leeming/Pacquin, Division of Pfiz- er Inc.

430 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Society of Cosmetic Chemists Award to Mrs. Rose Sylbert Shown with Mr. Stephen G. Hoch, President of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists is Mrs. Rose Sylbert, who received Honorary Membership in the Society at the May 29- 30, 1975 Annual Seminar at the Chase Park Plaza, St. Louis, Mo. This award was be- stowed upon Mrs. Sylbert in recognition of her many years service to the Society as its Administrative Assistant. Rose will be taking a well-deserved rest-we'll miss her.