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THIS is one of a series of eighteen volumes (published or in course of preparation) edited by Dr. Samuel Rideal, and intended to give a comprehensive survey of the chemical industries, as set forth in the general preface which precedes that of the author. It cannot be said that the author has followed this well-conceived plan so conscientiously as he might have done; in fact, the only point to which he has rigidly adhered has been the subdivision of his subject into sections. We are promised in the general preface that “there will be a general bibliography, and also a select bibliography to follow each section.” Such bibliographies (coupled with references to current literature) would have represented a most valuable adjunct to a small work such as this, in which the treatment of so vast a subject is attempted, but all that is given (except a few references in the text) is a very incomplete list of works and current publications on pp. 10 and 11, while no select bibliographies follow the sections. The scope of the work is, however, ill-defined, for it bears no fewer than three titles, namely, Modern Dyeing Methods, The Application of the Coal-tar Dyestuffs (both on the title-page), and Dyeing with Coal-tar Dyestuffs (on the cover); strictly speaking, each of these subjects would require different bibliographies. The second heading is, however, the one under which the book is advertised in the general list, and one would certainly have expected the textile printing, lake-manufacturing, and paper-making industries to receive due consideration, but the two former are ruled out for lack of space, while the third is only cursorily mentioned in one or two places.
Modern Dyeing Methods: The Application of the Coal-tar Dyestuffs: The Principles Involved and the Methods Employed.
By C. M. Whittaker. Pp. xi + 214. (London: Baillière, Tindall, and Cox, 1918.) Price 7s. 6d. net.
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Modern Dyeing Methods: The Application of the Coal-tar Dyestuffs: The Principles Involved and the Methods Employed . Nature 102, 182 (1918). https://doi.org/10.1038/102182a0
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