824pp, with illustrations, charts, diagrams etc. In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles front and spine. Large 4to. . Cloth is a little rubbed at edges, a few mild marks, spine a little sunned and text block edges dusty. Internally there's a hint of spotting on the endpapers, else neat, clean, bright and tight. Sets out the characteristics of metals and explains how they are related to composition and treatment on the one hand and properties on the other; detailed, and once the standard work on the topic.
