Hard cover, 8vo., 212pp. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket which has light shelfwear and tiny loss to corners, and a chip missing from the head of the spine. Now protected in mylar. ** Gessner G. Hawley (1905-1983) was an American chemist and editor, most well known for his 1971 reference work, ""The Condensed Chemical Dictionary"", since republished as ""Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary"". OCLC 977214.