Noble-Gas Chemistry by Holloway, John H

London:: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. Stamped "WITHDRAWN" on the rear endpaper. A few pages have light impressions from a paperclip. All other pages are clean and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with figures. Tables. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original maroon boards, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. From the preface: "This book, which is divided into three parts, is intended to serve as a review of the known chemistry of the noble gases. Part 1 describes briefly the discovery and properties of the noble gases and reviews early attempts to induce members of the family to react; special emphasis is placed on the chemistry involved. Part 2 is concerned essentially with the preparation and reactions of clathrates and short-lived species observed spectroscopically. Part 3 reviews the chemistry of xenon, krypton and radon... Each part is complete… Read More