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<h2>Acta Crystallographica Section A</h2><h3>Crystal Physics, Diffraction, Theoretical and General Crystallography</h3><h3>0567-7394</h3> <h2>book reviews</h2> Volume 26 Part 1 Page 169 January 1970 <h2> Crystal growth edited by F. C. Frank, J. B. Mullin and H. S. Peiser</h2> S. Amelinckx These proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute at Freiburg in 1966 provide a very readable review of the broad field of optical phenomena in solids. The first part concentrates on the electronic properties of semiconductors varying from narrow to wide gap, while the rest of the book discusses the vibrations of perfect crystals, point defects, their vibrational and electronic spectra, and electron- phonon interactions. Twenty two lecturers at the Summer School each provide a chapter: though each contribution carries the distinctive stamp of its author, reasonable continuity has been main- tained. Group theoretical terminology is developed in the first chapter and widely used: there is a welcome absence of orgies of many-body theory. Though some of the material is already dated, this is a very valuable account of the field. Alas, at a price of thirty five dollars, most of us will consult a library copy. J.A.D.MATrHEW Department of Physics University of York Heslington York YO2 5DD England Crystal growth.