Arthur Raistrick, PB, 314pp, Eyre Methuen (1972)

Industrial archaeology is one area where scholar and practical enthusiast can meet. In this book, Dr Raistrick, who has himself taken an active interest for over 40yrs in much that is now being gathered into the new discipline, suggests new and comprehensive ideas of the proper definition and scope of the subject, and gives us for the first time a real focus not only for those with a committed interest but also for everyone who is concerned with a vital study of the past.