Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology (as Applied to Atopic Disease): A Manual for Students and Practitioners of Medicine, ed. 4, by Cecil Collins-Williams. Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1973, 161 pp., $6.50

In his preface, the author states that "This manual of paediatric allergy and clinical immunology as applied to atopic disease is not meant to be a complete textbook, but to provide a quick reference for the medical student or practicing physician . . . . to the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of allergy in children and in understanding the basic underlying principles of atopic disease." The author does, however, attempt to write a complete book rather than sticking to his original plan, beginning with a comprehensive check-off allergy history form and ending with an appendix which contains information ranging from elimination diets with specific recipes to a classification of immunological deficiency diseases.