Christopher Hammond is at University of Leeds.
"Presents the basic concepts of crystallography and diffraction in a simple and comprehensible fashion. . . .I recommend this book to first year students taking a crystallography course as an additional or supplementary material. This volume can help provide the intuition and understanding that is often lost in the heat of the mathematics." --
The Leading Edge"This text book presents an introduction to crystallography. The ideas of symmetry, structure, lattices and architecture of crystals are approached by reference to everyday examples of things. Diffraction is also covered. The subject of diffraction flows naturally from that of crystallography because by its means the structures of materials are revealed. The historical development and interpretation of x-ray diffraction patterns is included. Graphs Photomicrographs."--
Metals Abstracts