 Rooksby, he was editor of" X-ray Diffraction by Polycrystalline Materials", first published in 1955.He also co-authored "X-ray Diffraction" in 1974.He was also active in the editorial field, as Editor of "Acta Crystallographica" from 1960 to 1977 and Associate Editor of the "Proceedings of the Royal Society" from 1978 to 1983.