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Books Wanted

THE COLLAPSE OF BRITISH POWER by Correlli Barnett (1972) and 'The Quest for National Efficiency' by Geoffrey Searle (Blackwell 1971). R.P.T. Davenport- Hines, 3 Pembridge Square, London W2 4EW.

HOLY LIVING and 'Holy Dying' by Jeremy Taylor. D. Taylor, 27 Chipstead Park, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Kent TNI3 2SL. WYNDHAM LEWIS by Hugh Kenner, publish- ed Methuen 1954. Please write: J. Campbell, 58 Scarcroft Hill, York YO2 IDE.

THE DONKEYS by A. Clark (Hutchison 1961). H.L. Valentine, Benarth, 49 Annefield Park, Gresford, Clwyd.

ELIZABETH LONGFORD: 'Wellington: The Years of the Sword' and 'Wellington: Pillar of State' and 'Conversations with the Duke of Well- ington' by Mahon. Mrs Hamilton, Trefach, Hebron, Whitland, Dyfed SA34 OJX.

GREEK WORDS AND HEBREW MEANINGS (Studies in the Semantics of Soteriological Terms) by Dr David Hill and 'Port Royal Logic' translated by T. Spencer Baynes. Write to: J.M. Foster, 41 Cornwall Gardens, Brighton BN1 6RH.

THE KNOT OF VIPERS by Francois Mauriac (English edition). Please write: Mrs D. Adams, Flat 19/20, Isle of Alanis, Mooragh Promenade, Ramsey, Isle of Amn.

ANY WORKS OF Franz Rosenweig, Max Scheler, Gershom Scholem (in German). Daniel Johnson, 14 Ashchurch Terrace, London W12. ESTHER VANHOMRIGH by Swift (hardback) and 'The Art of Conversation' by J.P. Mahaffy. K. Larsson, c/o Gottlieb, Norre Sogade 19, DK-1370 Copenhagen K., Denmark.

THE MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM HICKEY, vol It 1776-1782. C.E. Russell, Orchard Cottage, 12 Eleven Acre Rise, Loughton, Essex IGIO IAN. CHARLES DICKENS, any hardback editions wanted. I. Thubron, 2 Burford Lodge, Elstead, Surrey.

A. SCHWEITZER: 'Paul and His Interpreters' and 'The Mysticism of St Paul'. W. Betts, 4a Parsonage Lane, Hungerford.

THE INDIA WE LEFT by Humphrey Trevelyan. Write: Lady Trevelyan, 24 Duchess of Bedford House, London W8 7QN.

CHARLOTTE WOLFF: 'Hindsight' (Quartet 1980) and her autobiography published in 1969. Miss E. Schrijver, Prinsengracht 24211, Amster- dam 1016 HE, Holland.

T.F. POWYS: 'Mark Only' and 'Interpretation of the Book of Job' wanted. Could exchange for 'The House with the Echo'. Tel: 098686 419, Mencher.

THE CASTLES OF THE ASSASSINS by Peter Willey, Harrap 1963. Write: P. Willey, Well- ington College, Crowthorne, Berks RGI 1 7PU, or tel: 03446 4596.

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