26 NOVEMBER 1983, Page 42

Books Wanted

BARTLETT'S UNFAMILIAR QUOTATIONS by L. L. Levinson and 'A World Treasury of Proverbs' by H. Davidoff. Patrick Hughes, 14 Thornhill Square, London NI.

THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE HINDUS by Abbe Dubois. J. Harris, 37 Melville Rd, Barnes, London SW13.

EGO I by James Agate and 'Childhood in Grimsby' by R. E. Boreson. Richard King, Flat 1, The Old Rectory, Bradfield, Nr Reading, Berks.

RONALD KNOX: 'A Spiritual Aeneid' and 'En- thusiasm'. J. Sweeney, Hopwood Hall, Mid- dleton, Manchester M24 3XH.

STRANGER AND BROTHER — Life of C. P. Snow by Philip Snow and 'The Affair' by C. P. Snow. J. F. Blackmore, 51 Buckland Rd, Buckland, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22 5LL.

THE PHILOSOPHY OF PLOTINUS vol 1, by Dean Inge and 'Alfred North Whitehead' by Dr Norman Pittenger. R. Pollard, 10 Clydesdale Ave, Chichester, Sussex P019 2LW.

THE TRANSIENT by Barry Wilson, buy or bor- row or refer to publisher. Moya F. Cunny, Flower in Hand, Burr Bank, Scarborough. PRACTICAL EXPORTING AND IMPOR- TING by Philip MacDonald (The Ronald Press Co 1959). Josef Riaboi, P.O. Box 1357, Jerusalem 91013, Israel.

G. E. BRAITHWAITE: 'The Braithwaite Plan' (Research Publishing Co 1974). J. Bell, 29 Bur- Lock Rd, London SW15.

THE POUND ERA by Hugh Kenner (Faber 1972). M. Xie, 7 Cranmer Rd, Cambridge CB3 9BL.

E. P. THOMPSON: 'Whigs and Hunters'. J. M. Ratcliffe, 39 St Leonards Rd, Kingston-upon- Hull HU5 1BE.

RUSSELL THORNDYKE: Dr Syn books. P.H. Seymour, 3 Pier Court, Pier Avenue, Southwold, Suffolk. Tel: 0502 722509.

MERMAID SERIES (Best Plays) and O'Casey plays. G.A.E. Gordon, 9 St Ann's Gardens, London NW5 4ER.

MR BONE'S RETREAT by Margaret Forster (Seeker & Warburg 1971). R. Karn, Coachman's Cottage, Vicarage Lane, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, Wilts BA 14 6HH.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE DEWEY CONSTABLE. K. Hedinger, Alberche 6, Sotogrande, Cadiz, Spain.

FRANCES HODGSON BURNEIT: 'The Mak- ing of a Marchioness' and 'The Methods of Lady Walderhurst'. Mrs Evans, 57 Jacobean Lane, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands B93 9LP. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LUCIUS CARY, SECOND LORD FALKLAND (Methuen 1908). J. Clark, Mel[stock, Saxonwood Road, Battle, E. Sussex.

THE PASSIONATE WITCH by Thorne Smith and Norman Matson (1941). Alexander Stuart, 85 Stirling Court, Marshall St, London WI.

FREE SERVICE FOR READERS If you wish to advertise in our weekly Books Wanted Column please send details (max. 2 books) to: Books Wanted, The Spectator, 56 Doughty St, London WC1N 2LL.