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Books Wanted

THE POCKET VENUS by Henry Blyth (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1966) and 'Palestine The reality' by J. M. N. Jeffries (1923). G. G. Chaplin, Via Maggio 16, 50125 Firenze, Italy. Lt-Col F. M. Bailey: 'Mission to Tashkent' (1946) and 'A Person from England' by Fitzroy Maclean. F. A. Thomson, 13 Eriksbergsgatan, 5-11430 Stockholm, Sweden.

HOPE FOR MAN by Joshua Loth Liebman and The Passing of the Third Floor Back' by Jerome K. Jerome. H. Muspratt, 30 Glebelands Ave, South Woodford, London E18 2AB.

SETTLERS AND SCOUTS by H. Le Strange. Write Carruthers, 37 Acacia Rd, London NW8 6AP.

HORIZON, edited by Cyril Connolly, numbers 1, 12 and 26. Peter Stattersfield, 43a The Grove, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1NH.

COUNTRY BOY — The Autobiography of Richard Hillyer. P. Bell, Flat 3, 20 St Andrew's Rd, Bedford MK40 2LJ. '

MAN AND WIFE by Wilkie Collins. J. Miller, Plaza Principe de Viana No 1, Pamplona, Spain. THE NIGHTCLIMBERS OF CAMBRIDGE by Whipplesnaith (1st or 2nd edition Chatto & Win- dus 1937) and 'Cambridge Niglitclimbing' by Hedaratus (Chatto & Windus 1970). J. Dougrez- Lewis, c/o St John's College, Cambridge CB2 ITP.

FITZROY MACLEAN: 'Eastern Approaches' and 'To the Back of Beyond'. H. E. Mr David Evans, Kropotkinsky Pcr 13, Moscow.

NO GOLDEN JOURNEY: A biography of James Elroy Flecker by J. Sherwood. Heinemann 1973 and any books by or about J. E. Flecker. Also any books on Graphology by Eric Singer. I. D. Davies, Dean Close School, Cheltenham GL51 6HE.

THE OBSCENE BIRD OF NIGHT by J. Donoso, translated by H. St Martin and L. Mades (Cape). Write to Duncan Fallowell, The Old Boat House, Shooters Hill, Pangbourne, Berks.

A. G. MACDONELL: 'Autobiography of a Cad', 'The Spanish Pistol' and other stories. Please state price to J. Cook, 66 Holywell Avenue, Folkestone CT19 6LD.

THE HISTORY OF THE GAS, LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY 1812-1949 by Stirling Everard (published 1949, Earnest Berm), Gerald Blaney, 99 Ellerton Rd, Dagenham, Essex RM9 4HR.

LONDON SOUTH OF THE THAMES by Ar- thur Mee (published by Hodder & Stoughton) revised edition. C. Gibbs, 147 Northcote Rd, London SW11 6QB. Tel: 01-223 9344.

GIACOMO CASANOVA, History of My Life, vols 5 to 12, translated by William R. Trask, published by Longmans. Peter James, Spr- ingfield House, West Clandon, Surrey.

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