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Cut-rate Palaces

VENICE has been much exposed to camera lenses, and there would be small reason to greet yet another book of '72 full-colour photographs '. - - especially photographs as......

Ancient Uses

Early India and Pakistan. By Sir Mortimer • Wheeler. (Thames and Hudson, 25s.) UNTIL recently the only book on Indian archaeology available to the general reader was a Pelican......

Hunting The Letter

REVIEWS are ephemeral. Here is a book that will it ay. Nothing that could be said will prevent it havi ng a wide circulation and continuing in- fluence. Nevertheless, if one......