15 FEBRUARY 1963, page 24

Local Stone

The Pattern of English Building. By Alec Clifton- Taylor. (Balsford, £5 5s.) Tim varied and distinct techniques of building in England, as governed organically by local......

The Smell Of Books

..HAROLD MACMILLAN, with the Second World War approaching, plumping for a hundred-thousand print of Gone With the Wind at five shillings; with war declared, and other publishers......