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Stuff Of Life

Terence de Vere White Scenes from Later Life William Cooper (Macmillan £7.95) I n the art of concealing art William Cooper needs no instruction. A newcomer to his work is......

Landed

John Martin Robinson English Country Houses and Landed Estates Heather A. Climenson (Croom Helm £15.95) T his sensible book examines the princi- pal estates of 500 English......