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LAST-MINUTE Christmas presents. Lady Littlehampton and Friends, by Osbert Lancaster.

(Gryphon Books. 4s. 6d.). A further selec- tion from Mr. Lancaster's " Pocket Cartoons," many of them very funny indeed. The Days Before Christmas, by Fritz Wegner. (Hamish Hamilton. 2s. 6d.). A glorified Christmas card of a village scene with doors and windows that open to reveal pre-Christmas activities, human, animal and supernatural : an Arthur Rackham-ish, Wind-in-the-Willowy fantasy for all children, and for most adults worth knowing. The Schoolgirl's Pocket Book. (Evans. 5s.). A useful assortment of unusually varied information. Alternatively, The Schoolboy's Pocket Book (same publisher and price).