3 JANUARY 1947, Page 32

Reference has already been _made in this column to Bertrand.

Russell's History of Western Philosophy, for which the publishers, Allen and Unwin, *printed 19,030 copies against record—for this type of work—pre-publication orders of 37,000. Now, owing to a special grant of paper, a reprint of.a further 30,000 copies is in hand and will be ready, printers permitting, some time early in the spring.

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