Books Wanted

SPINOZA, 4 vol edition, Gebhardt (Heidelberg 1925). R. V. Mason, Brewery Cottage, South- stoke, Nr Bath.

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND by Michael Leigh and 'The Sadist' by Dr Karl Berg (English translation). William Bennett, 265 Archway Road, Highgate, London N6.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF WEST AFRICA (Collins). Telephone: eves 0491 872444 or write to Mrs Fawcett, 1 Churchcroft Cottages, Streatley, Berks.

THE ROOF OF LANCASHIRE by Herbert C. Collins. (Dent & Sons 1950). Illustrated by H. Harte. C. McConnell, 11 St Vincent Rd, Birken- head, Merseyside.

A HERB FOR EVERY ILL by Audrey Wynne Hatfield (Dent 1973) and any country title by A. G. Street. Accurate details to Miss Moss, 12 Vic- toria Rd, Ilkley, W. Yorks.

FREYDA WHITE: 'Three Rivers or West of the Rhone'. 138 Fairway, Keyworth, Notts. MARGOT BENNETT: 'The Widow of Bath' and 'The Man Who Didn't Fly'. C. Berman, Box 300, Cape Town, South Africa 8000.

SIENA AND SIENNESE ART by Pierre du Col- ombier, French or English edition. Patricia In- gleton, 25 Endcliffe Grove Avenue, Sheffield S10 3EJ.

ALEXANDER OF MACEDON by Peter Green (Pelican 1970/4). R. J. P. Clarke, Pine Trees, Cadbury Camp Lane, Clapton-in-Gordano, Bristol BS20 9SB.

ONCE-INCH ORDNANCE maps, particularly Midlands & South of England. J. Mackay, 31 Cottenham Road, Walthamstow, London El7 6RP.

ELIZABETH GOUDGE: 'The Eliots of Damerosehay' (?), published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1957. Mrs Winlo, 24 Stoneback Avenue, Harrogate, N. Yorks HGI 2BW. ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS May 1976 — April 1977 consecutive and 'A Wayfarer in Lat- via, Lithuania and Estonia, (Methuen c. 1930). Walkley, 10 Grimaldi House, Calshot Street, London NI.

WAR LORDS: Military Commanders of the 20th Century, edited by Michael Carver, (Weidenfeld & Nicolson). M. O. Palmer, 29 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, E. Sussex TN38 0QH.

THE PEOPLE'S WAR by Angus Calder (Pan- ther 1971). G. W. Hurd, 104 Richmond Rd, Wolverhampton, W. Midlands WV3 9JJ. ROADS AND THEIR TRAFFIC 1750-1850 by John Copeland (David & Charles 1968). lain Paterson, 10 The Paddock, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts. Tel: 038 084 703.

C. M. WOODHOUSE: 'Apple of Discord' and 'The Struggle for Greece'. M. J. Llewellyn- Smith, c/o FCO (Athens), King Charles St, Lon- don SW1A 2AH.

ACHILLES, HIS ARMOUR by Peter Green. C. Fitzroy, 1 Chester Square, London SW1. FULCHER & LONG: English-Esperanto Dic- tionary. Ms St John, Tel: 852 7432, 24 Blackheath Rise, London SE13.

CHARLES DICKENS: 'Martin Chuzzlewit' and 'Persuasion' by Jane Austen. Jason Burley, 34d Upper Montague St, London W I .

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THE UNIVERSE AND DR EINSTEIN by Lin- coln Barnett (Gollancz 1949). Biddy Cook, 121 Beaufort Mansions, Beaufort St, London SW3. THE ART OF HAPPINESS by John Cowper Powys (John Lane, The Bodley Head). W. Reid, 36 St Peters Square, London W6 9NW.

A HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY by Frederick Copleston S. J., The Newman Press edition, whole or part set. M. P. Hollingdale, London House, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB.

PICCOLPASSO: 'Italian Maiolica' and 'Gram- mar of Ornament' by Jones. Lt Col Wilson, Bute Cottage, The Green, Llanstephan, Dyfed, S. Wales.

SQUADRONS UP by Noel Monks (circa 1940). Hardback edition wanted in good condition. J. T. Hurley, 123 Thundersley Park Road, Benfleet, Essex.

CHRISTIANITY AT THE CROSS-ROADS by George Tyrrell and 'Life of George Tyrrell' by M. D. Petre. Miss M. McNeill, 4 Mount Plea- sant, Belfast BT9 5DS.

LANCASTER AT WAR, 1, by Mike Garbett and Brian Goulding (Ian Allan 1971). Philip A. Nicholson, 65 Fulmar Rd, Bedford MK41 7JZ. THE WITCH IN THE WOOD by T. H. White and 'Lament for a Maker' by Michael limes. E. M. Babcock, Rt 1 Box 17, Thompson Falls, Mt. 59873, U.S.A.

OUR SCOTS NOBLE FAMILIES by Tom Johnstone. S. Ross, 5 Montrose Ave, Man- chester M20 8LA.

BETTY MACDONALD: 'Anybody can do anything' and/or 'The Egg and l' or any of her books. Details to M. F. Hearne, 97 Rail Park, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.

FISCHER (Hans W.): MenschenschOnheit. Gestalt und Antlitz d. Menschen in Leben und Kunst. Ein Bilderwerk in 7 Scau-Kreisen, geord- net und gedeutet. Berlin: Der Btichermarkt 1937. Also 'Gold in the Furnace' by Savitri Devi (Calcutta 1952?). G. K. Yates, 2 Gloucester Rd, Blackburn, Lanes BB1 3LE.

P. G. WODEHOUSE: any of his early school stories such as 'The Gold Bat' and 'Mike at Wrykin'. Louis Burr, 12 Onslow Avenue, Cheam, Surrey SM2 7EB.

HIGH MORSE RIDERLESS by R. T. C. Roll, John Seymour, 12 Baher Si, Aberystwyth, Wales.

RICHMAL CROMPTON: 'William the Lawless' and 'William the Superman'. James Gall, 49 Anderson Ave, Aberdeen AB2 2LR. LIBEL AND SLANDER by Odgers (1926) and any works on Libel. A. N. Lawrence, 18 Talbot Street, Newtown, Chester.

ERNEST BRAMAH: 'The Moon of Much Gladness' and 'The Mirror of Kong Ho'. Mrs R. Malone, The Bungalow, Upper Yeld Rd, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE4 1JB.

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