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Books Wanted

THE BYZANTINE ACHIEVEMENT by Rupert Byron and 'The Weathercock' by Simone Ratel. Tel: 01-229 6760.

LONDON END by J. B. Priestley (Penguin 1969). Alex Bedford, 71 Fentiman Rd, London SW8 ILH.

TIDINGS OF JOY by Brenda Russell. Mrs K. J. Wheatcroft, 20 Grantchester Rd, Cambridge CB3 9ED.

W. W. TARN: 'The Greeks in Bactria and India' (2nd edition C.U.P. 1951) and 'A Corpus of Indo-Greek Coins' (Calcutta 1965). R. C. C. Fynes, 36 Oxton Gardens, Leeds LS9 7RJ.

A HISTORY OF SOCIALIST THOUGHT by G. D. H. Cole, vols 2, 3, 4, sought by Jeffrey Simpson, 10 Wilbraham Place, Flat 6, London SW1.

BURGUNDY, THE COMPANION GUIDE by Robert Speaight (1975). E. Burchfield, 14 The Green, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon.

STORM JAMESON: any novels in mint condi- tion with dust wrappers. Box No: 296SJ.

THE COMING OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR by Paul Preston (Macmillan 1978). Belin- da Dearbergh, Methuen & Co, Ltd., 11 New Fet- ter Lane, London EC4P 4EE.

NORTHWARD by Anthony Hewitson (Preston, Toulmin 1900.) and 'Ploughman of the Moon' by Robert Service (Benn 1946). J. L. Illingworth, 15 Thorpfield, Ashton Rd, Lancaster LAI 5AG. BURKE. Any publication of genealogical in- terest. Please write to A. H. Geddum, Lane Ends House, Sutton, Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire.

J. B. PHILLIPS: 'The New Testament' in Modern English; revised editions, complete or parts. Mr N. S. Thorn, The Chase, West End, Cholsey, Wallingford, Oxon OXIO 9LP. JENNY by Paul Gallic°. H. G. Robinson, 01-373 3139.

ANIMALS ON VIEW by Anthony Smith (Granada, 1979). M. Russell, Flat 22, Corfpen Lodge, Corfpen Rd, London W5 2HU.

GOOCH: 'History and Historians in the Nine- teenth Century' (London 1913). D. Johnson, 14 Ashchurch Terrace, London W12.

A GUIDE TO ALDERNEY by Louisa Jane Clarke (Published 1851). R. A. Venne, 22 For- dington Rd, Winchester, Hants.

THE BIG CON by David W. Mauer, published in USA by Bobs Merrill and in UK under the title 'The American Con Man'. Also 'The Language of the Underworld' by David W. Mauer, published by the University of Kentucky Press. Miss M. Dyer, 145 Petherton Rd, London N5 2RS.

ATHLETICS - HOW TO BE A CHAMPION by Percy Cerrutty and 'The Dragon Farm' (a long poem, author unknown). D. R. Barnard, Home Farm, Cholesbury, Tring, Herts HP23 6ND,

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