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ETHERLINE” ------3 ■DVT. BOOK BINDING BY EXPERTS \ / \lieV/POl^T DO YOU VAN'' TOUR SCIENCE FICTION Late ? After Sydney, I felt broke and the t y pewriter was. COLLECTION OF MAGAZINES SAFEGUARDED ? IF SO, THEN CC\ ...CT DON LATIMER AS It has been announced by Race Mathews that there will be no more issues of BACCHANALIA...... I SOON AS POSSIBLE . noticed a nice new ring on Geraldine’s finger, so.. HE '.ILL BIND THEM FOR YOU AT' Congratulations to you both. PRICIN' To pieas^. a large variety It is a good bet that the Melbourne Group OF BINDINGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR will be getting a room of their own in the not so distant future, and then things will boom. INN'A ONION. DON LATIMER, There is another bumper issue of book news Rear >S--13 NALL STREET. from the American and British pub’llshlng housoe. I TASCOE VALE SOUTH., had thought that after the last issue, they would VIC. Phone.: FL 2752. be leaving us alone for a while.

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ETHERLINE 5 basis. So the situation in the States is an odd one, n p tates in that we have two fandom movements, sixth and sev So Wwrs /Sw / ! ,£ S enth, fighting for their existence at the same time. RAY SCHAFFER, JNR. The big que st ion...... is it mathematically Yell, I ’m back again with some more ramblings. possible to move from sixth to seventh fandom, and And since my last writing, the world of fandom has then proceed backwards to sixth again. Fandom can entered a state of complete quandry. Nobody over on only move forward, unless the sixth group has inven this side of the Pacific seems to know just exactly ted a time machine, or possibly a warp. Perhaps it what stage of fandom is in existence at the moment... would best for all concerned to junk this naming of When the members of sixth fandom and their fanzines fandom movements. Confusing it can become, ah ye.s. left the active state last year, a new horde of young The World Con is still some six months off, & fans appeared out of nowhere to take their place in already the Cleveland (Ohio) Science Fiction Organiz the role of leadership in the world of fandom. It now ation has started its advertising drive to get the appears that this one full-of-life, young and'active *55 Con for Cleveland. . Since this year’s Con is on seventh fandom is likewise fast fading out of the lime the West coast, the Cleveland fans are concentrating light, for the leaders of this new movement have, to their advertising campaign principally on the fans in all outward appearances, stopped publishing their fan this area. By doing so, they hope to persuade the zines and gone*into a state of hibernation. west coast fans to vote for Cleveland in ’55 at the In the January 21 issue I stated that seventh elections coming up at this years Con in Frisco. fandom was definitely replacing sixth fandom, but in Another big fan gathering coming up on May 22 view of the happenings over the past couple of months and 25 at Bellfontaine Ohio, the INDIAN LAKES CONFE- it looks as if a correction on my part is due. The RANCE. This will be the fifth annual fan get-together reverse is now true, with sixth fandom replacing sev held at Indian Lake, and next to the World Con, has enth. It’s a very bewildering state of affairs, since always proved to be the most popular convention. this complete reversal has taken place in the past couple of months. To explain my point, the top fanzine In case some of you haven’t heard (which is of seventh fandom, SCIENCE FANTASY BULLETIN, is nw doubtful, but I’ll throw it in anyway), Clifford D. some five months overdue. The runner-up zine, VEGA,is Simak's CITY was awarded the International Fantasy now on a bi-monthly schedule, and many of the other Award for 1955* Other novels which received high rank leaders have folded completely. ing for the past year were CHILDHOOD’S END, THE SPACE MERCHANTS, MISSION OF GRAVITY and THE DEMOLISHED MAN. To make matters even more confusing, Willis, These five novels were high on my list of top- -no'tch one of the wheels of sixth fandom, has returned upon writing, but I feel the top novel of 1953, much unfer the scene and has proceeded to make his zine HYPHEN a rate d by many of the fans, was Sturgeon’s MORE THAN close replica of the old QUANDRY. His SLANT has gone HUMAN. Truly a classic if ever I read one* back to quality paper and is once more a leader in the fan field. And to make matters even more confusing , That about winds it up for this issue. I’ll be OOFSLA, another leader of sixth fandom, has been re - on deck again next time. juvinated by C-regg Calkins and is now on a six-weekly RAY SCHAFFER. ETHERLINE ETHETLINE 6

Mkkine Pe VIE\aIS so things are bad I Dick Jenssen. THRILLING YONDER STORIES BRE 102. Cover- by Popp is very good - the original POPULAR SCIENCE FICTION '3- American one must have been terrific ! As for the Cover seems to represent a spaceship assaul stories, Dwight V. Swain's THE TRANSPOSED MAN is good ted by Christmas puddings - not an impressive effect really good for Swain, and is "a good sample of fast at all I Contents are YACHTING PARTY - an inocuous moving exciting science-mystery", as Sam Mines puts tale by Fox B. Holden; SYMBIOSIS by our own Austra it. The title and blurb, fairly give the story away, lian authoress Norina Hemming (do I detect a hint of but it still makes thirty minutes good reading. The NEEDLE Norma ?) and COLONY IN THE STARS by Joe Gib Finlay illos, especially the one on page 11, are te rrific. son - star trader juggles the futures of civilizat ion, concluding with ARCHITECT OF CHAOS by John Da Curt Storm’s THE LAST DAME is fair only.The nelaw - post hypnosis is the gimmick in this one. l' story is nothing new or particularly exciting, of a didn’t like it when I read it in SF QUARTERLY, and a pair marooned on a lonely planet. McGregor's THE P0- second reading has not changed my opinion. LICIAN is dreadful - intellingent plants stage aooup All in all, the issue is worth the money,but on Mars. This yarn is unworthy of the author of the it would have been better value at the old price of 1/g, fine MEN IN THE MOONS. good issue as Swain’s opus Bob McCubbin more than makes up for the other two yarns. Dick Jenssen FUTURE SCIENCE FICTZ Featured is THIS JOE - Van Vogt. I don’t GALAXY BRE 12 like the cover, and I don't like the increase in A frightful botch of an Emsh cover, wh price to 1/6. Maybe only threepence - but why ? ich was originally pretty awful, sets the tone for There is good publicity for the 3rd Con, but this issue. Dropped items (5) are ORIGINS OF GALACT a bit late. THIS JOE - good, MILK RUN - phew!, MIX - IC ETIQUETTE - Edward Wiellen (good), MODEL OF A JU EXPEDITION - space exploration, fair; ABSOLUTELY NO DGE - William Morrison (terrible) and UITH A VENGEA PARADOX - time travel twister,'fair; NO WAR TOMORROW NCE - J. B. Woodley (ditto). CAVES OF STEEL which definitely weak B class, and CURTAIN IN THE SKY, weak. should never have seen publication, starts. It’s Taking it all round, this issue is not a about a murder set in the future when the large cit good advertisement for science fiction. ies are underground — atomic war — hence weaves of Bob McCubbip. steel". Morris’s THE CARNIVORE — aliens invading Ea rth and making everyone sterile is utterly pathetic, so don’t read it. Onljr good yarn is Gold's novelette ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION BRE March 1954. AT THE POST, which presents a new theory on cataton- Shocking reproduction of Kelly Freas' cover ics. Articles are only fair. GALAXY really hit a low illo for Tom Godwin's THE GULF BETWEEN. The story spot here, and hasn’t recovered in the next 5 issues demonstrates the difference between human and mecha nical thought. Isaac Asimov gives us BELIEF- lovita- ETHERLINE 8

tion and such. The shorts, THE TEST by Ralph Williams, THE SCAVENGERS by James White and LIE AND FLAPJACK AND THE MARTIANS by Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown are SPACE FLIGHT 139 Bengo Mistral. Exploratory flight all readable. The last was not in the US edition. to-planet beyond Pluto, Usual scientists, feminine Tony Santos stowaway and complete destruction of hostile planet. Hold your nose I Technical Book Store 2/3 BEYOND FANTASY FICTION BRE 2. A distinct advantage in cover style althou^i ODYSSEY IN SPACE Vektis Brack. Plot and' counter the illustration lacks significance. plot over first space station. Scientist in charge ends war on Earth by wiping out everyone except him The shorts lead the field. HUSH by Zenna He nderson and SORTY RIGHT NUMBER by Richard Matheson self and wife - to bethe progenitors of a new civil both having a delightfully macabre touch. The other ization - and then the saucers land I Oh yes ------I three shorts are pleasant whimsies, especially JUST haven't yet discovered the kindergarten pupil respo IMAGINE by Ted Reynolds. nsible for the Gannet covers I Tech Book Store 2/5. The rest are fair only. AXgis Budreys ' THE AZ..St. Ai. < X X- x- #****Tf-J BLACK BARGAIN Vargo SLatten. Cosmic cloud causes REAL PEOPLE harks back to Berkley’s proposition, but ■col 5ni scat as t r ophe s. Admixture of antidotes, ambit in this case ’’quite a few people think, therefore we are”. ions and anti-social activities. Fair. Tech Book Tony Santos SATELLITE B.0. Rand _e Page. Have you read VOYAGE WEIRD TALES BRE 5. •OF''THE~ SPACE BEAGLE ? This is a colourable imitation. In fact, in places it is almost word for word I MOP HEAD by Leah Bodine Drake, good but not sensational. Ending reminiscent of W. W. Jacob’s THE Readable McGills 2/5 MONKEY'S PAW. EFFIE’S PETS by Suzanne Pickett was chosen as cover illustration - can’t imagine why I DARK CENTAURI Karl Zeigfried. Beings from Centaur us menace hyperspace travel. Their planet has to be A fair tale by Farfal Delano - BLACK FEAnH - not outstanding. The short-short A VERY SPECIAL QUA destroyed. Readable McGills 2/3 LITY by David Eynon harks back to the old theme of selling one's soul. It has a cunning climax. THE. LIVING WORLD Carl Maddox. A TITBITS S-F LIBR Best of an average issue bunch of tales. ARY' from McGills at 1/5• Thuggery and skullduggery TIGER DUST is astonishingly bad. An unpreten in the search for the cradle of the race that colon tious little story YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL by Garnet ised Earth. Well written, and worth the money to read Radcliffe has a shy ghost. SHADOW OF BLOOD ends in a a story without the faintest hint of a woman in it. delightful welter of gore. A skeleton finger beckons Recommended. from THE SALAMANDER CHEST, and Ernest Maax obeys it with sad results. BoB McCuBbln M. C. Santos ETHERLINE ETHERLINE 10 11 The Tutur/rnSociety Oe Crnberre S Melbourne Tovm The fifth meeting of the Futurian Society of Canberra was held on Sunday, 2nd. May 1954, and was Arrivals in Melbourne these past coupleof weeks attended by four members. Apologies were received include Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451 at 12/-. This from three members unable to attend. volume only contains the titlestory, the two shorts Travel and transport arrangements for the Mt. in the US edition being dropped. Stromlo Observatory trip on the 19th. May were conc A pocket book edition of ENEMY BEYOND PLUTO by luded. George Oretos and Arthur Porter have sufficient 3/-, and the previously mention new John Spencer mag room in their cars to take all members. A full report azine, SUPERNATURAL STORIES at 2/3. This last looks of the trip will be given as soon as possible. quite good. A sub-committee of three, consisting of Arthur Porter, Geoff Bennett and David Kerr was appointed to Pocket book edition of THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, arrange a series of film nights. We have the use of by John Wyndham will be released in Australia on the a 18 mm. projector, with sound track, and can get any 28th May, priced at 3/3* This marks the first effort number of films from the Film Division of the Naticn- by Penguin Books at science fiction, and if success - al Library. Doos anyone know where can got science ful, could mean more good material from them. fiction films ? We expect to hold a film night about Penguin Books releases for June , which will be once a month. Supper will be provided, for which a out on June 24th, include 1984 by George Orwell , at small charge will be made, and the profits (if any ) 3/3, and A VOYAGE TO PURILIA by Elmer Rice. This will go to "Consolidated Revenue". last is unknown to me, but from the blurb given , it The Secretary, Arthur Porter, raised the quest could be quite enjoyable. Priced at 3/3 also. ion of space for the library, and discussion on this item brought up the question of a clubroom. Hitherto AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION 42 slipped into town a 1 meetings have been held at the Director’s resid this week, and featured another very good cover. It ence, and while this is satisfactory as long as num was too late for review, but this will be in issue 30. bers remain small, the time will come when the Soci /MX. ety will need more spacious quarters. One or two su ggestions were nut forward and discussed. The meeting decided that, which it might seem premature, no harm could result, from having enquiries made about renting a hut from a vacated Commonwealth Hostel. George Or— etos undertook to make the enquiries. The Secretary, Mr. Arthur Porter, gave the meet htus-rrtq Bi ing a brief report on as much of the Convention as he was able to take in. Apparently, a good time was had. by all, and we congratulate the Organizers. In response to a request to Mrs. Joyce of Adel aide, tne meeting agreed to send a copy of our Cons titution. G.R.Bennett ETHERLINE 12 13 ADVT. WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED THE MELBOURNE SCIENCE FICTION GROUP WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED invites all those interested persons to its WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED weekly mootings held at the ODDFELLOWS HALL AMERICAN MAGAZINES IN ANY CONDITION Latrobe St., just past the TAA Freight Depot , SEND LIST STATINS ' OUR FRIGE AND CONDITION at 8 PM. OR SEND THE MAGAZINES TO ME FOR A QUOTE A large library is available, with American and POSTAGE PAID BOTH WAYS...... British magazines included, at a small charge. 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TIE HILL OF DREAMS by Arthur Machen, published by Richards Press at 10/9 stg. WITCHCRAFT by Sona Rose Burstein, published Another big batch of UK publishers announcem by Watts at 10/9 stg. ents has arrived: MEN AND PLANETS by Kenneth Gatland, publish WITCHCRAFT TODAY by G. B. Gardner, published by ed by Wingates at 15/3 stg. Riders at 15/3 stg. The big surprises in this list were the Hale DEVILMAN'S JUNGLE by Gustaf Bolinder, published by Dennis Dobson at I5/3. items, and the change of publisher with the Von'Bra un book. A book announced over a year ago has not yet PRIVATE ENTERPRISE by Robert Standish, published by Peter Davies at 10/9 stg. appeared, SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY edited by Sonia Orwell. This was announced by two publishers, and at JIZZLE by John Wyndham, published by Dernis Dobs on at 11/9 stg. the last call was due from Weidenfeld & Nicholson in December last. Up to date, no sign. MANY WATERS by Neil Bell, published by Eyre and Spottiswoode at 12/9 stg. American Publishers announce ents include the THE LAST MAN by Mary W. Shelley, published by Fa following: lcon Press at 15/3 stg. SPIDER'S WAR by S. Fowler Wright, from Abel WEST OF THE SUN by Edgar Pangborn, published by Robert Hale at 9/9 stg. J ard-Schuman at / 2.75 (18/6 stg). SEARCH THE SKY by F. Pohl/C. Kornbluth, from PLACE OF THE DREAMERS by John D. Macdonald, publ ished by Robert Hale at 9/9 stg. Ballantine at $ 2.50 'li/s stg.) HERO'S WALK by Robert Crane, from Ballantine 0 PALE GALILEAN by Paul Roche, published by Harv- ill Press at 9/9 stg. at / 2.50 (16/6 stg.) STAR SCIENCE FICTION SHORT NOVELS edited by ROCKET TO LUNA by Richard Marsten, published Hut chinson & Co. at 7/9 stg. Juvenile. Fred. Pohl, from Ballantine at / 2.50 (16/6. ) THE MARS PROJECT by Werner von Braun, published by TIME TO COME edited by August Derleth, from Hutchinson & Co. at 10/9 stg. Farrar Straus at / 3.75 (25/- stg.) JORKENS BORROWS ANOTHER WHISKEY by Lord Dunsany STORIES FOR TOMORROW edited by William Sloan published by Michael Joseph at 12/9 stg. from Funk & Wagnell at / 3.95 (27/6 stg. ) THE NEW MEN by C. P. Snow, published by Macmillan THE SNAKE LADY & OTHER STRANGE STORIES by V. at 12/9 stg. Lee, from Grove Press at / 3*50 (23/6 stg. THE OPENING OF THE EYES by Olaf Stapledon, publi WORLDS IN SPACE edited by Martin Caidin from shed by Metheun & Co. at 7/9 stg. Henry Holt at / 4.95 (35/- stg. ) EXPLORATION OF THE MOON by Arthur C. Clarke, pub NINE TALES OF SPACE & TIME edited by Raymond lished by Frederick Muller at 15/3 stg. J. Healy froip Henry Holt at / 3.00 (19/6 stg. ) CONFLICT OF WINGS by Don Sharp, published by Put NSW TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY edit nams at 12/9 stg. ed by August Derleth from Rinehart at / 3«5O (23/6s ) THE BEST OF A. J. ALAN published Richards Press , SCIENCE FICTION THINKING MACHINES edited by at 10/9 stg., ’ Groff Conklin, from Vanguard at / 3*50 (23/6 stg. )

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THE CmLLENGE OF MA AT * S VTTTTTPv i-.it rr t. from Viking at g 3.75 (25/- stg. ) by H* Brovm , Next Corgi book is CITY AT WORLD’S END , by Edmond Hamilton, same price. bleday )b7 Clement> fuom Don Another US magazine to see a BRE is the now defunct SPACEWAY, published in UK by Regular Pub at / 2.00 (14/6°y Buncan’ from Ballantine, lications Ltd. It was due in April at 1/6 stg. I ick Fell at f aÎ^ll/^stg T M‘ Hul1’ fr°m Preds^“ suppose it will be only for the three US issues. IJC ROCKETS AND SPACE bv B. Lev-on Duttons at $ 3.50 (23/6 stv. ) " neyson, from Margulles/GPIArlNeTn dA,N THfOrLoOmGliYo iOth1i nsm vKr'^TnmAT A/vb/WP I7 at a.ys^ts/e’s?™™8 by Andre ^tton, Horn Wortd , f A from Doubtedâ? /Xo'/ . )Ed®«' *“«’»» . L C IJ o S at 2.75?T18/6SstI/)AITO SHl0E TEAVEL from lottrop , v T t Z? oud at / 1LO.0O0K B( E8H/IN6 D stYgO)U bvJ ArWhmu-~. "t• rB> urks from Str- R Henry Hoit^tî.s^yjs/i^ttg.)7 LsG c°rrGy ’ fr°m O i n/ Coward -McCann^ is/^sta^)1 °r°S S ’ f rom 8 n Winstons atj f OO^S^XW’ ( y L Ki Ilan at plysE/s/I Longstreth, from Macmi- I E C L H ston at A1“ ®’ “’“‘s6- fro» L 0 4 L Wlnston "hl,ip St‘ J01m> from N 5 D o PtolShedTSnst°onS^^ A/ serleB 11X9 last thTOe Jwmie ^fher> Fcy-ri Ben- Th^Tz !'!

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the JTITAN_AJ© STORIES by F.Schuyler Hiller. WANT SECTION Dick Jenssen, 43 Kensington Rd., South A collection of reprints. The title story Yarra, Vic. wants the following: tells how an earthman helps the Martian races. Also ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION US Edition included are two of my favourites, OLD MAN MULLIGAN, and GLEEPS. The others are FORGOTTEN, AS NEVER WAS ’ Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec 1951 SPAWN and IN THE GOnD OLD SUMMER TIME. A e IF, US Edition: July, 1953. buy from McGills at 12/-, Bob Me Cubbin Race Mathews, 8 Barnett St, Hampton, V. wants the following. High cash prices paid, or will swap with..late Us magazines. THP FOSTER_RIDES THE_GLEY FL.JJET by Blake .Savage^ UNKNOWN BRE Vol 2, Nos 4 & 6. Published by Golden Press, Sydney, this is Vol 3, Nos 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6 juyerile space opera, but fast moving. I enjoyed it Vol 5, Nos 1, 2, 3, 4. & 6 mildly. Coleman’s Newsagency, Burn. 8/6. Vol 6, Nos 2 & 6 Bob MeCubbin ASTOUNDING BRE October 1939 A. ril, July 1940 May 1941 .'-HE^D ON TIME by Henry Kuttner. This is a collection of ten fairly recent Kevin Wh^eelahan, 91 Monash St., Sunshine stories by Kuttner, published in AMAZING, GATAXY. an ri Vic. wants the: following: ASTOUNDING, "Or Else" - even galactic visitors can’t US Editions GALAXY pre mid 1953. change human nature; "Home is the Hunter" - a fanta Send list. stic head-hunting future; "By These Present" - immo rtality without conscience is the Devil’s gift; ” De Profundis" - morbid study in a lunatic asylum;’"Cam- Chas Mustchin, Miles St., Coolangatta, 0. oflage" - disembodied brain beats pirates; "Year Day" wants the following: another distressing future of advertising run riot ; GALAXY US Nov, Dec. 1950 "Ghost" -a computer develops a schiziod"outlook. Jan, Feb, Mar. Aug 1951 '■Shock" - a lunatic from the future comes to Feb, May, Aug 1952 the present in search of his sane personality; "Pile IF IK May, July, Nov 1952 of Trouble" - a family of odd murderers create a nat ional problem; "Deadlock" - super robots think up a new problem and find the answer. Taking it all round, this collection con tain?’! SEND YOUR LINTS TO ETHERLINE something for everjr fan, and is worthy of a place on your bookshelf. Bob McCubbin ETHERLINE ETHERLINE 20 21

WANT SECTION Contd. N e w + Q fn?1 A* Vile’ 82 w°Hambi Rd., Gessnock AUTHORISED NEWSAGENCY iv,. .1, Wcints the following: US ASTOUNDING Nov,’Dec 1952 183 5 Elizabeth St Me lb US UNKNOWN April 1939 NEW WORLDS 1 US GALAXY Sept. 1953 MAGAZINES: Amazing 1 , ?, & 3 2/6 John Gregor, Newhaven St., Everton Park Fantastic 1, 2, & 3 2/6 Queensland wants American UNKNOWNS any dates. Send list andv rices. Fantasy & Science Fiction 1, 5, 5, 6, & 7 2/C If 1, 2, 5, 4, & 5 2/3 Vic. wants: "erVy11 B1“nS’ * Myrtl® Or°ve, Preston, Space Vol 2, 2 % 3 2/3 Nebula 7 & f 2/10 Galaxy 6, 7, 10, 11, & 12 2/3 SCIENCE FICTION PLUS Vol 1, Nos 2 & 5 Beyond 1 & 2 2/3 THRILLING WONDER BRE 1,2 3 4 0. 7 STARTLING STORIES BRE 1 & 5 ’ Weird 1 & 3 2/3 Startling 16 & 17 1/5 Thrilling Wonder Stn'^y 102 1/3 SWAP SECTION AND SALE Authentic 42 & 43 dj- New Worlds 22 2/6 Yarra Vic fensse?> Kensington Rd., South BOOKS: lie. has a complete collection of GALAXY from October 195° to March 1954 for sale. Any offers. ? CITY Clifford D. Simak 12/- STPANGE TRAVELS IN STF Conklin 12/- S.O.S. FROM MARS Cross 10/9 b Chas Mustchin, Miles St., Coolangatta, Q. has for exchange the following: 22ND. CENTURY Christopher 12/- ASTOUNDING Nov, Dec 1953. SPRAGUE DE CAMP ANTHOLOGY 9/6 THE LONG LOUD SILENCE Tucker 10/9 October 1949 May 1950 (no cover) AND AT GIVE-AWAY PRICES : IF May, July, Nov 1953 GALAXY Sept, Oct 1952 THE HUMAN >IDS Williamson 6/- STAR SCIENCE FICTION Pocket Book edition DREADFUL SANCTUARY Russell 6/- THE PTW' T MASTERS Heinlein 6/- ISLANDS 'll THE SKY Clarke 5/- Vie wae+HafOld ®g£leton> 42 Stevens St., Queensdiff THE DISAPFE IR INCE Wylie 3/- Vic wants to sell or swap pocket books and magazines SON OF TI ■' PAI S Jones 5/- Send for list. MAROON"; I) 01' MAUS Del Rey 5/-

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