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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Just to let everyone know that Chris
McKay's definitive study of Big Ben - the tower, the clock, the bells and much
more - is to be published on 27 May. Details are on the OUP website at <A
href="http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199585694.do">http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199585694.do</A> (which shows
the retail price of £39.95), but there is a special offer (£32) running until
the end of June for orders placed directly with the OUP. (I think that quoting
the reference code AAFLY10 will secure you the discount). Orders direct to the
publishers are being accepted now, and the books will be sent out after the
formal publication date.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">I am lucky enough to have seen an advance
copy, and so I can immediately recommend it. This is a "must buy" book for
anyone with an interest in the subject, and it contains a lot of new material
about the saga of the bells and about Lord Grimthorpe. It's definitely not just
a publication for the clock buffs! It's also very comprehensively and handsomely
illustrated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Chris
Pickford<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>