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| Most of the books in this catalogue derive from one of five collections which have come our way. Eric Quayle and Nigel Temple both assembled fine collections of Victorian Illustrated books from which a small selection will be found scattered through Part I. The lecturer and writer on Private Press books, Roderick Cave, has sold us several selections from his library over the past decade. His recent return to these shores from France has prompted another pruning session, the first fruits of which may also be found here. Douglas Martin, typographer, book designer and author of 'The Telling Line' and 'Charles Keeping, An Illustrator's Life', has also been on the move. Some of his distinguished collection of Fine Printing and Typography has consequently found its way to our shelves for redistribution to the current generation of collectors. Our regular customers will know of our long association with the late Ruari McLean and Part IV contains many books from his reference library. Initials after each entry indicate these various provenances and many of the books bear ex libris or manuscript ownership marks. |