Matthews (William, binder).- Wheeler (Mortimer) Alms for Oblivion: An Antiquary's Scrapbook, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author to the bookbinder Daphne Beaumont-Wright inscribed "Pip, love from Rik. Hommage d'auteur Mortimer Wheeler 1970" on front free endpaper, illustrations, bound in olive-green goatskin, by William Matthews, covers with design of onlaid tan goatskin "sun" edged in small wavy gilt lines and tooled with intersecting sets of four or five longer gilt lines radiating out from four different sources, spine with title and author in gilt and five raised bands, turn-ins with rows of small wavy gilt lines, signed and dated 1970 at foot of rear turn-in, g.e., with dust-jacket, loose binder's signed receipt for £50 and note from Beaumont-Wright bequeathing the book to Anthony Dowd in envelope, together in yellow cloth drop-back box, spine titled in black, 8vo (c.200 x 140mm.), 1966.

⁂ William Matthews (1898-1977) trained at the Central School of Arts & Crafts, having won a scholarship aged 13, studying design with Noel Rooke, lettering with Graily Hewitt and bookbinding with Peter McLeish, son of Charles McLeish the finisher at the Doves Bindery. He then served an apprenticeship with W.T.Morrell as a finisher before establishing his own bindery. He also spent many years teaching at the Central School and taught many later eminent bookbinders. Daphne-Beaumont Wright worked with Matthews.