Alan Noel Latimer Munby

Alan Noel Latimer Munby, called "Tim" by nearly everyone who knew him, was a later follower of M.R. James in the antiquarian tradition. His interest in rare books was first aroused by visits to booksellers in Bristol, near Clifton College where he was at school. Between 1935 and 1947 (except for during the Second World War), he worked in the book trade, at the antiquarian book dealers Bernard Quaritch, and in the book department at Sotheby's. After the war, he …