Max Marbles was trained as a conservator/bookbinder in England. Studying with Daphne Beaumont-Wright in Hampshire in the early 1980's, he learned the craft the old way, at the elbow of the master. Pip, as Daphne is affectionately known, studied and worked with William Mathews, who in his day was Europe's leading bookbinder. The various crafts related to bookbinding are numerous and follow the tradition of centuries of craftsmanship and science. We preserve our heritage and customs because they serve best the passage of time. Many times in the restoration of an old binding one can see the work of others hundreds of years earlier and this fact inspires us to do our best.