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The new Bodleian library stacks. One of the earlier attempts at movable shelving. I found it interesting from an engineering point of view: modern compact shelves have the wheels on the bottom and run at right angles to the length of the shelf - both of which are much more practical than the arrangements here. Oxford.

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