The Henry Davis Gift: A Collection of Bookbindings. Vol. III A Catalogue of South‐European Bindings

The Henry Davis Gift of bookbindings was donated to the British Library in 1968 and the present volume is part of an ongoing work. Volume I, The Henry Davis Gift: Studies in the History of Bookbinding was published in 1978, and volume II, The Henry Davis Gift: A Catalogue of North‐European Bindings in 1983. All three volumes are the work of Professor Mirjam M. Foot, Emeritus Professor of Library and Archive Studies at University College, London, and formerly Director of Collections at the British Library.

This large‐format hardbound book features 423 books notable for their bindings. Arranged by region and...