Main entry:

British Library, issuing body.

Title & Author:

The Henry Davis gift : a collection of bookbindings / Mirjam M. Foot.

Publication:

London : The British Library, 1978-2010.

Description:

3 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Volume 3 has imprint: London : The British Library; New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2010.
The works described are from the bookbinding collection of Henry Davis, C.B.E., which was presented to the British Museum through the Friends of the National Libraries in 1968, via a trust holding the collection for the Museum (since 1973 for the British Library Board); books remained in Davis' possession during his lifetime; he died in 1977. See Introduction to v. 1.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
v. 1. Studies in the history of bookbinding -- v. 2. A catalogue of North-European bindings -- v. 3. A catalogue of South-European bindings.

ISBN:

071410390X (set)
9780714103907 (set)
0714103918 (v. 1)
9780714103914 (v. 1)
0904654737 (v. 2)
9780904654738 (v. 2)
9780712350549 (v. 3 ; British Library)
0712350543 (v. 3 ; British Library)
9781584562726 (v. 3 ; Oak Knoll)
1584562722 (v. 3 ; Oak Knoll)

Subject:

Davis, Henry, C.B.E. Art collections Catalogs.
Davis, Henry, C.B.E. Library Catalogs.
Davis, Henry Collections d'art.
Davis, Henry, C.B.E.
Davis, Henry, 1897-1977 Art collections.
British Library. Department of Printed Books Catalogs.
British Library. Department of Printed Books.
Bookbinding Catalogs.
Bookbinding.
Reliure Catalogues.
Reliure.
bookbinding (process)
Libraries.
Art Private collections.

Form/genre:

Catalog
catalogs (documents)
Catalogs.
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Foot, Mirjam, author.
British Library. Department of Printed Books.

Collection of bookbindings

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 16522
Call No.: ID Z269 REF; ID:87-B499
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available