The gift of Henry Davis. The most important single gift since the Huth Bequest of 1910. Includes a 15th century Canterbury blind-stamped binding, books from the libraries of Edward VI, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Books bound by Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne. Many important French bindings from 1200 to late 18th century with a binding having the arms of Franois I and four books from Jean Grolier's library. Illustrated as plates I and II of AR
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Henry Davis