¶ Morris — Odyssey (1887)

March 22, 2016

19th cent.

Morris, William, trans. The Odyssey of Homer. London: Reeves and Turner, 1887.

The Kelmscott Press printer’s device used in smaller books (Bibliography, p. xxxiii, no. 1) is affixed to the pastedown in lieu of a bookplate, and below it is a handwritten note: “From the Kelmscott Press Library.”

Provenance: Morris. — John M. Crawford, Jr. — Morgan Library (076884) [gift from Crawford, 1975].

Reference: LeMire, p. 113. — MS catalogue (2), no. 168.

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