¶ Mirth in ridicule (1708)

Mirth in ridicule, or a satyr against immoderate laughing. London: J. Morphew, [1708].

Morris book label but not listed in the Sotheby 1898 catalogue.

Provenance: Morris. — Sotheby, 2004, lot 348 (sold for £1,920). — Unlocated.

Reference: ESTC (T118869).

Digital version: EECO.

¶ Boedhvarsson — Riimur af Ingvari Viidfaurla og Sveini Syni Hans (1777)

Boedhvarsson, Arni. Riimur af Ingvari Viidfaurla og Sveini Syni Hans. [Iceland:] Hrappsey, 1777.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 50.

¶ Bulliard — Herbier de la France (1780–93)

Bulliard, Pierre. Herbier de la France: ou, collection complette des plantes indigènes de ce royaume, avec leurs détails anatomiques, leurs propriétés, et leurs usages en medecine. 4 vols. Paris: l’Auteur, 1780–[93].

Illustrated. MS catalogue (2) (see below) identifies this as “Herbier de la France. 1 vol. (plates coloured by hand)”; the volume that Morris owned was probably vol. 2 (flowering plants).

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no, 411.

¶ Shakespeare — Poems (1774)

Shakespeare, William. Poems written by Shakespear. London: J. Bell and C. Etherington, 1 September 1774.

Vol. 9 of Bell’s edition of Shakepeare’s plays (1773–74).

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1010 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccesioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: ESTC (T62821).

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Delormois — Le nouveau teinturier parfait (1769)

Delormois. Le nouveau teinturier parfait. 2 vols. Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1769.

The Wellcome Library (which owns only vol. 2) describes this as from the 1898 Sotheby auction, but the book does not appear in that catalogue, probably because it is concealed under “and others,” such as in lot 432.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, perhaps lot 432. — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / A 34108/A).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 606.

¶ La cuisinière bourgeoise (1756)

La cuisinière bourgeoise suivie de l’office. Amsterdam: Aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1756.

Signed by Dorothy Walker with this note: “June 1939 from Kelmscott Manor books sold at Hodgsons.” We are unable to find it in the Hodgson catalogue.

Provenance: Robert Baker. — Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale, Hodgson, June 1939. — Dorothy Walker. — Elizabeth de Haas. — Emery Walker House.

[Photographed by WSP at Emery Walker House]

¶ Pajot des Charmes — L’art du blanchiment (1798)

Pajot des Charmes, C. L’art du blanchiment des toiles, fils et cotons de tout genre, rendu plus facile et plus général, au moyen des nouvelles découvertes. Paris: A. J. Dugour et Durand, 1798.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 517.

Digital version: Gallica.

¶ Martinet — Planches enluminées d’histoire naturelle (1765–83?)

Martinet, François Nicolas. Planches enluminées d’histoire naturelle. 7 vols. [Paris?, 1765–1783?]

Illustrated. Morris apparently owned only 5 volumes of the set.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 674.

¶ Aelian — Varia historia (1701)

Aelian [Claudius Aelianus]. Varia historia. 2 vols. Leiden: Johannem du Vivie and Isaacum Severinum, 1701.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 766.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Paulet — L’Art du fabriquant d’étoffes de soie (1776)

Paulet, Jean. L’Art du fabriquant d’étoffes de soie. [Paris: Delatour], 1776.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 869.

¶ Tapissier (1771?)

Tapissier, contenant dix-huit planches, à cause de quatre doubles. [Paris, 1771?]

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1147 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Thorkelin — Eyrbyggia-saga (1787)

Thorkelin, G. J., ed. and trans. Eyrbyggia-saga, sive, Eyranorum historia. Copenhagen: A. F. Steinii for P. F. de Suhm, 1787.

Provenance: Paul Riant, Comte de Riant. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 895 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 18s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Walter Emery. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (1996 +101).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 901.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Fulhame — Essay on combustion (1794)

Fulhame, Mrs. An essay on combustion, with a view to a new art of dying and painting. Wherein the phlogistic and antiphlogistic hypotheses are proven erroneous. London: printed for the author by J. Cooper, 1794.

On creating goldwork cloth.

Provenance: James Louth, Jr. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, unknown lot (sold to Henry Wellcome). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 515.

Digital version: Internet Library (Morris copy).

¶ Kristni-Saga (1773)

Kristni-Saga. Copenhagen: Godiche, 1773.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 851 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 12s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 910.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Cicero — M. T. Cicero’s Cato major (1744)

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. M. T. Cicero’s Cato major, or his discourse of old-age. Trans. James Logan. Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 1744.

Provenance: Morris. — New York Public Library (*KD 1744 copy 4).

¶ Delormois — L’art de faire les Indiennes (1780)

Delormois, M. L’art de faire les Indiennes. Paris: Chez les Libraires Associés, 1780.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, [lot not identified] (sold to Henry Wellcome). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / A 34109/A).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), fol. 72.

Digital version: Wellcome Library.

¶ Olafsson — Hungurvaka (1778)

Olafsson, Jón, ed. and trans. Hungurvaka. Copenhagen: A. H. Godiche, 1778.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 847 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 2s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned].— Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 268.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Der Weiss kunig (1775)

Der Weiss kunig. Eine erzehlung von den thaten kaiser Maximilian des Ersten. Vienna: J. Kurzböckens, 1775.

Illustrated by Hans Burgkmair.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 330 (sold to Leighton for £14 10s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: Ellis valuation, fol. 11b, no. 129 (£15).

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Sagan af Niáli Þórgeirssyni (1772)

Sagan af Niáli Þórgeirssyni ok sonvm hans &c. [Copenhagen]: Prentvd i Kavpmannahavfn, af Johann Rúdolph Thiele, 1772.

Provenance: Paul Riant, le Comte de Riant — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 902 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 1s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (1997 320).

Digital version: HathiTrust.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 883.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Gladwin — Ayeen Akbery (1800)

Gladwin, Francis, trans. Ayeen Akbery, or the institutes of the Emperor Akber. 2 vols. London: G. Auld for J. Sewell, 1800.

“No William Morris book label though this would seem to be lot 407 from the original sale catalogue” (Wellcome catalogue).

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 407 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [?] ( Closed stores EPB / B 10116/B).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 40.

Digital version: Internet Archive (vol. 1, vol. 2; Morris copy).

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Leem — Beskrivelse over Finmarkens Lapper (1767)

Leem, Knud. Knud Leems Beskrivelse over Finmarkens Lapper. Copenhagen: Trykt af G. G. Salikath, 1767.

Illustrated.

Provenance: William Fullerton of Carstairs. — A. C. Burnell. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 659 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / C 32761/C).

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Langebek — Scriptores (1772)

Langebek, Jacob, ed. Scriptores rerum danicarum medii aevi. 8 vols. Copenhagen: Godiche, 1772–1834.

Illustrated. There were some later volumes in this series that Morris did not own.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1110 (sold to Quaritch for £2). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 800.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Sagan af Gunlaugi Ormstungu (1775)

Sagan af Gunlaugi Ormstungu ok Skalld-Rafni sive Gunnlaugi Vermilinguis et Rafnis-Poetae vita. Copenhagen, 1775.

Provenance: King Christian VII. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 896 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 897.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Björnssonk — Rymbegla (1780)

Björnssonk, Stefán, ed. Rymbegla. Copenhagen: Stein, 1780.

Provenance: Wilhelmus Ernestus Christian. — Frances Mary Richardson Currer. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 893 (sold to Thomson for 13s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / B 44061/B).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no 894.

Digital version: Internet Archive (Morris copy).

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Jónsson — Annalar (1774–75)

Jónsson, Björn, and Magnüs Ketilsson. Annalar Biørns a Skardsa sive annales Biörnonis de Skardsa Annalar. 2 vols. in 1. Iceland: E. Hoff, 1774–75.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 62 (sold to Stevens for 10s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 191.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Suhm — Hervararsaga ok Heidrekskongs (1785)

Suhm, Peter Frederik. Hervararsaga ok Heidrekskongs. Copenhagen: Steinius, 1785.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 897 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 8s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 491.

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Sotheby 1898:

 

¶ Finsson — Islands landnamabok (1774)

Finsson, Jón, ed. and trans. Islands landnamabok. Copenhagen: A. F. Stein, 1774.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 494 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 2s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / C 29892/C).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 896.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Histoire de Huon de Bordeaux (1726)

Histoire de Huon de Bordeaux, pair de France, et duc de Guienne. Troyes: Chez la Veuve Garnier, 1726.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 490 (sold to Voynich for 8s.). — Unlocated.

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 37 (10s.). — MS catalogue (2), no. 433.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Einarsson — Kongs-skugg-sio utlögd a Daunsku og Latinu (1768)

Einarsson, Hálfdan. Kongs-skugg-sio utlögd a Daunsku og Latinu. Sorøe: Jonas Lindgren, 1768

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 501 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 6s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / B 21566/B).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 8985.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Sturluson — Heimskringla (1777–1826)

Sturluson, Snorri. Heimskringla edr Noregs konunga-sögor. Ed. Gerhard Schöning, Börge Thorlacius, Skúli Thórđarson Thorlacius, and Erich Christian Werlauff. 6 vols. Copenhagen: Augusti Friderici Stenii, 1777–1826.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 581 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £4) [where it is misdated]. — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 799.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Martorell — Histoire du vaillant chevalier Tiran le Blanc (1740?)

Martorell, Joannot. Histoire du vaillant chevalier Tiran le Blanc. 2 vols. [London, 1740?]

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1030 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £3). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Barrow — Dictionarium polygraphicum (1735)

Barrow, John, ed. Dictionarium polygraphicum: or, the whole body of arts regularly digested. 2 vols. London: printed for C. Hitch and C. Davis, and S. Austen, 1735.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 240 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 15s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

References: ESTC (T31837). — MS catalogue (2), no. 722.

Digital version: ECCO.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Thorel de Campigneulles — Candide (1761)

Thorel de Campigneulles, Charles-Claude-Florent de. Candide, ou L’optimisme. Seconde partie, traduit de l’allemand de Mr. le docteur Ralph. 2 vols. [London?], 1761.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1030 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £3). — Henry Wellcome. — Richard Benyon. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (1991 222 2).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 74.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Tassin — Nouveau traité de diplomatique (1750–65)

Tassin, René Prosper, and Jean Baptiste Baussonnet. Nouveau traité de diplomatique. 6 vols. Paris: G. Desprez and P.-G. Cavelier, 1750–65.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 691 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 5s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / D 50712/D).

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Saemundr — Edda rhythmica (1727–1828)

Saemundr, Sigfússon hinn Frøði, ed. Edda rhythmica seu antiquior. 3 vols. Copenhagen: Magnaeani et Gyldendalii, 1787–1828.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 289 (sold to Lynge for 8s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 898.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Roemer — Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata (1789)

Roemer, Johann Jacob. Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata. Winterthur: Henric. Steiner, 1789

Illustrated.

Provenance: C. Barrows. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 884 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / C 44385/C).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 291.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Bulliard — Plantes médicinales de la France (1780)

Bulliard, Pierre. Plantes médicinales de la France. [Paris, 1780.]

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 65 (sold for £1 3s.). — Unlocated.

¶ Molière — Oeuvres (1773)

Molière. Oeuvres. Ed. Antoine Bret. 6 vols. Paris: Compagnie des libraires associés, 1773.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 60 (sold for 14s.). — Unlocated.

Digital version: Gallica.

¶ Holy Bible (1715)

The holy Bible. 1715.

There were several editions of the Bible published in England in 1715; we are uncertain which this one is. The Lobb catalogue specifies “engraved title.”

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 58 (part; sold for £1 1s.). — Unlocated.

¶ Troil — Letters on Iceland (1780)

Troil, Uno von. Letters on Iceland, containing observations on the civil, literary, ecclesiastical, and natural history; antiquities, volcanos, basaltes, hot springs; customs, dress, manners of the inhabitants, &c. &c. London: printed by and for W. Richardson, and for J. Robson, and N. Conant, 1780.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 40 (part; sold for 13s.). — Unlocated.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Martin — Description of the Western Islands of Scotland (1716)

Martin, Martin. A description of the Western Islands of Scotland. 2nd ed. London: printed for A. Bell, T. Varnam and J. Osborn, W. Taylor, and J. Baker and T. Warner, 1716.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 37 (part). — Unlocated.

Digital version: Google.

¶ Bewick — History of British birds (1797–1804)

History of British birds: the figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. 2 vols. Newcastle: printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick; sold by him and Longman and Rees, London, 1797–1804.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 51 (part; sold for £1 2s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 147.

¶ Hellot — L’Art de la teinture des laines (1750)

Hellot, Jean. L’Art de la teinture des laines, et des étoffes de laine, en grand et petit teint, avec une instruction sur les débouillis. Paris: La veuve Pissot, J. T. Hérissant & Pissot, Jr., 1750.

Morris signature, 1877.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 432 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 1s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / A 28238/A).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 14.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Jónsson — Orkneyinga saga (1780)

Jónsson, Jon [Jonas Jonaeus], ed. Orkneyinga saga sive Historia Orcadensium a prima Orcadum per Norvegos occupatione ad exitum seculi duodecimi. Hafniae: P. F. Suhm, 1780.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 900 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 4s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / C 39250/C).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 900.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Holy Bible (1715)

The holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. Oxford: printed by John Baskett, 1715.

Illustrated. Signed “William Morris Woodford Hall.” The family Bible of Morris’s parents.

Provenance: William Morris (father). — Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Oxford University [bequest of May Morris]. — Society of Antiquaries of London (Kelmscott Manor).

Reference: ESTC (T82341).

Society of Antiquaries of London (Kelmscott Manor)
Photograph by WSP

¶ Artist’s repository (1785–94)

The artist’s repository and drawing magazine, exhibiting the principles of the polite arts in their various branches. London: printed for C. Taylor, 1785–94.

Illustrated.

Morris owned 4 vols.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 61 (part; sold for 11s.). — Unlocated.

¶ Molière — Oeuvres (1773)

Molière. Oeuvres. Ed. Antoine Bret. 6 vols. Paris: Compagnie des libraires associés, 1773.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. —Sotheby 1898, lot 646 (sold to Leighton for £2 4s.). — Unlocated.

References: MS catalogue (1), fol. 8r. — MS catalogue (2), no. 279.

Digital version: Gallica.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Barlow — Various birds and beasts (1710?)

Barlow, Francis. Various birds and beasts drawn from the life. London: T. Bowles, J. Bowles & Son, & R. Sayer, [1710?].

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. – Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 67 (sold for 5s.). — Unlocated.

¶ Horrebow — Natural history of Iceland (1758)

Horrebow, Niels. The natural history of Iceland. London: printed for A. Linde, etc., 1758.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 39 (sold for £1 2s.). — Unlocated.

Digital version: Internet Archive.

¶ Cellini — Life (1772)

Cellini, Benvenuto. The life of Benvenuto Cellini, a Florentine artist. Trans. Thomas Nugent. 2 vols. Dublin: printed by John Abbot Husband for Messrs. Sleater, Ewing, Potts, Smith, Williams Lynch, Wilson, Chamberlaine, S. Watson, Vallance, Porter, Milliken, Walker, Jenkin, and Flin, 1772.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

References: ESTC (T65483). — MS catalogue (2), no. 186.

Digital version: ECCO.