¶ Krämer — Sancte romane ecclesie fidei (1501)

Krämer, Heinrich. Sancte romane ecclesie fidei defensionis clippeum adversus waldensium seu Pickardorum heresim. Olmütz: Conrad Baumgarten, 20 April 1501.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 721 (sold to Quaritch for £5 10s.). — Bernard Quaritch. — John Hay Library, Brown University (AmB 511).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 11b, no. 130 (£3). — MS catalogue (2), no. 952A, p. 88.

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¶ Seneca — Opera philosophica (1475)

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus. Opera philosophica. Epistolae. Ed. Blasius Romerus. Naples: Mathias Moravus, 1475.

Provenance: Morris. — Brown University Library (HAY ANNMARY 2-SIZE 1475 S4).

Reference: ISTC (is00368000).

Digital version: Bibliothèque Mazarine.

¶ Hissey — On the box seat (1886)

Hissey, James John. On the box seat from London to Land’s End. London: R. Bentley & Son, 1886.

(We strongly suspect that this is fraudulent, but we include it here with that warning.)

Illustrated. On the front pastedown is an ink-brush design for a printer’s device: a floriated monogram “WM” within a shield surrounded by a ribbon reading “At the Kelmscott Press by me William Morris.” A dealer’s note describes this as “from William Morris’s library, and contains pasted inside cover William Morris’s own pen-and-ink drawing of his bookplate.” Morris of course did not have a bookplate; the small label appearing in most of his books was created after his death by his executors.

Provenance: Morris (?). — Brown University Library (HAY KOOPMAN DA625 .H667).

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Petrus Comestor — Historia scholastica (1473)

Petrus Comestor. Historia scholastica. [Augsburg]: Günther Zainer, 1473.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 372 (sold to Walker for £4). — Emery Walker. — Brown University Library (1-SIZE 1473 P4).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 23 (£2). — ISTC (ip00458000). — MS catalogue (2), no. 680 (with two X’s next to it).

Digital version: BSB.

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¶ Johannes de Sancto Laurentio — Postillae evangeliorum (1480)

Johannes de Sancto Laurentio. Postillae evangeliorum dominicalium totius anni et aliquorum festorum. Brussels: [Fratres Vitae Communis], 4 October 1480.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 727 (sold to Quaritch for £4). — Bernard Quaritch. — Gen. Rush C. Hawkins. — John Hay Library, Brown University (AmB 494).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 37 (£2). —  ISTC (ij00433000).

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¶ St. Isidore, of Seville — Etymologiae (c. 1473)

Isidore, of Seville, Saint [Isidorus Hispalensis]. Etymologiae. [Strassburg: Johann Mentelin, c. 1473.]

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 722 (sold to Leighton for £11 11s.). — Leighton. — Emery Walker (with a note on flyleaf). — John Hay Library, Brown University Library (AmB 1473? I8 ).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 27b (£8). — ISTC (ii00182000). — MS catalogue (2), no. 873 (with two X’s next to the title).

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¶ Parkes — Pre-Raphaelite movement (1889)

Parkes, Kineton. The Pre-Raphaelite movement. London: Reeves & Turner, 1889.

Inscribed “To William Morris Esq with the author’s esteem & regards.” Morris book label.

Provenance: Morris. — Theodore Low De Vinne. — De Vinne’s sale, Anderson Galleries (New York), 14 January 1920, lot 699. — Brown University Library (HAY KOOPMAN ND467 .P3).

¶ Payne — Masque of shadows (1870)

Payne, John. The masque of shadows and other poems. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1870.

Inscribed on title-page: “William Morris Esq  with the Author’s Compliments.” Morris book label has been removed, with some damage to the front pastedown.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 805 (part; sold to Tregaskis for £2 8s.). — Tregaskis catalogue, 2 April 1900, no. 490 (3 guineas). — Brown University Library (HAY STAR PR5159.P5 M3 1870).

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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¶ Christie — Poems and prose (1892)

Christie, John. Poems and prose. Auckland: Bowring and Lusher, 1892.

Presentation copy from Christie to Morris.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 629 (part; sold to Tregaskis for £2 2s.). — Brown University Library (PR4453.C56 P6 1892)..

Digital version: Google.

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