Lemprière, John. Biblioteca classica, or a classical dictionary containing a full account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors, with tables of coins, weights and measures in use among the Greeks and Romans. London: T. & J. Allman, 1825.
MS catalogue (2) does not identify the date of this book, which went through many editions.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 294.
March 3, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Somner — Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum (1659)
Somner, William. Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum. Oxford: Guilel. Hall for the author; London: Daniel White, 1659.
No Morris book label, but the Wellcome Library believes this is Morris’s copy.
Provenance: Thomas Barlow. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1126 (sold to Thomson for 5s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / D 49000/D/1).
Reference: ESTC (R15040).
Digital version: EEBO.
Sotheby 1898:
February 22, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Haldorsson — Lexicon Islandico-Latino-Danicum (1814)
Haldorsson, Bjorn. Lexicon Islandico-Latino-Danicum. 2 vols. Copenhagen, 1814.
There is an imperfect copy of this book listed in MS catalogue (2); we are uncertain whether it is the same as this item.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 475 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 5s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Sotheby 1898:
February 18, 2014
Ainsworth, Robert. Thesaurus linguæ latinæ compendiarius, or, a compendious dictionary of the Latin tongue, designed for the use of the British nations. 2 vols. 4th ed. London: printed by H. Woodfall and C. Rivington for W. Mount and T. Page, etc., 1761.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 53 (sold to Leighton for 5s.). — Unlocated.
References: ESTC (T88538). — MS catalogue (2), no. 165.
Digital version: ECCO.
Sotheby 1898:
The Library of William Morris 
December 7, 2017
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