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¶ Salmon — Polygraphice (1678)

April 13, 2015

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Salmon, William. Polygraphice, or the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, liming, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. London: printed by Robert White for John Crumpe, and to be sold by Charles Passenger, 1678.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

References: ESTC (R219883). — MS catalogue (2), no. 664.

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¶ Scott — William Blake (1878)

May 5, 2014

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Scott, William Bell. William Blake: etchings from his works. London: Chatto and Windus, 1878.

Presentation copy to Morris from Scott.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 192 (sold to Pickering for £2). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 313.


Sotheby 1898:

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¶ Fisher — Catalogue of a collection (1879)

March 31, 2014

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Fisher, Richard. Catalogue of a collection of engravings, etchings, and woodcuts. [London:] printed [for the author?] by John C. Wilkins, 1879.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 300 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 18s.). — Henry Wellcome. —  Wellcome Library (Closed stores Hist. O/S 2  ZHB /FIS).

Digital version: HathiTrust.


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