¶ Muther — Die deutsche Bücherillustration (1884)

Muther, Richard. Die deutsche Bücherillustration der Gothik und Frührenaissance (1460–1530). Munich and Leipzig: George Hirth, 1884.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 311 (where it is dated 1874).

¶ Haltrich — Deutsche Volksmärchen (1856)

Haltrich, Josef. Deutsche Volksmärchen aus dem Sachsenlande in Siebenbürgen. Berlin: J. Springer, 1856.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 891.

¶ Murray — Handbook for travellers in southern Germany (1863)

[Murray, John, III.] A handbook for travellers in southern Germany. 9th ed. London: John Murray, 1863.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 784.

 

¶ Stacke — Deutsche Geschichte (1888)

Stacke, Ludwig Christian. Deutsche Geschichte. 4 parts in 2 vols. Bielefeld: Velhagen & Klasing, 1888.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1017 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 2s.). — Unlocated.

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¶ Schultz — Deutsches leben (1892)

Schultz, Alwin. Deutsches leben im XIV. und XV. Jahrhundert. 2 vols. Vienna: F. Temsky, 1892

Illustrated.

The Wellcome Library catalogue attributes its copy to Morris’s library, but though the book has not been rebound, there are no marks of ownership in that copy. We think it is more likely that the Wellcome sold Morris’s copy as a duplicate.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1058 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 12s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

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¶ Joynes — Songs of a revolutionary epoch (1888)

Joynes, J. L., ed. Songs of a revolutionary epoch. London: Foulger & Co., 1888.

Anthology of German revolutionary poets.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 844.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Duthi — Tramp’s wallet (1858)

Duthi, William. A tramp’s wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France. London: Darton & Co., 1858.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 585.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Cronecken der Sassen (1492)

Cronecken der Sassen. Mainz: Peter Schoeffer, 6 March 1492.

Illustrated.

Provenance: St. Stephan, Wurzberg. — Comte W. de Paar. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — J. Pierpont Morgan. — Morgan Library (ChL36).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 6b, no. 96 (£25). — ISTC (ic00488000). — Morgan Catalogue 1, no. 33.

Digital version: BSB.

¶ Tacitus — Annales (1640)

Tacitus, Cornelius. The annales of Cornelius Tacitus: the description of Germanie. Trans. Richard Greenwey. London: printed by I.L. [John Legat] for Richard Whitaker, 1640.

 Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1146 (sold to Pickering for 10s.). — Unlocated.

 Reference: ESTC (S117601).

 Digital version: EEBO.

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¶ Thorpe — Northern mythology (1851–52)

Thorpe, Benjamin, comp. Northern mythology, comprising the principal popular traditions and superstitions of Scandinavia, north Germany, and the Netherlands. 3 vols. London: Edward Lumley, 1851–52.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1029 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 8s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 122.

Digital versions: HathiTrust.

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¶ Webb — Sketches of Continental ecclesiology (1848)

Webb, Rev. Benjamin. Sketches of Continental ecclesiology, or church notes in Belgium, Germany, and Italy. London: Joseph Masters, 1848.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1032 (part; sold to Leighton for £3 8s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 551.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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¶ Rydberg — Teutonic mythology (1889)

Rydberg, Viktor. Teutonic mythology. Trans. Rasmus B. Anderson. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1889.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 834 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 8s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 849.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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¶ Silvestre — Universal palaeography (1850)

Silvestre, Joseph Balthaszar. Universal palaeography, or fac-similes of writings of all nations and periods, copied from the most celebrated and authentic manuscripts in the libraries and archives of France, Italy, Germany, and England. Trans. Frederic Madden. 2 vols. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1122 (sold to Young for £7). — Unlocated.

Digital versions: Google (vol. 2). — HathiTrust.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Hirth — Formenschatz (1877)

Hirth, Georg. Der Formenschatz der Renaissance. Eine Quelle der Belehrung und Anregung für Künstler & Gewerbtreibende wie für alle Freunde stylvoller Schönheit aus den Werken der Dürer und Holbein. Leipzig and Munich: Hirth, 1877.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 482 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 2s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Digital version: Internet Archive.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Grimm — Teutonic mythology (1880–88)

Grimm, Jacob. Teutonic mythology. Trans. James Steven Stallybrass. 4 vols. London: W. Swan Sonnenschein & Allen, 1880–88.

Did Morris perhaps lack the fourth volume? Both MS catalogue (2) and the Sotheby catalogue mention only 3 volumes.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 419 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 389.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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¶ Carlyle — Frederick the Great (1858–65)

Carlyle, Thomas. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, called Frederick the Great. 2nd ed. 6 vols. London: Chapman and Hall, 1858–65.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 204 (sold to Leighton for £1). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 144.

Digital versions: HathiTrust.

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