Cleasby, Richard, and Gudbrand Vigfusson. An Icelandic–English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1869.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: Morris catalogue (2), no. 691 (where it is misdated 1859).
This title also appears in MS catalogue (1), fol. 19v (£1 10s.), but it is not clear whether that record refers to this book or another edition of the dictionary (1874) that Morris also owned.
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December 7, 2017
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Kringvåra balk (?)
We cannot identify this book. The entry in MS catalogue (2) reads: “Kringvara balk (lacks title) printed in Iceland about 1680.”
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 271.
November 14, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Espólín — Íslands árbaekur í sögu-formi (1821)
Espólín, Jón. Íslands árbaekur í sögu-formi. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Þ.E. Rangel, 1821.
Part of a larger set.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 377.
March 9, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Morris — Saga library (1891–95)
Morris, William, and Eiríkr Magnússon, trans. The saga library. 5 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1891–95.
Large paper. A sixth volume was published in 1896, the year of Morris’s death.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 837 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 3s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Digital version: Internet Archive [vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3].
Sotheby 1898:
February 20, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Ólafsson — Kvæði Eggerts Ólafssonar (1832)
Ólafsson, Eggert. Kvæði Eggerts Ólafssonar. Copenhagen: E. Jónsson, Th. Sæmundsson, and S. Thorarensen, 1832.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 889.
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February 7, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Sigurðsson — Íslendínga sögur (1848)
Sigurðsson, Jón, and C. C. Rafn, eds. Íslendínga sögur. 2 vols. Copenhagen: S. L. Möllers bogtrykkeri, 1848.
Morris seems not to have owned the final two volumes in the set.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 902.
January 19, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Fornmanna sögur (1825–37)
Fornmanna sögur. 12 vols. Copenhagen: Prentaðar hjá H. F. Popp [etc.], 1825–37.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 842 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £2). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
January 18, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Melstað — Nýja sagan (1868–83)
Melstað, Páll. Nýja sagan. 2 vols. Reykjavik: 1868–83.
Morris appears to have owned an incomplete set.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 447 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 18s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Sotheby 1898:
January 16, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ 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.
Sotheby 1898:
December 22, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Þorkelsson — Aefisaga Gizurar Thorvaldssonar (1868)
Þorkelsson, Jón. Aefisaga Gizurar Thorvaldssonar. Reykjavík: E. Thórðarson, 1868.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 912.
December 13, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Tíðindi um stjórnarmálefni Íslands (1855–75)
Tíðindi um stjórnarmálefni Íslands. 23 parts in 4 vols. Copenhagen: Íslenzka bókmentafélag, 1855–75.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 451 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 11s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Sotheby 1898:
December 1, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Schlegel — Hin forna lögbók Islendínga sem nefnist Grágás (1829)
Schlegel, J. F. G., ed. Hin forna lögbók Islendínga sem nefnist Grágás. Codex juris Islandorum antiquissimus, qui nominatur Grágás. 2 vols. Copenhagen: H. H. Thiele, 1829,
Provenance: Quaritch catalogue, 1892, no. 2036 (?). — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 468 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Sotheby 1898:
November 30, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Eyjólfsson — Sagan Landnama (1688)
Eyjólfsson, Einar, ed. Sagan Landnama vm fyrstu bygging Islands af nordmønnum. Skálholt, Iceland: H. Kruse, 1688.
Illustrated. First Icelandic saga printed in Iceland.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 898 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 12s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 893.
Sotheby 1898:
August 24, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ 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.
Sotheby 1898:
August 11, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ 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.
Sotheby 1898:
August 5, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Biskupa sögur (1856–58)
Biskupa sögur, gefnar út af Hinu Íslenzka bókmentafèlagi. 6 parts in 2 vols. Copenhagen: S. L. Möller, 1856–58.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 447 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 18s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Sotheby 1898:
October 1, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Hilliard — “Mohicans” in Iceland (1887)
H[illiard], J. B. The “Mohicans” in Iceland. Glasgow: Maclure, Macdonald & Co., 1887.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 45 (part; sold for £2). — Unlocated.
September 29, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Mackenzie — Travels in the island of Iceland (1811)
Mackenzie, Sir George Steuart. Travels in the island of Iceland during the summer of the year MDCCCX. Edinburgh: printed by Thomas Allan and Co., for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Cadell & Davies, William Miller, John Murray, 1811.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. – Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 40 (part; sold for 13s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 22, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ 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.
September 22, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Vigfusson — Sturlunga saga (1878)
Vigfusson, Gudbrand, ed. Sturlunga saga, including the Islendinga saga of lawman Sturla Thordsson and other works. 2 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1878.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 43 (sold for £1 12s.). — Unlocated.
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September 12, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Miðaldasagan: Eptir Pál Melsteð (1866)
Miðaldasagan: Eptir Pál Melsteð. Reykjavík: Einar þórðarson, 1866.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 447 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 18s.). — Unlocated.
Sotheby 1898:
June 7, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Henderson — Iceland (1818)
Henderson, Ebenezer. Iceland, or the journal of a residence in that island during 1814 and 1815. 2 vols. Edinburgh: Oliphant, Waugh and Innes, etc., 1818.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 41 (part; sold for 10s.). — Unlocated.
Digital versions: HathiTrust.
May 29, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Dasent — Story of Burnt Njal (1861)
Dasent, George Webbe. The story of Burnt Njal, or life in Iceland at the end of the tenth century. From the Icelandic of the Njals saga. 2 vols. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1861.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 44 (part; sold for £1). — Unlocated.
Digital versions: HathiTrust.
May 28, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ 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.
May 19, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Hooker — Journal of a tour in Iceland (1813)
Hooker, Sir William Jackson. Journal of a tour in Iceland in the summer of 1809. 2nd ed. 2 vols. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 41 (part; sold for 10s.). — Unlocated.
Digital versions: HathiTrust.
May 13, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Cleasby — Icelandic–English dictionary (1874)
Cleasby, Richard, and Gudbrand Vigfusson. An Icelandic–English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1874.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 42 (sold for £4 7s. 6d.). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 921.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
January 20, 2015
Íslenzkir Annálar, sive annales Islandici, ab anno Christi 803 ad annum 1430. Copenhagen: J. H. Schultz for sumptibus Legati Arnae-Magnaeani, 1847.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 495 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 2s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / C 30025/C).
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 378.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
December 8, 2014
Hid islenska bok mentafelag 1816–66. Reykyavik: Kanpmannaho 1867.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 271 (part; sold to Wellcome for 12s.). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 539.
Sotheby 1898:
November 17, 2014
Árnason, Jón. Islenzkar pjoðsögur og Æfintýri: safnað hefir. 2 vols. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs, 1862–64.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 17 (sold to Downing for 7s.). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 915.
Sotheby 1898:
August 19, 2014
Morris, William, and Eiríkr Magnússon, trans. The saga library. 5 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1891–95.
A sixth volume was published in 1896, the year of Morris’s death.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 836 (sold to Cockerell for £1 13s.). — Unlocated.
Digital versions: Internet Archive [vol. 1]. — Internet Archive [vol. 2]. — Internet Archive [vol. 3].
Sotheby 1898:
May 15, 2014
Arnason, Jón, comp. Icelandic legends. Trans. George E. J. Powell and Eiríkr Magnússon. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1864.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 18 (sold to Sotheran for £1 18s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
April 21, 2014
Dasent, George Webbe. The story of Gisli the outlaw, from the Icelandic. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1866.
Illustrated by C. E. St. John Mildmay.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 280 (sold to Shepherd for 11s.). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 909.
Digital versions: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
April 11, 2014
Ásgrímsson, Eystein. Lilja (the lily): an Icelandic religious poem of the fourteenth century. Ed. Erikr Magnússon. London: Williams and Norgate, 1870.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 611 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 18s.). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 68.
Digital version: Google.
Sotheby 1898:
April 7, 2014
Rask, Erasmus. A grammar of the Icelandic or Old Norse tongue. Trans. George Webbe Dasent. London: William Pickering; Frankfort: Jaeger’s Library, 1843.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 821 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 15s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 908.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
March 28, 2014
Major, Albany F. Sagas and songs of the Norsemen. London: David Nutt, 1894.
Presentation copy to Morris.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 629 (part; sold to Tregaskis for £2 2s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
March 26, 2014
Haflidason, Einar. The life of Laurence, Bishop of Hólar in Iceland (Laurentius saga). Trans. Oliver Elton. London: Rivingtons, 1890.
Inscribed “From the Translator.”
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 619 (part; sold to Tregaskis for £1 3s.). — Tregaskis catalogue, 18 September 1899, no. 291 (21s.). — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 119.
Digital version: Internet Archive.
Sotheby 1898:
The Library of William Morris 
March 12, 2018
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