Herrick, Robert. Works. Muses’ Library. 2 vols. London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1891.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 11 (part; sold for 11s.) . — Unlocated.
Herrick, Robert. Works. Muses’ Library. 2 vols. London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1891.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 11 (part; sold for 11s.) . — Unlocated.
January 16, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Caldecott — Randolph Caldecott’s “Graphic” pictures (n.d.)
Caldecott, Randolph. Randolph Caldecott’s “Graphic” pictures. 4 vols. London: George Routledge & Sons (?), n.d.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 75 (part). — Unlocated.
January 13, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Gilchrist — Life of Blake (1863)
Gilchrist, Alexander. Life of Blake, “Pictor ignotus”. 2 vols. London and Cambridge: Macmillan, 1863.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris (?). — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 424 (part; sold for 16s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
December 7, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Surtees — Handley Cross (1843)
Surtees, Robert Smith. Handley Cross, or The spa hunt: a sporting tale. 3 vols. London: Henry Colburn, 1843.
Illustrated. The above is the first edition; it is not known which edition Morris owned, but in the Lobb sale catalogue it is described as “2 vols., n.d.”
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 76 (part; sold for 9s.). — Unlocated.
October 31, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Furnivall — Political, religious, and love poems (1866)
Furnivall, Frederick J., ed. Political, religious, and love poems, from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lambeth MS. no. 306 and other sources. London: published for the Early English Text Society by N. Trübner & Co., 1866.
Provenance: Morris (purchased for 3s.). — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 21 (part; sold for £3 5s.). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (1), fol. 15v.
October 20, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Curio (1559) and Schneeberger (1564)
Two volumes bound together:
[1] Curio, Johannes. Conservandae sanitatis praecepta saluberrima. Frankfurt: Christian Egenolff, 1559.
[2] Schneeberger, Anton. De bona militum valetudine conservanda liber. Krakow: Lazarus Andreae, 1564.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, no. 55. — Unlocated.
February 17, 2016
Comments Off on ¶ Marie de France — Poésies (1820)
Marie de France. Poésies. Ed. Jean Baptiste Bonaventure Roquefort. 2 vols. Paris: Chasseriau, 1820.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 53 (part; sold for £1 12s.). — Unlocated.
References: MS catalogue (1), fol. 8v (18s.). — MS catalogue (2), no. 720.
November 5, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Schlumberger — L’Epopée byzantine à la fin du dixième siècle (1896)
Schlumberger, Gustave Léon. L’Epopée byzantine à la fin du dixième siècle. Vol. 1. Paris: Hachette, 1896.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 25 (part; sold for £2 8s.). — Unlocated.
October 21, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Bulliard — Plantes médicinales de la France (1780)
Bulliard, Pierre. Plantes médicinales de la France. [Paris, 1780.]
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 65 (sold for £1 3s.). — Unlocated.
October 21, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Paulli — Danske urtebog (1647)
Paulli, Simon. Der Danske urtebog. 3 parts in 1 vol. Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana, 1647.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 56. — Unlocated.
October 20, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Mendès — Les plus jolies chansons (1888)
Mendès, Catull. Les plus jolies chansons du pays de France: chansons tendres. Paris: E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie., [1888].
Illustrated by Lucien Métivet.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 77 (part; sold for 14s.). — Unlocated.
October 1, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Montaigion — Fabliaux (1872)
Montaigion, Anatole de. Recueil général et complet des fabliaux des XIIIe et XIVe siècles imprimés ou inédits. 2 vols. Paris: Librairie des bibliophiles, 1872.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 54 (part; sold for £1 12s.). — Unlocated.
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 30, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Molière — Oeuvres (1773)
Molière. Oeuvres. Ed. Antoine Bret. 6 vols. Paris: Compagnie des libraires associés, 1773.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 60 (sold for 14s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: Gallica.
September 29, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Holy Bible (1715)
The holy Bible. 1715.
There were several editions of the Bible published in England in 1715; we are uncertain which this one is. The Lobb catalogue specifies “engraved title.”
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 58 (part; sold for £1 1s.). — 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 29, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Furnivall — Babees book (1868)
Furnivall, Frederick J., ed. The babees book. London: published for the Early English Text Society by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1868.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 21 (part; sold for £3 5s). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 737.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 22, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Motherwell — Minstrelsy (1827)
Motherwell, William. Minstrelsy ancient and modern. Glasgow: John Wylie, 1827.
Frontispiece and vignettes by C. K. Sharpe.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 52 (part; sold for 15s.). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 783.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 22, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ O’Curry — Lectures on . . . ancient Irish history (1873)
O’Curry, Eugene. Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history. Dublin: W. B. Kelly; London: Williams and Norgate, 1873.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 17 (part; sold for £2 10s.). — 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.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 21, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Elton — Danish history of Saxo Grammaticus (1894)
Elton, Oliver, trans. The first nine books of the Danish history of Saxo Grammaticus. London: David Nutt, 1894.
With an introduction by F. York Powell. Presentation copy from Morris (to Jane or May Morris?).
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris (?). — May Morris. — Lobb sale 1, lot 38 (part; sold for 10s.) — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 21, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Plato — Dialogues (1871)
Plato. The dialogues of Plato. Trans. Benjamin Jowett. 4 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1871.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 24 (part; sold for £1 12s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 21, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Perrot — History of art in Chaldea and Assyria (1884)
Perrot, Georges, and Charles Chipiez. A history of art in Chaldea and Assyria. Trans. Walter Armstrong. 2 vols. London: Chapman and Hall; New York: A. C. Armstrong and Son, 1884.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 25 (part; sold for £2 8s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 21, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Hyde — Love songs of Connacht (1895)
Hyde, Douglas, ed. Abhráin grádh chúige Connacht or Love songs of Connacht (being the fourth chapter of the “Songs of Connacht”). Dublin: Gill; London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 18 (part; sold for £3 3s.). — Unlocated.
September 21, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Austen — Jane Austen’s Novels (1895)
Austen, Jane. Jane Austen’s Novels. Ed. Reginald Brimley Johnson. 10 vols. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1895.
Provenance: Morris (?). — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 3 (part; sold for £1 17s.). — Unlocated.
September 18, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Theophilus — Essay upon various arts (1847)
Theophilus. An essay upon various arts in three books, forming an encyclopaedia of Christian art of the eleventh century. Trans. Robert Hendrie. London: John Murray, 1847.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Lobb sale 1, lot 27 (sold for £1 16s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: Google.
September 18, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Vasari — Opere (1822–23)
Vasari, Giorgio. Opere. 6 vols. Florence: S. Audin & Co., 1822–23.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 28 (part; sold for 16s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 18, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ May Morris — Decorative needlework (1893)
Morris, May. Decorative needlework. London: Joseph Hughes & Co., 1893.
Illustrated.
Provenance: May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 30 (part; sold for £1 5s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: Internet Archive.
September 17, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Caxton — Reynard the fox (1894)
Caxton, William, trans. Reynard the fox, with some account of his family, friends, and associates. Ed. F. S. Ellis. London: David Nutt, 1894.
Ornaments by Walter Crane.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 6 (part; sold for £1 1s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 17, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Grinnell — Blackfoot lodge tales (1893)
Grinnell, George Bird. Blackfoot lodge tales: the story of a prairie people. London: David Nutt, 1893.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 36 (part; sold for 16s.). — Unlocated.
September 16, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Martin — Description of the Western Islands of Scotland (1716)
Martin, Martin. A description of the Western Islands of Scotland. 2nd ed. London: printed for A. Bell, T. Varnam and J. Osborn, W. Taylor, and J. Baker and T. Warner, 1716.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 37 (part). — Unlocated.
Digital version: Google.
September 16, 2015
Comments Off on Frere — Old Deccan days (1868)
Frere, Mary, and Bartle Frere, eds. Old Deccan days, or Hindoo fairy legends current in southern India. London: John Murray, 1868.
Illustrated by Catherine Frances Frere.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 33 (part; sold for 10s.). — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), unnumbered sequence.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 16, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Middiman — Select views (1812)
Middiman, Samuel. Select views in Great Britain. London: J. & J. Boydell, [1812].
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 61 (part). — Unlocated.
September 16, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Johan Ludvig Runeberg’s lyrical songs, idylls and epigrams (1878)
Runeberg, Johan Ludvig. Johan Ludvig Runeberg’s lyrical songs, idylls and epigrams. Trans. Eiríkr Magnússon and Edward Henry Palmer. London: C. Kegan Paul, 1878
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 44 (part; sold for £1). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
September 15, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Plutarch’s lives (1699–1700)
Plutarch [Plutarchus]. Plutarch’s lives. Trans. John Dryden. 5 vols. London: printed by R.E. for Jacob Tonson, 1699–1700.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 59 (part; sold for 14s.). — Unlocated.
May 26, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Burton — Vikram and the vampire (1870)
Burton, Sir Richard F. Vikram and the vampire, or tales of Hindu devilry. London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1870.
Illustrated by Ernest Griset.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 33 (part; sold for 10s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
May 20, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Garnett — Greek folk-songs (1888)
Garnett, Lucy M. J., trans. Greek folk-songs from the Ottoman provinces of northern Hellas. Ed. John Stuart-Glennie. 2nd ed. London: Ward and Downey, 1888.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 36 (part; sold for 16s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
May 20, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Thausing — Albert Dürer (1882)
Thausing, Moriz. Albert Dürer: his life and works. Trans. Frederick A. Eaton. 2 vols. London: John Murray, 1882.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 28 (part; sold for 16s.). — Unlocated.
Digital version: Internet Archive [vol. 1]. — Internet Archive [vol. 2].
May 13, 2015
Comments Off on ¶ Leland — Etruscan Roman remains (1892)
Leland, Charles Godfrey. Etruscan Roman remains in popular tradition. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 29 (part; sold for £1 5s.). — Unlocated.
Digital versions: HathiTrust.
April 2, 2015
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote. 2 vols. London: Rivington, 1809.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 59 (part; sold for 14s.). — Unlocated.
April 1, 2015
Beattie, William. Scotland illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work. 2 vols. London: G. Virtue, 1838.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 74 (part). — Unlocated.
April 1, 2015
Lyall, Sir Charles James, trans. Translations of ancient Arabian poetry. London: Williams and Norgate, 1885.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 32 (part; sold for £2 14s.). — Unlocated.
April 1, 2015
Chaucer, Geoffrey. The workes of our ancient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. Ed. Thomas Speght. London: printed by Adam Islip for George Bishop, 1602.
Provenance: Morris (purchased for £3 3s.). — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 63 (sold for £3 5s.). — Unlocated.
References: Ellis valuation, fol. 49b (no price). — ESTC (S107210). — MS catalogue (1), fol. 10v. — MS catalogue (2), no. 471 (with three X’s next to it).
March 27, 2015
Culpeper, Nicholas. Culpeper’s complete herbal. London: Richard Evans, 1815.
Illustrated. Binding broken.
Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 1, lot 50 (part; sold for £1 2s.). — Unlocated.
April 14, 2017
Comments Off on ¶ Herrick — Works (1891)