¶ Duff — Early printed books (1893)

Duff, E. Gordon. Early printed books. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1893.

Unsigned note—attributed to Emery Walker by Philip Hofer—on front pastedown: “This belonged to a little collection of printed books which Morris kept at the Press (at 21 Upper Mall, Hammersmith) for the use of his printers.” With the Morris book label, so it may have passed through the 1898 Sotheby sale (though it is not listed in that catalogue).

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett (?). — Sotheby 1898 (?). — Houghton Library, Harvard University (Typ 805.93.3404).

Digital version: Wellcome Library (Morris’s other copy at the Wellcome Library).

¶ Fragments of early printing

Fragments of early printing.

Sixteen unfolded sheets, some with borders and woodcuts, mainly fifteenth century, loosely inserted between sheets of paper.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 457 (sold to Tregaskis for £3 5s.). — Tregaskis catalogue, 18 September 1899, no. 248 (5 guineas). — Unlocated.

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¶ Lippmann — Druckschriften (1884–87)

Lippmann, Friedrich, and Robert Dohme, eds. Druckschriften des XV bis XVIII Jahrhunderts in getreuen Nachbildungen. Berlin, 1884–87.

10 parts in one vol. Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 396 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £6 15s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores Hist. G. O/S 2 13).

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¶ Burger — Monumenta Germaniae et Italiae typographica (1892–93)

Burger, Konrad. Monumenta Germaniae et Italiae typographica. Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, 1892–93.

Illustrated. Issued over a number of years; Morris owned 4 parts in 3.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 907 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

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¶ Varnhagen — Über eine Sammlung (1892)

Varnhagen, Hermann. Über eine Sammlung alter italienischer Drucke der Erlanger Universitätsbibliothek. Erlangen: Fr. Junge, 1892.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1085 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores Hist. O/S 2 YHR.34.AA3-4).

Digital version: Google.

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¶ Stower — Printer’s grammar (1808)

Stower, Caleb. The printer’s grammar, or introduction to the art of printing. London: printed by the editor for B. Crosby and Co., 1808.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1019 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 18s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas (Z 244 A2 S8).

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¶ Proctor — Jan van Doesborgh (1894)

Proctor, Robert. Jan van Doesborgh, printer at Antwerp: an essay in bibliography. London: Bibliographical Society, 1894.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 94 (part; sold to Leighton for £1 18s.). — Unlocated.

Digital version: Internet Archive.

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¶ Redgrave — Erhard Ratdolt (1894)

Redgrave, Gilbert Richard. Erhard Ratdolt and his work at Venice. London: Bibliographical Society, 1894.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 94 (part; sold to Leighton for £1 18s.). — Unlocated.

Digital version: Internet Archive.

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¶ Campell — Annales (1874–90)

Campbell, F. A. G. Annales de la typographie Néerlandaise au XVe siècle. 2 vols. La Haye: Nijhoff, 1874–90.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 202 (sold to Leighton for 15s.). — Unlocated.

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¶ Duff — Early printed books (1893)

Duff, Edward Gordon. Early printed books. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1893.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 51 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 14s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Open shelves, History of Medicine YHR.AA4).

Digital versions: Wellcome Library (Morris’s copy).

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¶ Pollard — Early illustrated books (1893)

Pollard, Alfred W. Early illustrated books: a history of the decoration and illustration of books in the 15th and 16th centuries. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1893.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 51 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 14s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Temp. store Hist. YHF.AA4-5).

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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¶ Proctor — Tracts on early printing (1895–97)

Proctor, Robert. Tracts on early printing. 3 parts. London: privately printed, 1895–97.

Morris owned the first two parts.

I. List of the founts of type and wood-cut devices used by the printers of the Southern Netherlands in the fifteenth century. — II. A note on Eberhard Frommolt, of Basel, printer. — III. Additions to Campbell’s Annales de la typographie néerlandaise au 15e siècle.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 845 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 14s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores Hist. 2 (RMR) YHD.AA4).

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¶ Duff — Early English printing (1896)

Duff, Edward Gordon. Early English printing: a series of facsimiles of all the types used in England during the XVth century, with some of those used in the printing of English books abroad. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1896.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 397 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 2s.). — Wellcome Library (Closed stores Hist. O/S 2  YHDE.AA4).

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¶ Duff — Hand-lists of English printers (1895)

Duff, E. Gordon. Hand-lists of English printers, 1501–1556. London: printed by Blades, East & Blades for the Bibliographical Society, 1895.

Part 1: Wynkyn de Worde, Julian Notary, R. & W. Faques, John Skot.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 284 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 12s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [lost or deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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¶ Bancroft — Experimental researches (1813)

Bancroft, Edward. Experimental researches concerning the philosophy of permanent colours, and the best means of producing them, by dyeing, calico printing, &c. 2 vols. 2nd ed. London: printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 201 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 19s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / B 12123/B).

Digital version: HathiTrust (vol. 2).

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¶ Humphreys — History of the art of printing (1867)

Humphreys, Henry Noel. A history of the art of printing, from its invention to its wide-spread development in the middle of the 16th century, preceded by a short account of the origin of the alphabet and the successive methods of recording events and multiplying MS. books before the invention of printing. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1867.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 717 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 16s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores Hist. O/S 2 YHD /HUM).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 470.

Digital version: Google.

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¶ Grace-Calvert — Dyeing and calico printing (1876)

Crace-Calvert, Frederick. Dyeing and calico printing: including an account of the most recent improvements in the manufacture and use of aniline colours. Ed. John Stenhouse and Charles Edward Groves. Manchester: Palmer & Howe; London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1876.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 201 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for 19s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 831.

Digital version: Google.

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¶ Brown — Venetian printing press (1891)

Brown, Horatio Forbes. The Venetian printing press. London: John C. Nimmo, 1891.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 100 (sold to Jones for 15s.). — Unlocated.

Digital version: Google.

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