¶ Morris — Saga library (1891–93)

Morris, William, and Eiríkr Magnússon, trans. The saga library. 3 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1891–93.

Described in the Lobb catalogue as “L.P., Autograph Presentation Copy from Morris, vols 1 to 3, with 8 odd and duplicate vols of the ordinary edition, etc. 12 vols.”

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris (?). — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 2, no. 486 (sold for £3 5s.). — Unlocated.

¶ Magnússon — Volsünga saga (1870)

Magnússon, Eiríkr, and William Morris, trans. Volsünga saga. The story of the Volsungs and Niblungs, with certain songs from the elder Edda. London: F. S. Ellis, 1870.

Large paper; presentation copy from Morris to unidentified recipient (probably Jane Morris), in a binding designed by Elizabeth Burden (Jane’s sister) and executed by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson. Two pages of the book are decorated by Morris.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris (?). — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 2, lot 471 (perhaps sold for £22; in the British Library copy of the catalogue, the lot is marked both “Sell” and “Keep”). — Unlocated.

Reference: LeMire, p. 51.

¶ Sturluson — Sagan af Agli Skallagrímssyni (1856)

Sturluson, Snorri. Sagan af Agli Skallagrímssyni. Ed. Jón Þorkelsson. Reykjavík: Einar Þórðarson, 1856.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 274.

¶ Four sagas (19th century)

The following titles are bound together:

[1] Gislason, Konrad, ed. Sagan af Helga ok Grími Droplaugarsonum. Copenhagen: Brødrene Berlings Bogtrykkeri, 1847.

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[2] Hervar saga ok Heiđreks konungs. Copenhagen: Brødrene Berlings Bogtrykkeri, 1847.

[3] Sagan af Þorđi Hređu. Copenhagen: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1848.

[4] Barđarsaga Snœfellsass Viglundarsaga. Copenhagen: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri ved N. H. Stendrup, 1860.

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Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 846 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 4s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (2000 1525.)

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¶ Laxdaela-Saga (1826)

Laxdaela-Saga. Copenhagen: sumtibus Legati Magnaeani ex typographeo H. F. Popp, 1826.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 899 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 1s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Walter Emery. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (BEIN 2004 +138).

Digital versions: Google. — HathiTrust.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 386.

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¶ Unger — Alexanders saga (1848)

Unger, Carl Richard, ed. Alexanders saga. Christiania: Feilberg & Landmark Forlag, 1848.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 846 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 4s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (2000 1525).

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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¶ Four sagas (1847–60)

The following titles (all published in the series Nordiske oldskrifter) are bound together. (The first is listed in the Sotheby 1898 catalogue; the other three titles are presumably among the “and others” in lot 846.)

[1] Gislason, Konrad, ed. Sagan af Helga ok Grími Droplaugarsonum. Copenhagen: Brødrene Berlings Bogtrykkeri, 1847.

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[2] Hervar saga ok Heiđreks konungs. Copenhagen: Brødrene Berlings Bogtrykkeri, 1847.

[3] Friðriksson, G. Sagan af Þorđi Hređu. Copenhagen: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri, 1848.

[4] Vigfússon, Guðbrandr. Barđarsaga Snoefellsass. Copenhagen: Berlingske Bogtrykkeri ved N. H. Stendrup, 1860.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 846 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 4s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (2000 1525 [Gislason; Friðriksson; Vigfússon; Hervar saga ok Heiđreks konungs has no separate entry).

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¶ Saga pess haloflega Herra Olafs Tryggvasonar (1689–90)

Saga pess haloflega Herra Olafs Tryggvasonar Noregs Kongs. 2 vols. Skálholt, Iceland: H. Kruse, 1689–90.

The publication date in the Sotheby catalogue (1739) is an apparent error.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 901 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

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¶ Magnússon — Volsünga saga (1870)

Magnússon, Eiríkr, and William Morris, trans. Volsünga saga. The story of the Volsungs and Niblungs, with certain songs from the elder Edda. London: F. S. Ellis, 1870.

Large paper.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 2, lot 472 (part; sold for £2 10s.) — Unlocated.

¶ Morris — Saga library (1891–96)

Morris, William, and Eiríkr Magnússon, trans. The saga library. 6 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1891–96.

Large paper. Presentation copy to Jane Morris.

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 2, no. 485 (bought in for £21). — Unlocated.

¶ Collection of sagas (1848–49)

The following titles are bound together in four volumes, with the binder’s title “Nordiske oldskrifter saga”:

[1] Vápnfirðinga saga. Copenhagen: Brødrene Berlings Bogtrykkeri, 1848.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

[2] Tvaer sögur af Gísla Súrssyn. Copenhagen: Brødrene Berlings Bogtrykkeri, 1849.

Digital version: Google.

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Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1002 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Walter Emery. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (2000 2112).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 276.

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¶ 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].

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Munch — Saga Olafs konungs Tryggvasunar (1853)

Munch, P. A., ed. Saga Olafs konungs Tryggvasunar. Christiania: Brøgger & Christie’s bogtrykkeri, 1853.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 430 (part; sold to Tregaskis for 20s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 913.

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¶ Verelius — Hervarar saga (1672)

Verelius, Olof. Hervarar saga på gammal götska med Olai Vereli vttolkning och notis. Uppsala: Henricus Curio, 1672.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1185 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 15s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 36 (£1). — MS catalogue (2), no. 446.

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¶ Guðmundsson — Íslendínga sögur (1829–30)

Guðmundsson, Þorgeir, and Þorsteinn Helgason, eds. Íslendínga sögur. 2 vols. Copenhagen: S. L. Moller, 1829–30.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 841 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 12s.). Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Walter Emery. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (2000 2121).

Digital version: HathiTrust.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 884.

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¶ Thorkelin — Eyrbyggia-saga (1787)

Thorkelin, G. J., ed. and trans. Eyrbyggia-saga, sive, Eyranorum historia. Copenhagen: A. F. Steinii for P. F. de Suhm, 1787.

Provenance: Paul Riant, Comte de Riant. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 895 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 18s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Walter Emery. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (1996 +101).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 901.

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¶ Morris — Story of the ere-dwellers (1892)

Morris, William, and Eiríkr Magnússon, trans. The story of the ere-dwellers. Saga Library, vol. 2. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1892.

Large paper edition. Inscribed “to Janey from W.M. with best love November 30th 1891.”

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Oxford University [bequest of May Morris]. — Society of Antiquaries of London (Kelmscott Manor).

References: LeMire, p. 164. — MS catalogue (2), no. 836.

¶ Thorláksson — Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar (1689–90)

Thorláksson, Thórðr, ed. Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar. 2 vols. in 1. [Skálholt, Iceland]: af Snorrasyne, 1689–1690.

It is not clear whether this book went through the 1898 Sotheby sale.

Provenance: Morris. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (BEIN 1997 319).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 268 (with three X’s next to it).

¶ 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.

¶ 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.

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¶ 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.

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¶ 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.

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¶ Njála (1875–89)

Njála: udgivet efter gamle håndskrifter. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Thieles bogtr., 1875–89.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 657 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 383.

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¶ Sigurðsson — Íslendínga sögur (1843–89)

Sigurðsson, Jón, and others, eds. Íslendínga sögur. 4 vols. Copenhagen: S. L. Möllers bogtrykkeri, 1843–89.

Morris owned only the first two volumes. With some translations and notes by Morris in the second volume.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 848 (sold to Tregaskis for £13 10s.). — Unlocated.

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¶ Oddsson — Fóstbrædra-saga (1822)

Oddsson, Gunnlaugur, ed. Fóstbrædra-saga, edr, Sagan af Þorgeiri Havarssyni ok Þormódi Bersasyni Kolbrúnarskalldi. Copenhagen: Prentuð hiá Thiele, 1822.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 844 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 12s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 911.

Digital version: Google.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Unger — Karlamagnus saga ok kappa hans (1860)

Unger, C. R., trans. Karlamagnus saga ok kappa hans. Christiania: H. J. Jenson, 1860.

Misdated in Sotheby 1898.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 849 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £4 8s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 919.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Guðmundsson — Kormáks saga (1832)

Guðmundsson, Þorgeir, trans. and ed. Kormáks saga. Copenhagen: H. H. Thiele, 1832.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 850 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 12s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (1996 320).

Digital versions: HathiTrust.

Reference: Collector as Creator, no. 61.

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¶ 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.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Faeregyinga saga (1833)

Faeregyinga saga. Copenhagen: Verlag der Schubotheschen Buchhandlung, 1833.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 839 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 15s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 852.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Sagan af Niáli Þórgeirssyni (1772)

Sagan af Niáli Þórgeirssyni ok sonvm hans &c. [Copenhagen]: Prentvd i Kavpmannahavfn, af Johann Rúdolph Thiele, 1772.

Provenance: Paul Riant, le Comte de Riant — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 902 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 1s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (1997 320).

Digital version: HathiTrust.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 883.

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¶ Guðbrandur Vigfúusson — Fornsögur (1860)

Guðbrandur Vigfúusson. Fornsögur: Vatnsdaelasaga; Hallfreðarsaga; Flöamannasaga. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrich’sche Buchhandlung, 1860.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 843 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 12s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Walter Emery. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (1996 422).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 917.

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¶ Grundtvig — Saemundar Edda (1868)

Grundtvig, Sven, ed. Saemundar Edda. Copenhagen: Glydendal, 1868.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1000 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 2s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 157.

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¶ Sagan af Gunlaugi Ormstungu (1775)

Sagan af Gunlaugi Ormstungu ok Skalld-Rafni sive Gunnlaugi Vermilinguis et Rafnis-Poetae vita. Copenhagen, 1775.

Provenance: King Christian VII. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 896 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 897.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Head — Viga-Glum’s saga (1866)

Head, Sir Edmund, trans. Viga-Glum’s saga: the story of Viga-Glum. Williams and Norgate, 1866.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 616.

¶ Hjaltalin — Orkneyinga saga (1873)

Hjaltalin, Jon A., and Gilbert Goudie, trans. The Orkneyinga saga. Ed. Joseph Anderson. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1873.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 999 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1). — Henry Wellcome. — English Faculty Library, Oxford University [Turville-Petre Collection TP818].

References: MS catalogue (1), fol. 19v. — MS catalogue (2), no. 850.

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¶ Rafn — Fornaldar Sögur Nordrlanda (1829)

Rafn, Carl Christian. Fornaldar Sögur Nordrlanda. Copenhagen: Poppske, 1829.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 841 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 12s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 888.

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¶ Sturluson — Heimskringla (1777–1826)

Sturluson, Snorri. Heimskringla edr Noregs konunga-sögor. Ed. Gerhard Schöning, Börge Thorlacius, Skúli Thórđarson Thorlacius, and Erich Christian Werlauff. 6 vols. Copenhagen: Augusti Friderici Stenii, 1777–1826.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 581 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £4) [where it is misdated]. — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 799.

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¶ Thorkelin — Egils-saga (1809)

Thorkelin, G., ed. Egils-saga. Copenhagen: Jo. R. Thiele, 1809.

Provenance: G. Thorkelin. — Gudmund Peterson. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 894 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £4 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 369.

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¶ Kölbing — Riddarasögur (1872)

Kölbing, Eugen, ed. Riddarasögur: Parcevals saga. Strassburg and London: Trübner, 1872.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 853 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 3s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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Sotheby 1898:

¶ Unger — Morkinskinna (1867)

Unger, Carl Richard. Morkinskinna. Pergamentsbog fra første halvdel af det trettende aarhundrede. Christiania: Det forr. B. M. Bentzen’s bogtrykkeri, 1867.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 853 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 3s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 794.

Digital version: Google.

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¶ 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.

¶ Sturlason — Saga Olafs Konungs ens Helga (1853)

Sturlason, Snorri. Saga Olafs Konungs ens Helga. Ed. P. A. Munch and C. R. Unger. Christiana: C. C. Werner, 1853.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. Sotheby 1898, lot 853 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 3s.). — Unlocated.

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¶ Jónsson — Orkneyinga saga (1780)

Jónsson, Jon [Jonas Jonaeus], ed. Orkneyinga saga sive Historia Orcadensium a prima Orcadum per Norvegos occupatione ad exitum seculi duodecimi. Hafniae: P. F. Suhm, 1780.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 900 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 4s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library (Closed stores EPB / C 39250/C).

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 900.

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¶ Morris — Grettis saga (1869)

Magnússon, Eiríkr, and William Morris, trans. Grettis saga. The story of Grettir the strong. London: F. S. Ellis, 1869.

Signed “William Morris.” Signed “McMinn 15 February 1933.”

Provenance: Morris. — Harry Lee. — Ney L. MacMinn. — Society of Antiquaries (Kelmscott Manor) [gift of MacMinn].

References: LeMire, p. 47. — MS catalogue (2), no. 177 (misdated 1879).

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Magnússon — Grettis saga (1869)

Magnússon, Eiríkr, and William Morris, trans. Grettis saga: the story of Grettir the strong. London: F. S. Ellis, 1869.

Inscribed “Jane Morris with WM’s best love.”

Provenance: Morris. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Oxford University [bequest of May Morris]. — Society of Antiquaries of London (Kelmscott Manor).

Reference: LeMire, p. 46.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Magnússon — Volsünga saga (1870)

Magnússon, Eiríkr, and William Morris, trans. Volsünga saga. The story of the Volsungs and Niblungs, with certain songs from the elder Edda. London: F. S. Ellis, 1870.

Signed “Jane Morris.”

Provenance: Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Oxford University [bequest of May Morris]. — Society of Antiquaries of London (Kelmscott Manor).

Reference: LeMire, p. 51.

¶ 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.

¶ Keyser — Olafs Saga hins helga (1849)

Keyser, Rudolf, and Carl Richard Unger. Olafs Saga hins helga: en kort Saga om Kong Olaf den hellige fra anden halvdeel af det tolfte aarhundrede. Christiania: Feilberg & Landmarks Forlag, 1849.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 290.

Digital version: Google.

¶ Thorsteinsson — Stúrlunga-saga (1817–20)

Thorsteinsson, B., ed. Sturlúnga-saga, edr, Islendínga-saga hin mikla. 4 vols. in 1. Copenhagen: Thorsteini Einarssyni Rangel, 1817–18[20].

Because Morris owned two copies of this book and it is not possible to distinguish between them (except for a signature not mentioned in the early records), we have decided to list them here together. The copy that is now at Yale bears the signature of Joní Jonssyní, but neither MS catalogue (2) nor the Sotheby 1898 catalogue includes that information.

Provenance: Joní Jonssyní [Yale copy only]. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1052 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1) and lot 1053 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Beinecke Library, Yale University (1997 317). [Both copies were deaccessioned by the Wellcome Library; one is now at Yale, and the other is unlocated.]

References: MS catalogue (2), nos. 485 and 887.

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¶ Peringskiöld — Wilkina saga (1715)

Peringskiöld, Johan Fredrik. Wilkina saga, eller Historien om konung Thiderich af Bern och hans Kaempar. Stockholm, 1715.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1211 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1). — Unlocated.

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 43 (10s.). — MS catalogue (2), no. 683.

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