¶ Moland — Nouvelles françoises en prose du XIIIe siécle (1856)

Moland, Louis Émile Dieudonné, and Charles d’Hâericault. Nouvelles françoises en prose du XIIIe siécle. Bibliothèque elzevirienne. Paris: Pierre Jannet, 1856.

Signed “W. Morris Red House, Upton, Kent” on half-title, and bookplate of Edward Burne-Jones.

Provenance: Morris. — Edward Burne-Jones. — J. W. and Margaret Mackail. — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 67.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Colonna — Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (1499)

Colonna, Francesco [Franciscus Columna]. Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Venice: Aldus Manutius, Romanus, for Leonardus Crassus, December 1499.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. — Edward Burne-Jones (presentation inscription of Morris). — Howard J. Sachs. — Houghton Library, Harvard University (Typ Inc 5574) [gift of Mrs. Howard J. Sachs].

References: ISTC (ic00767000). — Walsh, James E. A Catalogue of the Fifteenth-Century Printed Books in the Harvard University Library. 5 vols. Binghamton, N.Y.: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1991–97. (See no. 2686.)

Digital version: Library of Congress.

¶ Gower — Confessio amantis (1554)

Gower, John. Confessio amantis. London: Thomas Berthelette, 12 March 1554.

Provenance: Daines Barrington. — W. H. Ireland. — Morris (purchased for £4 14s. 6d.). — Edward Burne Jones (presentation inscription from Morris, 1884). — James Burleigh. — Donald and Mary Hyde. — Houghton Library, Harvard University (*2003J-FGY21).

References: ESTC (S120946). — MS catalogue (1), fol. 10v. — MS catalogue (2), no. 82 (with three X’s beside it).

Digital version: EEBO.

¶ Boccaccio — De claris mulieribus (1539)

Boccaccio, Giovanni. Joannis Boccatii de Certaldo insigne opus De claris mulieribus. Bern: Mathias Apiarius, 1539.

Illustrated. Presentation copy from Edward Burne-Jones to Morris.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 194 (sold to Bain for £21). — Princeton University Library (3123.327.1539).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 6b, no. 17 (£1 10s.) .— MS catalogue (2), no. 940, p. 86.

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¶ Morris — Well at the world’s end (1896)

Morris, William. The well at the world’s end. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896.

Illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 909 (sold to Ward for £9 15s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: Bibliography A39.

Digital version: Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf.

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¶ Morris — Life and death of Jason (1895)

Morris, William. The life and death of Jason, a poem. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1895.

Illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 908 (sold to Ward for £6 15s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: Bibliography A34.

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¶ Bell — Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1892)

Bell, Malcolm. Sir Edward Burne-Jones: a record and a review. London: G. Bell & Sons, 1892.

Illustrated.

Provenance: Morris. —Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 254 (sold to Downing for £2 6s.). — Unlocated.

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