¶ La Motte-Fouqué — Romantic fiction (1843?)

La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de. Romantic fiction: shorter tales from the German. 2nd ed. London: Edward Lumley, [1843?].

Inscription by Dante Gabriel Rossetti: “May Morris with DGR’s love on her 10th birthday March 25 1872.”

Provenance: Dante Gabriel Rossetti. — May Morris. — John Bryson. — Ian Hodgkins and Co. (purchased at Bryson sale, Christie, London). — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware.

¶ Morris — Roots of the mountains (1890)

Morris, William. The roots of the mountains. London: Reeves and Turner, 1890.

Inscribed by Morris to Jenny Morris.

Provenance: Morris. — Jenny Morris. — Mark Samuel Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Rossetti — Family letters (1895)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. Dante Gabriel Rossetti: his family letters. Ed. William Michael Rossetti. 2 vols. London: Ellis and Elvey, 1895.

With Morris book label.

Provenance: Morris. — Mark Samuels Lasner (purchased from Heartwood Books, 1982). — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Webster — Book of rhyme (1881)

Webster, Augusta. A book of rhyme. London: Macmillan, 1881.

Inscribed by Webster to Jane Morris.

Provenance: Augusta Webster. — Jane Morris. — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

¶ Blunt — Esther (1895)

Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen. Esther: a young man’s tragedy, together with the Love sonnets of Proteus. Boston: Copeland and Day, 1895.

Inscribed “Jane Morris, from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, Newbuildings Place, May 30, 1896.”

Provenance: Blunt. — Jane Morris. — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library (Books A-Z PR4149.B8 E8x 1895 ).

Digital version: Google.

¶ Savonarola — Epistola de contemptu mundi (1894)

Savonarola, Girolamo. Epistola de contemptu mundi di frate Hieronymo da Ferrara dellordine de frati predicatori la quale manda. Ed. Charles Fairfax Murray. London: Kelmscott Press, 1894.

Inscribed “To Wm. Morris from C. F. Murray Dec/94.”

Provenance: C. F. Murray. — Morris. — Freeman Bass. — Mark Samuels Lasner (purchased for him by Maggs at a London auction). — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

Reference: Bibliography, A31.

¶ 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.

¶ Rossetti — Early Italian poets (1861)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, trans. The early Italian poets from Ciullo d’Alcamo to Dante Alighieri (1100–1200–1300) in the original metres. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1861.

Inscribed “To William Morris from his friend D G Rossetti Xmas 1861.”

Provenance: D. G. Rossetti. — Morris. — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

Neale — Good King Wenceslas (1895)

Neale, John Mason. Good King Wenceslas: a carol. Birmingham: Messrs. Cornish Brothers, 1895.

Inscribed “To William Morris, from Arthur J. Gaskin. Nov. 1894.” Large paper. Illustrated by Arthur J. Gaskin; introduction by Morris.

Provenance: A. J. Gaskin. — Morris. — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

Hyndman — Economics of Socialism (1896)

Hyndman, H. M. The economics of socialism, being a series of seven lectures on political economy. London: Twentieth Century Press, [1896].

Inscribed “William Morris with the Author’s sincere regards.”

Provenance: H. M. Hyndman. — Morris. — Raphael Edmonds. — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

¶ Steele — Huon of Bordeaux (1895)

Steele, Robert, ed. Huon of Bordeaux, done into English by Sir John Bourchier, Lord Berners, and now retold by Robert Steele. London: George Allen, 1895.

Inscribed “William Morris from Robert Steele.” Illustrated by Fred Mason.

Provenance: Robert Steele. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 491 (sold to Tregaskis for 17s.). — Edwin N. Lapham. — Lapham’s sale, Anderson Auction Co., 1–3 December 1908, lot 962 (sold for $11) [HathiTrust] . — John Quinn. — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

Digital versions: Google. — HathiTrust.

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¶ Rossetti — Family letters (1895)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. Dante Gabriel Rossetti: his family letters. Ed. William Michael Rossetti. 2 vols. London: Ellis and Elvey, 1895.

Inscribed “To Mrs. Morris with sincere regard W. M. Rossetti Dec./95.”

Provenance: W. M. Rossetti. — Jane Morris. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 2, lot 432 (part; sold for £2 2s.). — John Bryson. — Mark Samuels Lasner. — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

¶ Yeats — Wanderings of Oisin (1889)

Yeats, William Butler. The wanderings of Oisin, and other poems. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889.

Inscribed “Miss May Morris with the good wishes of W. B. Yeats Jan. 19th 1889.”

Provenance: Yeats. — May Morris. — Mary Lobb. — Lobb sale 2, lot 447 (sold for £5 10s.). — Mark Samuels Lasner (purchased from George Robert Minkoff, early 1980s). — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware.

¶ Payne — Intaglios (1871)

Payne, John. Intaglios: sonnets. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1871.

Inscribed “William Morris Esq With the Author’s Compliments.”

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 805 (part; sold to Tregaskis for £2 8s.). — Tregaskis catalogue, 2 April 1900, no. 490 (3 guineas). — Mark Samuels Lasner (purchased in 1970s from Seven Gables Bookshop). — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

Digital version: Google.

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¶ Haflidason — Life of Laurence (1890)

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.

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¶ Gomme — Children’s singing games (1894)

Gomme, Alice Bertha, ed. Children’s singing games, with the tunes to which they are sung. London: David Nutt, 1894.

Morris book label. Illustrated by Winifred Smith.

Provenance: Morris. — Sotheby 1898, lot 467 (part; sold to Tregaskis for 15s.). — Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, University of Delaware Library.

Digital version: HathiTrust.

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