Catalogue of William Morris’s library
Reference code
MOR/04
Title
Catalogue of William Morris’s library
Date
c.1876
Level of description
item
Extent and format
1 volume
Scope and content
Catalogue of William Morris's library. Photocopies of the original manuscript, partly written by Morris and partly by his daughter May, now in the Paul Mellon collection (from the Cockerell sale, 1956). The catalogue lists 13 manuscripts (seven by Morris) and 291 printed books (the last 54 of these Icelandic). See Paul Needham, 'William Morris: Book collector', William Morris and the Art of the Book (1976), 23-7, 97, for further details.
Creator
Morris, William (1834-1896), poet, artist and socialist
Morris, May (1862-1938), author and designer
Morris, May (1862-1938), author and designer
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/860