Manuscripts
The Tale of King Coustans the Emperor; and The History of Over Sea
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Some Thoughts on the Ornamented Manuscripts of the Middle Ages
Manuscripts
Also includes: miniature of Morris done on ivory; letter from William Morris to Henry Walton, January 9, 1879 (mssHM 6441).
mssHM 6440-6441
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The Story of King Magnusson of Erling; a translation from the Icelandic
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Body of work in the handwriting of Eirikr Magnusson; corrections by William Morris.
mssHM 6463
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Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962. 1 letter to Charles Edward Keates, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1897, Aug. 13), Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith (London, Eng.)
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Enclosed: cancelled check made out by William Morris to C.E. Keates, Jan. 4, 1893.
MOR 139
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