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Papers of Sir Robert Burnett David Morier (1826-1893) - Books

MORIER BOOKS BEQUEATHED TO BALLIOL COLLEGE LIBRARY

BY THE HON. MRS. A.M.E. CUNNACK

Books inscribed R. Burnett D. Morier

  • Albert, Prince Consort: Principal speeches and addresses of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. 1862.
  • Examples of the ornamental heraldry of the sixteenth century.
  • Edited by William Stirling Maxwell. 1867-1868. 2 vol. in 1.
  • Jones, Joseph: The book of the young: an invitation to early Christian piety. 1837.
  • Koch, C-G. de: Histoire abrégée des traités de paix entre les puissances de l'Europe depuis la Paix de Westphalie. 1857. Vol. 2 only.
  • O livro de oração commum. 1874.
  • Moore, Thomas: The poetical works of Thomas Moore: complete in one volume. 1843.
  • Meisel, H.: Cours de style diplomatique. 1826. 2 vol.
  • Ostervald, J.F.: Abrégé de l'histoire sainte et du catéchisme. [n.d.]
  • Rousseau, J-J.: Les Confessions - nouvelle édition, précédée d'une notice par George Sand. 1847.
  • Shakespeare, William: Hamlet: drama em cinco actos/ traduçcão Portugueza. 1877.
  • Systems of land tenure in various countries. Edited by J.W. Probyn. 1881.

Books inscribed David R. Morier.

  • Two books in Arabic. Bought at Constantinople the 4th of January, 1811.
  • L'art de vérifier les dates: mis en ordre par M. de Saint-Allais ... [et al.]. 1819-1829. 35 vol.
  • Beugnot, Jacques-Claude, comte: Mémoires du Comte Beugnot, ancien ministre, (1783-1815). 1868. 2 vol.
  • Bowdich, T. Edward: An analysis of the natural classifications of mammalia for the use of students and travellers. 1821.
  • Burton, Robert: The anatomy of melancholy: 8th edition corrected and augmented by the author. 1826. 2 vol.
  • Butler, Joseph: The analogy of religion, natural and revealed, to the constitution and course of nature. 1813.
  • Chants populaires de la Grèce moderne: avec une traduction française, des éclaircissements et des notes par C. Fauriel. 1824-1825. 2 vol.
  • Correspondence relating to Persia and Affghanistan/ Mr. Bligh...[et al.]. 1839.
  • Coxe, William: Travels in Switzerland and in the country of the Grisons. 1802. 3 vol.
  • Great Britain. Parliament: Enquête faite ... pour constater les progrès de l'industrie en France et dans les autres pays du continent/ transl. by M. Maiseau. 1825.
  • Guizot, M. (François): Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de mon temps. 1858. Vol. 1 only.
  • The history of England, abridged from Hume; by the author of the abridgement of Mr. Gibbon's Roman History. 1795. 2 vol.
  • Lamennais, F. de: Oeuvres complètes - nouvelle édition; Vol.8: Affaires de Rome. 1844.
  • Lee, R.: Memoirs of Baron Cuvier/ by Mrs R. Lee (formerly Mrs T.E. Bowdich). 1833.
  • Le Marchant, Denis, Sir: Memoir of John Charles, Viscount Althorp, third Earl Spencer. 1876.
  • Lewis, F.C. and Holl, William: Portraits of members of Grillon's Club: from 1813 to 1863. 1864. 2 vol.
  • Montaigne, Michel de: Essais de Michel de Montaigne. 1783. Vol. 1 only.
  • Morier, James Justinian: The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. Vol. 1 & 3 (of 3). 1824.
  • Morier, James Justinian: The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England. Vol. 2 (of 2). 1828.
  • Morier, James Justinian: A journey through Persia, Armenia and Asia Minor to Constantinople in the years 1808 and 1809. 1812.
  • Morier, James Justinian: Zohrab, the hostage. 1832. 3 vol.
  • Observations on the religion etc. of the Turks. (Title page and publication details missing). [Mid-late 18th century].
  • Ohsson, M. de M*** de: Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman. 1798-1791. 4 vol.
  • Petitot, M.: Collection complète des mémoires relatifs à l'histoire de France; Vol.52: Table générale et analytique. 1826.
  • Pouqueville, F.C.H.L.: Voyage dans la Grèce. 1820-1821. 5 vol.
  • Pouqueville, F.C.H.L.: Voyage en Morée, à Constantinople, en Albanie et dans plusieurs autres parties de l'Empire Othoman pendant les années 1798, 1799, 1800 et 1801. 1805. Vol. 2 & 3 (of 3).
  • Rabelais, François: Oeuvres de F. Rabelais - nouvelle édition.
  • 1861.
  • Ségur, Philippe Paul, comte de: Histoire de Napoléon et de la Grande-Armée pendant l'année 1812. 1825. Vol. 1 only.
  • Ségur, Philippe Paul, comte de: Vie du Comte Rostopchine, gouverneur de Moscou en 1812. 1871.
  • Simond, L.: Voyage en Suisse fait dans les années 1817, 1818, et 1819. 1824. 2 vol.
  • Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine): Considérations sur les principaux événemens de la Révolution Française. 1818. 3 vol.
  • Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn: Sinai and Palestine: in connection with their history. 1857.
  • Swiss tracts and documents (spine title): [Four separate works bound together]. 1833-1834.

Books with other inscriptions.

  • Adair, Robert, Sir: Historical memoir of a mission to the Court of Vienna in 1806: with a selection from his despatches. 1844. Inscribed From the author. (Letter from the author to D.R.Morier pasted inside cover).
  • Allestree, Richard: The art of contentment. 1677. Inscribed Anna Morier.
  • Barruel, M. l'Abbé: Abrégé des mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du jacobinisme. 1798. Inscribed J. Morier.
  • Correspondance originale des émigrés. 1793. 2 vol.in 1. Inscribed Morier (no initial).
  • Coxe, William: Sketches of the natural, civil and political state of Swisserland: in a series of letters to William Melmoth Esq. 1780. Inscribed J.P. Morier.
  • Doddridge, Philip: Les commencemens et les progrès de la vraie piété .... avec des méditations ou des prières. 1768. Inscribed E.C. Van Lennep (t.p. annotated by D.R. Morier).
  • Les femmes de H. de Balzac: types, caractères et portraits. [185?]. Inscribed Alice Peel.
  • Harris, Thaddeus Mason: A dictionary of the natural history of the Bible. 1833. Inscribed Burnet Morier.
  • Morier, James Justinian: Abel Allnutt: a novel/ by the author of "Hajji Baba," "Zohrab the hostage," "Ayesha" etc. 1837. 3 vol. Volume 2 inscribed "From the author"
  • Nelson, Robert: The practice of true devotion, in relation to the end, as well as the means, of religion; with an office for the holy communion. 1811. [Bound together with] Layman: The cottager's friend; also Short forms of prayer etc. 1814. Given by Lord Radstock to D.R.Morier 1814, and by D.R.Morier to Cecilia Morier 1837; also inscribed Dorothea C.H. Morier 1839.
  • Prayers and meditations for every day in the week and on various occasions... [Bound together with] The companion for the altar, with suitable prayers during the ceremony. 1830. Inscribed Emily Cecilia Morier.
  • Selections from the new manual of devotions. 1818. Inscribed Emily Morier.
  • Smith, Adam: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. 1796. Inscribed J.P. Morier. 3 vol.

Books with no inscription.

  • Antar: a Bedoueen romance/ translated from the Arabic by Terrick Hamilton. 1819.
  • Boué, Ami: La Turquie d'Europe: ou observations sur la géographie, la géologie etc. 1840. 4 vol.
  • Bredow, G.G.: Compendious view of universal history and literature in a series of tables. 1829.
  • Cherbuliez, A.E.: De la démocratie en Suisse. 1843. Vol. 1 only.
  • Congrès de Vienne: Recueil de pièces officielles... 1818. 6 vol.
  • Guizot, M. (François): Lettres de Guizot à Lady Alice Peel (1848-1873). [n.d.]
  • The Indian Treaty [from the Financial and Mercantile Gazette/ editor William Allen]. 1879.
  • Latouche, John: Travels in Portugal. 1878.
  • Malcolm, John, Sir: Histoire de la Perse depuis les tems les plus anciens jusqu'à l'époque actuelle/ traduit de l'anglais de Sir John Malcolm. 1821. 4 vol.
  • Metternich, Clemens, Fürst von: Mémoires, documents et écrits divers, laissés par le Prince de Metternich: première partie. 1880. 2 vol.
  • [Morier, James:] Title page missing. [A second journey through Persia]. [n.d.]
  • Morier, James Justinian: The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. 1894 (repr. 1902)
  • Morier, James Justinian: The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England. [1925?]
  • Morier, James Justinian: Ayesha, the maid of Kars. 1834. 3 vol.
  • Pouqueville, F-C-H-L.: Histoire de la régénération de la Grèce: comprenant le précis des événements depuis 1740 jusqu'en 1824. 1824. 4 vol.
  • Van Lennep, J.: Aventures de Ferdinand Huyck: roman hollondais/ traduit avec l'autorisation de l'auteur par MM. L. Wocquier et D. Van Lennep. 1858.
  • Wemyss, Rosslyn: Memoirs and letters of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Morier, G.C.B., from 1826 to 1876. 1911. 2 vols.

- Katrina Wilson, Modern MSS Asst, 1994


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