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Mary Webb Collection - Finding Aid
Mary Webb Collection: Finding Aid
Finding Aid:
- Mary Webb: Published Works
- Mary Webb: Typescripts & Manuscripts
- Criticism, Reviews, and Biographies of Mary Webb
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Mementos
- Books Belonging to Mary Webb
- Books About Shropshire
- Books By and About the Rossetti Family
- Other Books
Mary Webb: Published Works
Title, Publication |
Call number |
| *Armour Wherein He Trusted: A Novel and Some Stories. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. With an introduction by Martin Armstrong. Left unfinished at Mary Webb's death. |
823 W38a |
| *Armour Wherein He Trusted: A Novel and Some Stories. London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. Volume 7 in the Collected Works. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2 A75 1929 |
| *The Chinese Lion. London: Bertram Rota, 1937. In slipcase. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2 C5 1937 |
| "The Cuckoo Clock," in Sails of Gold. New York: Charles Schribner's Sons, 1927. Edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith. |
PZ 5.S24 1927 |
| The Essential Mary Webb. London: Jonathan Cape, 1949. Selected with an introduction by Martin Armstrong. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2A6 1949 |
| *The Essential Mary Webb. London: Jonathan Cape, 1949. Selected with an introduction by Martin Armstrong. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2A6 1949 c.2 |
| Fifty-one Poems. London: Jonathan Cape, 1946. With wood engravings by Joan Hassall. First edition. Includes the poem "Christina Rossetti." |
PR 6045.E2 A6 1946 |
| Fifty-one Poems. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1947. With wood engravings by Joan Hassall. |
PR 6045.E2 A6 1947 |
| The Golden Arrow. London: Constable & Company, 1916. First edition. Mary Webb's first published novel. |
PR 6045.E2 G58 1916 |
| The Golden Arrow. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1928. |
PR 6045.E2 G58 1928 |
| *The Golden Arrow. London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. With an introduction by G.K. Chesterton. |
823 W383g |
| Gone to Earth. London: Constable & Company, 1917. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2 G6 1917 |
| *Gone to Earth. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. With an introduction by John Buchan. |
823 W383go |
| Gone to Earth. London: Penguin, 1935. First Printing. One of the first 10 titles produced by Penguin Books. |
PR 6045.E2 G6 1935 |
| *The House in Dormer Forest. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. With an introduction by Rev. H.R.L. Sheppard. [First published in 1920 by Hutchison.] |
823 W383h |
| "A Marriage Has Been Arranged," in The Treasure Ship: A Book of Prose and Verse. London: S.W. Partridge & Co., 1926. Edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith. |
PZ 5.T73 1926 |
| A Mary Webb Anthology. London: Jonathan Cape, 1939. Edited by H.B.L. Webb, illustrated by Norman Hepple & Rowland Hilder. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2 A6 1939 |
| Mary Webb: Collected Prose and Poems. Shrewsbury: Wildings, 1977. Edited with an introduction by Gladys Mary Coles. First edition. "A selection of Mary Webb's hitherto uncollected and unpublished work." |
PR 6045.E2 A6 1977 |
| "Mr. Tallent's Ghost" in The Ghost-Book. London: Hutchison and Co., 1926. Sixteen new stories of the uncanny, compiled by Lady Cynthia Asquith. First edition. |
PR 1309.G5 G46 1926 |
| Poems and The Spring of Joy. London: Jonathan Cape, 1928. With an introduction by Walter de la Mare. Volume 5 in The Collected Works of Mary Webb. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2 A6 1928 |
| *Poems and The Spring of Joy. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. With an introduction by Walter de la Mare. |
PR 6045.E2 A6 1929 |
| *Poems and The Spring of Joy. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. With an introduction by Walter de la Mare. |
PR 6045.E2 A6 1929 c.2 |
| Precious Bane. London: Jonathan Cape, 1924. Earned Mary Webb the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse. First edition. In green clamshell box. |
PR 6045.E2 P7 1924 |
| Precious Bane. London: Jonathan Cape, 1924. With dust jacket. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2 P7 1924 c.2 |
| Precious Bane. London: Jonathan Cape, 1924. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2 P7 1924 c.3 |
| *Precious Bane. New York: E.P. Dutton, n.d. Illustrated by Rowland Hilder, introduction by The Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin. |
823 W383p |
| Precious Bane. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1928. Illustrated by Rowland Hilder, introduction by The Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin. |
PR 6045.E2 P7 1928 |
| *Precious Bane. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. Introduction by The Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin. |
823 W383pr |
| Precious Bane. New York: Dial Press, 1982. With an introduction by Stanley Baldwin and a new preface by Michelene Wandor. |
PR 6045.E2 P7 1982 |
| The Prize. London: Tern Press, 1985. Copy #47 of 100 copies, signed by printers/illustrators/designers/binders Mary & Nicholas Parry. |
PR 6045.E2 P75 1985 |
| Seven for a Secret: A Love Story. London: Hutchison & Co., 1922. First edition. |
none |
| *Seven for a Secret: A Love Story. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. With an introduction by Robert Lynd. |
823 W383s |
| "The Secret Joy," in Sails of Gold. New York: Charles Schribner's Sons, 1927. Edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith. |
PZ 5.S24 1927 |
| The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing. London: J.M. Dent, 1917. First edition. |
none |
* From the collection of Gustine Courson Weaver.
Mary Webb: Typescripts & Manuscripts
Title |
Location |
Call number |
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[Calendar Sequence] "January" typescript, "February" typescript, "March" manuscript & typescript, "April" typescript, "May" typescript, "June" typescript. |
Box 1 |
PR 6045 .E2 A6 1912 |
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"George Meredith in his Novels: An Appreciation." Unpublished, 17-page typescript, circa 1909. |
shelf |
PR 5014 .W42 1906 |
| Gone to Earth. Typescript copy of movie script, with yellow pages indicating retakes, added scenes, and inserted dialogue. For English film version of Mary Webb's novel. February 20, 1951. | shelf | PR 6045 .E2 G65 1951 |
| Gypsy Blood. Typescript copy of dialogue script for American remake of Gone to Earth. January 2, 1952. | shelf | PR 6045 .E2 G66 1952 |
|
"Joy" from The Spring of Joy. Typescript. |
Box 1 |
PR 6045 .E2 J68 1900 |
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"Spring and a Dead Leaf." Typescript (with corrections) and holograph. |
Box 2 |
PR 6045 .E2 S68 1910 |
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"The White Moth." Signed typescript. In buckram folder. |
shelf |
PR 6045 .E2 W55 1902 |
Criticism, Reviews, and Biographies of Mary Webb
Below is a list of books in the Collection that contain criticism, reviews, and biographical sketches of Mary Webb. Of the full-length biographies, Gladys Mary Cole's The Flower of Light is considered to be the best authority.
Author, Title, Publication |
Call number |
| Adcock, St. John. The Glory That was Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., n.d. With thirty-two camera studies by E.O. Hoppe. Mary Webb is included on page 321. |
823 W383zad |
| Addison, Hilda. Mary Webb: A Short Study of Her Life and Work. Cecil Palmer, 1931. First edition. |
823 W383za |
| Baldwin, Stanley, The Rt. Hon. "Mary Webb's 'Precious Bane'" in Then and Now: A Selection of articles, stories & poems, taken from the first fifty numbers of 'Now & Then' 1921-35. London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. |
823 W383zba |
| Byford-Jones, W. Shropshire Haunts of Mary Webb. Shrewsbury: Wilding and Son., n.d. Illustrated by A. Arrowsmith. |
823 W383zb |
| Chappell, W. Reid. The Shropshire of Mary Webb. Cecil Palmer, 1930. First edition. |
823 W383zc |
| Coles, Gladys Mary. The Flower of Light: A Biography of Mary Webb. London: Duckworth, 1978. |
PR 6045.E2 Z6 1978 |
| Collard, Lorna. "Mary Webb," in The Contemporary Review, No. 808 (April 1933): 455-464. |
none |
| Moult, Thomas. Mary Webb: Her Life and Work. London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. |
823 W383zm |
| Newton, A. Edward. End Papers: Literary Recreations. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1933. "Dream-Children Edition." Copy 836 in an edition of 1351. Signed and inscribed by the author. Includes "Mary Webb," pages 36-46. |
Z 992 .N4 1933 |
| Wrenn, Dorothy P.H. Goodbye to Morning: A Biographical Study of Mary Webb. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son, 1964. First edition. |
PR 6045.E2 Z95 |
Correspondence
Description |
Location |
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3 letters from Mary Webb to Mr. Dakers. |
Box 1 |
|
Letter from Mary Webb to Mr. Dakers. |
Box 1 |
| Letter from Hilda Addison, one of Mary Webb's biographers, to Gustine Courson Weaver. Dated December 1, 1933. Subject: Addison acknowledges Weaver's letter and sends a copy of her biography of Mary Webb. |
Box 1 |
| Letter from Hilda Addison to Gustine Courson Weaver. Dated February 14, 1934. Subject: Addison acknowledges receipt of a check from Weaver and returns a check for other books that she could not procure for Weaver. |
Box 1 |
| Letter from Moya McInnis to the University of North Texas Libraries. Postmarked November 8, 1990. Subject: McInnis wants to sell Stanley Baldwin's letter to Mary Webb regarding Precious Bane and Mary Webb's reply. Photocopies of the letters from Baldwin (Jan. 14, 1927) and from Webb (Jan. 25, 1927) are enclosed. |
Box 1 |
|
Penciled list of "Memorabilia" from Mary Gladys Cole, with envelope. |
Box 1 |
|
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Photographs
Description |
Location |
|
Seven autographed photographic portraits of Mary Webb. Two are matted, the other five have notes on the back indicating they were originally pasted inside copies of some of Mary Webb's novels in the Collection. One photograph is autographed and is reproduced on the Mary Webb Collection home page. |
Box 1 |
|
Photograph of Mary Webb dressed as Madeline Nickleby. Reverse says "Mary Webb at the Dickens Fellowship, London, 1925." |
Box 2 |
|
Silver frame with note from Wildings printers (Shrewsbury), a photo of Webb's gravesite, and a photo of Spring Cottage. |
Box 2 |
|
Black frame, gold frame, 2 silver frames -- empty. |
Box 2 |
Mementos
Description |
Location |
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Advertisement. Advertisement for The Flower of Light and reprints of Precious Bane and Gone to Earth by Duckworth (London). Photocopy. |
Box 1 |
|
Four leaf clovers. In envelope. Reportedly from Mary Webb's gravesite. |
Box 1 |
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Dried flowers and stems "From the Country of Mary Webb" mounted on a card with letterhead from Wilding & Son pasted on top. |
Box 2 |
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Dust jackets. Dust jackets for Armour Wherein he Trusted, Precious Bane, The Treasure Ship, unidentified. |
Box 1 |
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Note written by Gustine Weaver explaining that the copy of Pride and Prejudice in the Collection was given to Mary Webb by her father. |
Box 1 |
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Postcard. Color print of man and woman in traditional dress, captioned "Appenzeller Paar." Printed in Zurich. |
Box 1 |
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Sketch by Fred Adcock of "Mary Webb's Cottage at Hampstead" |
Box 2 |
Gustine Courson Weaver included a number of books on topics related to Mary Webb in the collection she donated to UNT. Below are listed books from UNT's Mary Webb Collection that were not written by or about Mary Webb.
Books by and about the Rossetti Family
Books Belonging to Mary Webb
Author, Title, Publication, Notes |
Call number |
| Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1903. A gift to Mary Webb from her father. |
823 Au7pr |
Books About Shropshire
Mary Webb's place of birth and her favorite place to live and write.
Author, Title, Publication |
Call number |
| Bowcock, E.W. Shropshire Place Names. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son, 1923. |
942 B672 |
| Forrest, H.E. The Old Churches of Shrewsbury, their history, architecture, and associations. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Sons, 1922. |
942 F77c |
| Forrest, H.E. The Old Houses of Wenlock and Wenlock Edge, their history and associations. Third edition. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son, 1922. |
942 F77o |
| Forrest, H. Edward. Shropshire in English History: A Book for Teachers & Students. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son, 1923. |
942 F77s |
| Morris, J.A. Six Rambles in Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son. |
914.2 M832s |
| Morris, J.A. What to see in Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son. |
914.2 M832 |
| Peele, Michael. Shropshire in Poem and Legend. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son, 1923. |
942 P345 |
| Shrewsbury Illustrated: The Official Guide of the Shrewsbury Corporation, 7th ed. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son, 1933. |
914 Sh85 |
| Watts, W.W. Shropshire: The Geography of the County. Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son, 1919. |
914.2 W349 |
Books By and About the Rossetti Family
The influence of Christina Rossetti's work is evident in Mary Webb's poems. In fact, Mary Webb wrote a poem entitled "Christina Rossetti."
Author, Title, Publication, Notes |
Call number |
| Bell, Mackenzie. Christina Rossetti: A Biographical and Critical Study. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1898. |
821 R735zb |
| *Christina Rossetti. East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters. An excerpt; this is pages 113-132 from another book. Publisher information from scrap pasted to cover. |
821 R735zh |
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti: His Family-Letters. London: Ellis and Elvey, 1895. With a memoir by William Michael Rossetti. 2 volumes. |
921 R73r v.1-2 c.2 |
| The Family Letters of Christina Georgina Rossetti, with some Supplementary Letters and Appendices. London: Brown, Langham & Co., 1898. Edited by William Michael Rossetti. |
821 R735f |
| Gabriele Rossetti: A Versified Autobiography. London: Sands & Co., 1901. Translated and supplemented by William Michael Rossetti. Copy 910 out of an edition of 1000. |
921 R7353 |
| Hunt, Violet. The Wife of Rossetti: Her Life and Death. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1932. |
921 R7352h c.2 |
| The Poetical Works of Christina Georgina Rossetti. London: Macmillan, 1928. With memoir and notes &c by William Michael Rossetti. |
821 R735p c.2 |
| *Rossetti, Christina. Commonplace, and Other Short Stories. London: F.S. Ellis, 1870. |
823 R735c |
| Rossetti, Christina. Goblin Market. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1933. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. |
821 R735g |
| Rossetti, Christina. Goblin Market. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, n.d. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. |
821 R735go |
| Rossetti, Christina. New Poems. London: Macmillan and Co., 1896. Edited by William Michael Rossetti. |
821 R735n |
| Rossetti, Christina. A Pageant and Other Poems. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1881. Cover reads "The" Pageant. |
821 R735pa |
| Rossetti, Christina. Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1872. With one hundred and twenty illustrations by Arthur Hughes. |
821 R735s |
| Rossetti, Christina. Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book and Other Poems for Children. New York: Macmillan, 1931. Illustrated by Maguerite Davis. |
821 R735sd |
| Rossetti, Maria Francesca. A Shadow of Dante: being an essay towards studying himself, his world, and his pilgrimmage. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1910. |
851 D23zr |
| Ruskin: Rossetti: Preraphaelitism. London: George Allen, 1899. Arranged and edited by William Michael Rossetti. |
821 R73zro |
| Ruskin, John. Pre-Raphaelitism and Other Essays Upon Art. London: J.M. Dent; New York: E.P. Dutton, 1920. Introduction by Laurence Binyon. |
704 R89p |
| Winwar, Frances. Poor Splendid Wings: The Rossettis and Their Circle. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1933. |
820.9 W739p c.2 |
Other Books
Author, Title, Publication, Notes |
Call number |
| de la Mare, Walter. On the Edge: Short Stories. London: Faber & Faber, 1932. Inscribed by the author. |
823 D373o |
| Flood, Robert H. A Description of St. Julian's Church, Norwich and an Account of Dame Julian's connection with it. Norwich: the author. |
914.2 F659 |
| Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. New York: The Modern Library, 1919. |
823 H22te |
| Julian, Anchoress at Norwich. Revelations of Divine Love. London: Methuen & Co., 1911. Edited by Grace Warrack. |
231 J942 |
| Rittenhouse, Jessie B. My House of Life: An Autobiography. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934. Inscribed by the author. |
811 R514z |
| Rittenhouse, Jessie B. The Secret Bird. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. Inscribed by the author. |
811 R514s |
| Thirkell, Angela. Three Houses. London: Oxford University Press, 1932. Signed by the author. The author describes three houses her family has lived in, at least of two of which appear to have had pre-Raphaelite decor. |
921 T348 |