| Buss,
Frank Fleetwood. My
Buss Book - begun February 1937. A priceless,
handwritten log of Family History with mini-biographies,
old photographs, press cuttings and hand made Valentine
card which R W Buss made for him in 1868. I am indebted
to this MS for large amounts of what appears in these
pages. Buss, Maria E.
Literary Work. Contains
most of the poetry written by Maria, wife of Septimus,
both handwritten and printed versions. The volume is well
annotated by her son, Francis Fleetwood Buss, and
contains some good biographical material. There are good
quality old photographs of various family members - all
of which will be reproduced on this website. Maria's
funeral notices and obituaries conclude the book.
Buss,
Henry.
Eighty Years Experience of Life. Privately
published in 1894. A delighful if
somewhat pretentious autobiography by the brother of
Robert William.
Buss, Robert William. English
Graphic Satire. Privately
published, 1894. Inscribed "To
my dear son Octavius, Feb 1987", shortly before his
death. This is a scholarly and substantial work - a
"contribution to the history of the English School
of Art" with numerous illustrations selected and
drawn from originals by Robert William Buss, Painter,
Designer and Etcher." Dedicated to his daughter,
Frances Mary Buss.
Buss, Septimus. Account
of his life and work at Shoreditch Parich Church. This is ledger-style, manuscript volume written
almost entirely by Septimus. Contains minute details of
his times at Shoreditch right down to the offertory
amounts! Biographical material, sketches, heraldic
drawings, press cuttings. Volume somewhat damaged by
dampness and age.
Buss, Septimus. Holiday
Journeys. Manuscript
journal of all his vacations over many years. Replete
with sketches, press cuttings, a pressed Eidelweiss, and
an account of his meeting the Pope. Binding now very
poor, but contents priceless. At the back is another long
section of family history written in the hand of
Septimus' son, Francis, for his own daughter - another
Frances Mary Buss. This contains material additional to
Frank's own book started in 1937.
Halbert. The World Book of Busses. Halbert's
Family Heritage, 1991. A commercial
genealogical booklet with a few interesting specifics
about Buss origins, and including lists of Buss names
culled from telephone directories around the world.
Dexter, Walter and Ley J W T.
The Origin of the Pickwick. Chapman and Hall,
1936. Deals faithfully with the way
R W Buss was treated over his commision to illustrate for
Dickens.
Dickens, Charles. The
Pickwick Papers. Macmillan and Co, 1892. A reprint of the first edition, with the
illustrations by Buss, and valuable introduction about
the controversy.
Marryat, Captain. Jacob Faithful, in two volumes. Constable & Co. Ltd.
1928. With twelve colour plates by
R W Buss.
Marryat, Captain. Peter
Simple, in two volumes. Constable & Co. Ltd.
1929. With twenty-one collotype
plates of etchings and drawings by R W Buss.
Ridley,
Annie E. Frances
Mary Buss and her work for education. Longmans, Green,
& Co, 1895. The life
and work of this educational pioneer.
|
|
