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The gentleman’s farriery, or, A practical treatise on the diseases of horses

wherein the best writers… have been consulted, and M. La Fosse’s method of trepanning glandered horses is particularly considered and improved: also a new method of nicking horses is recommended…; to which is added an appendix…

J. Bartlet

The fifth edition, revised.

London: Printed for J. Nourse; S. Crowder, L. Hawes, W. Clark and R. Collins, and M. Richardson; and J. Pote at Eton, 1764.

New York University. Special Collections.

SpecCol copy has armorial bookplate and inscribed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807”–front pastedown

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Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription and armorial bookplate. — Ownership inscription and armorial bookplate in “The Gentleman’s farriery”, (1764). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Front cover and spine of leather book. — Cover and spine of “The Gentleman’s farriery” (1764). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Grammaire italienne, pratique et raisonnee

Annibale Antonini

Nouvelle edition

Lyon: Chez Pierre Duplain aine, libraire, grande rue Merciere, M.DCC.LXIII [1763]

Sheffield University, Western Bank Library Rare Book Room

Inscription in ink on title page: “Eliza Giffard – Nerquis – Flintshire 1807”; with a coat-of-arms bookplate.

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The preceptor: containing a general course of education. Wherein the first principles of polite learning are laid down in a way most suitable for trying the genius, and advancing the instruction of youth.

Robert Dodsley

In twelve parts. Illustrated with maps and useful cuts.
The fourth edition, with additions and improvements.

London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, at Tully’s head in Pall-mall, 1763.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Fales c.1 has 2 volumes each with armorial bookplate and inscribed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807”–front pastedown.

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A grammar of the Italian language, with a copious praxis of moral sentences

to which is added, an English grammar for the use of Italians.

Giuseppe Baretti

London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, W. Strahan, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, W. Owen, J. Richardson, G. Keith, T. Longman, S. Crowder and Co., B. Law, and H. Woodgate, MDCCLXII [1762]

University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, Rare Book & Manuscript Library

“Eliza Giffard (Nerquis 1807)” inscribed in ink on front paste-down.

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The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, moral philosophy, physick, &c.

: with reflections on taste; and instructions with regard to the eloquence of the pulpit, the bar and the stage…

Charles Rollin

London: Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch…, 1734.

University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection

Ms. notation in v.1; v.1 inscribed: C.Deiys [?]; armorial bookplate and inscription of Eliza Giffard-Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807, in v.1-4

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The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation

In two parts. Viz. The heavenly bodies, elements, meteors, fossils, vegetables, animals, (beasts, birds, fishes, and insects); more particularly in the body of the earth, its figure, motion, and consistency; and in the admirable structure of the bodies of man, and other animals; as also in their generation, &tc. With answers to some objections.

The ninth edition, corrected.

John Ray.

London: Printed by William and John Innys…, 1727

University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection

Inscribed: Eliza Giffard – Nerquis Flintshire 1807; armorial bookplate of Richard Greene, Apothecary.

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Vocabolario degli accademici della Crusca compendiato

da un accademico animoso, secondo l’ultima impressione di Firenze del MDCXCI … Al serenissimo e reverendissimo Signor Cardinale Francesco-Maria de Principi di Toscana.

Venezia: Appresso Lorenzo Basegio, 1724-

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

SpecCol. c.1 has tome 1 only. This copy with bookplate and is inscribed “Eliza Giffard- Nerquis, Flintshire, 1809”–title page. “1729” in ms. on title page.

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Book spine with handwritten text at top. — Manuscript titling on spine of volume 1 of “Vocabolario degli accademici della Crusca compendiato” (1724). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Title-page of book with ownership inscription — Ownership inscription on title-page of volume 1 of “Vocabolario degli accademici della Crusca compendiato” (1724). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Inside cover of book showing armorial bookplate. — Front paste-down with armorial bookplate in “Vocabolario degli accademici della Crusca compendiato” (1724). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.