Tales of wonder, of humour, and of sentiment

Anne & Annabella Plumptre

London: Printed for H. Colburn, 1818.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Fales Brit copy 1 inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis on front pastedown. Bound in publishers’ original blue boards with drab spine. Ms. ink titles and volume numbers at head of spine in Giffard’s hand. 

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Book spines with handwritten text at top.
Spines of 3-volume set of “Tales of wonder…” (1818), showing manuscript titles. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Ownership inscription on front paste-down of volume 1 of “Tales of wonder…” (1818). Courtesy NYU Special Collection. 

Northanger Abbey, and, Persuasion

Jane Austen

London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1818.

Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Rare Book copy 2: Binding: Paper covered boards with tan paper spine with printed spine labels and manuscript volume numbers. Rare Book copy 2: From the library of Eliza Giffard with her name on title pages and on front pastedowns.

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The knight of St. John: a romance

Anna Maria Porter

In three volumes

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Fales Brit set inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire, on inner pastedown endpapers. In original drab paper covered boards with title, “Kt. St. John” and volume numbers in ms. hand at head of spine on each volume above labels.

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Book spines with handwritten text at top.
Spines showing manuscript titles and volume numbers at head of all volumes. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
Title-page of book with ownership inscription.
Ownership inscription on title-page of volume 3 of “The Knight of St. John” (1817). Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Ownership inscription in volume 1 of “The village of Mariendorpt” (1821). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

 

Family annals, or, The sisters

Mary Hays

London: Printed for W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1817.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Special Collections copy 1 inscribed: Eliza Giffard on front pastedown. Copy in original blue paper covered boards with drab paper spine, with title ‘The Sisters’ in ms. hand at head. Paper label showing title, and price, ‘5 shillings in boards’. 

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Manuscript titling at head of spine of “Family annals” (1817). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Ownership inscription on front paste-down of “Family annals” (1817). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Mansfield Park: a novel

By the Author of “Pride and prejudice”.

Jane Austen

Second edition.

London: For J. Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1816.

University of Cambridge

Provenance of Keynes.K.1.4-6: from the library of Sir Geoffrey Keynes. – Inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire. Bound in paper covered boards.

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Self-deception: in a series of letters

Emma Parker

In two volumes

London: Printed for T. Egerton, 1816 (London: Printed by C. Roworth), 1816.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Fales Brit volumes inscribed inside of front cover and on title pages of vol. 1 & 2: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire. In original publishers’ drab boards with ms. spine markings of title and volume numbers, in Giffard’s hand. 

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Spine detail of both volumes of “Self-deception”, showing ink titling. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Front paste-down of “Self-deception”, showing ownership inscription. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Title-page of book with ownership inscription.
Title-page of “Self-deception”, volume 1, showing ownership inscription. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Valentine’s eve

Amelia Anderson Opie

In three volumes

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1816.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Fales Brit copy 1 inscribed: ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire’ on front pastedowns and title pages of volumes 2 and 3. Inscribed ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis’ on title page of volume 1. Fales Brit copy 1 has bookplate: Maxwell of Polloc. In publishers’ original drab boards with paper labels and ms. writing at head of spines on all three volumes with title and volume numbers in Giffard’s hand. 

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Ownership inscription on title-page of volume two of “Valentine’s eve.” Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Book spines with handwritten text at top.
Spine details with manuscript titling on “Valentine’s eve.” Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Ownership on front paste-down of volume 2 of “Valentine’s eve” (1816). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus

Mary Shelley

In three volumes

London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1818.

Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Rare Book copy 2: Binding: Paper covered boards with tan paper spine with printed spine labels and manuscript volume numbers. Rare Book copy 2: From the library of Eliza Giffard with her name on title pages and on front pastedowns.

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Giffard 'Frankenstein'
Titlepage of Eliza Giffard’s copy of “Frankenstein”