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.
London: H. Colburn… and sold by George Goldie, Edinburgh, and John Cumming, Dublin., 1814.
University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection
Inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire; bookseller’s description (withdrawn); additional dedication leaf and first leaf of preface bound at end of v. 3 (leaves Q4 and Q5).
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1814.
New York University. Special Collections. Fales Library.
Fales Brit volumes inscribed, Eliza Giffard on title-page, and Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire, on front paste-downs of all volumes. Bound in three-quarter leather with marbled paper boards.
Title-page, showing ownership inscription, in volume 1 of “Alicia de Lacy” (1814). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.Ownership inscription on front paste-down of volume 1 of “Alicia de Lacy” (1814). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814.
New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections
Fales Brit set four volumes bound in two, in three quarter leather over marbled paper boards. Inscribed: ‘Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire’ on front pastedowns, both volumes, and ‘Eliza Giffard’ on title pages.
Ownership inscription on front paste-down of “The recluse of Norway”. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.Ownership inscription on title-page of volume one of “The recluse of Norway.” Courtesy NYU Special Collections.Front cover of “The recluse of Norway’. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
a domestic tale. by the author of says she to her neighbour, what? &c.
[Mrs. (Barbara) Hofland]
In four volumes
London: Printed at the Minerva-Press, for A.K. Newman and Co., Leadenhall-Street, 1813.
Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Autograph of Eliza Giffard. Bookseller’s ticket: J. Seacomb, bookseller, Chester. Advertising matter: [1] p. at end of v. 1 and v. 4; [2] p. at the end of v. 2-3.
London: Printed at the Minerva-Press for A.K. Newman, 1809.
New York University. Special Collections. Fales Library
Fales Brit copy is inscribed ‘Eliza Giffard’ on title page of each volume. Colophon: Lane, Darling, and Co. Leadenhall-Street. [2] p. of advertisements for the Minerva Press bound at end of v. 2. Bound in three-quarter leather over marbled paper with gilt ornaments on spine.
Ownership inscription on title-page of “Celia in search of a husband” (1809). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.Covers of Giffard’s copies of “Celia in search of a husband” (1809). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
Fales Brit volumes in publishers drab boards with leather spines. Inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire on front pastedowns and title pages. Ms. titles on head of spines in Giffard’s hand.
Spines of four-volume set of “Don Sebastian” showing manuscript titles. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. Ownership inscription on title-page of volume 3 of “Don Sebastian” (1809). Courtesy NYU Special Collections. Ownership inscription on front paste-down of volume 3 of “Don Sebastian” (1809). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
London: Printed at Minerva Press for Lane, Newman and Co., Leadenhall-street, 1804.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Binding: Bound in bookseller’s boards covered in grey paper; title and volume number inscribed on spine in ink in a contemporary hand; volume number embossed in black on spine; printed binding waste. Publisher’s advertisements in volume 1, pae [264] and in volume 2, pages [223]-[224].
Note in previous bibliographic record: acquired from Pickering, 17 August 1954.
London: Printed by D.N. Shury, No.7 Berwick Street, Soho for J.F. Hughes, Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square, 1805.
New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections
Inscribed, Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire, on title page and front pastedown endpaper with “397” in manuscript ink in volume 1 and “398” in volume 2. Bookplate of the Viven & Smith’s Circulating Library of Bishopsgate-Street on front pastedown endpaper of both volumes. In quarter calf with blue marbled paper covered boards. Gilt volume numbers on spine, and traces of Giffard’s mss. spine markings in ink.
Ownership inscription, number and library label on front board (detached) of “Donalda” (1805). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.Ownership inscription on title-page of volume 2 of “Donalda” (1805). Courtesy NYU Special Collections. Cover of volume 2 of “Donalda” (1805). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
By Mrs. Meeke, author of Ellesmere, Midnight weddings, &c.
In three volumes
London: Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane and Newman, Leadenhall-Street, 1804.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Binding: Bound uniformly in original boards, with white paper over spine and light blue paper over boards; title and volume number written in ink on spine. Provenance: “Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire” inscribed in ink on front paste-down and title-page; acquired from Pickering, 17 August 1954. Publisher’s advertisements in volume 2, pages [275]-[276] and volume 3, page [280].
UIUC attributes novel to Mary Meeke (d.1818); ODNB attributes to Elizabeth Meeke (circa 1726-1826).
