Peter Molini
Londra: Press P.E.G. Molini.., 1796.
University of Toronto, Fisher Library
Fisher copy: Ex libris: Maria Eleanora Giffard (Nerquis), 1808.
Tag: 18th century
Il passatempo Italico
Peter Molini
Londra Presso P.E.G. Molini…, 1795?-1796?
University of Oxford, Bodleian Library
Binding: Patterned calf with glold tooling. (t.2 (1796:Feb./Apr.)) – Provenance name: Giffard, Eliza. (t.2 (1796:Feb./Apr.)) – Provenance note: Inscribed: Eliza Giffard,Nerquis, Flintshire, 1808. (t.2 (1796:Feb./Apr.))
The mirror
a periodical paper, published at Edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780; three volumes.
The tenth edition.
London : Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell in the Strand; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh MDCCXCIV [1794]
University of Edinburgh, Centre for Research Collections
“With ownership manuscript (ink) signature on front pastedown: “Maria Eleanora Giffard / Nerquis 1807.” From the collection of Professor Horst W. Drescher, University of Mainz. Donated by his widow, 2014. Binding: 18th-century mottled leather (sheep) over boards; gilt-tooled frame of fillets on boards and gilt-tooled fillet roll on board edges; smooth flat spine with gilt-tooled decorated compartments. Binding in poor condition.
Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history
Oliver Goldsmith
Third abridged ed.
London: Printed for S. Baker and G. Leich [i.e. Leigh], in York-street; T. Davies, in Russel-street, Covent-Garden; and L. Davies, in Holborn, MDCCLXXXII [1782].
Harvard University, Hyde Collection
Signature: Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire, 1807
Thoughts in prison: in five parts…to which is added his last prayer, written in the night before his death; and other miscellaneous pieces.
William Dodd, LLD.
London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly…, and G. Kearsly…, 1777.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Rare Book Collection
Autograph on endpaper: Eliza Gifford, Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807.
Sermons preached at Lincoln’s-Inn, between the years 1765 and 1776
with a larger discourse, on Christ’s driving the merchant’s out of the Temple, etc.
Richard Hurd
London: by W. Bowyer & J. Nichols, for T. Cadell, 1776.
York Minster. Special Collections – Old Library.
Signature of ‘Eliza Giffard, 1807’; purchased 1979. Volume one only, of three.
Introduction to the art of thinking
Henry Home Kames
Third edition, enlarged with additions maxims and illustrations.
London: Printed for T. Cadell in the Strand, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, MDCCLXXV [1775]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Provenance: Inscription on front paste-down of each volume: “Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire”; inscription on title-page of each volume: “Eliza Giffard, Nerquis”.
The Thebaid of Statius, translated into English verse, with notes and observations, and a dissertation upon the whole by way of a preface.
P. Painius (Publius Papinius) Statius
Second edition corrected.
London: T. Becket, 1773
University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection
HRC v.1-2 inscribed: “Maria Eleanora Giffard-Nerquis, 1807.
The history and present state of discoveries relating to vision, light and colours
Joseph Priestley
London: Printed for J. Johnson…, 1772
University of Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library
Fisher copy 3: With the autograph of Maria Eleanora Giffard (Verquis) [sic] 1807.
Sermons and discourses on several subjects and occasions
Francis Atterbury
The eighth edition
London: Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, J. Rivington, W. Johnston, R. Baldwin, S. Crowder…[and 3 others], 1766.
University of Texas at Austin. Harry Ransom Center.
Inscribed: Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire 1807; armorial bookplate (of the Giffard family?)
Animadversions upon Mr. Philips’s History of the life of Cardinal Pole
Timothy Neve, DD
Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, sold by Dan. Prince; J. Robson, 1766.
University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection
Copy 2, Unidentified armorial bookplate; inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire 1807.
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
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.
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.
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.