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Memoirs of an American lady: with sketches of manners and scenery in America

as they existed previous to the revolution. by the author of “letters from the mountain,” &c. &c. 

[Anne MacVicar Grant]

In two volumes. Third edition.

London: Printed for A.K. Newman and Co. Leadenhall-Street, 1817.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections.

Inscribed, Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire, on front paste-down and title pages of both volumes. Labeled in manuscript ink on spine above printed spine label. In original publishers’ grey over blue papers boards, as issued, untrimmed. 

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Book spines with handwritten text at top.
Spine details of “Memoirs of an American lady” showing ink titling. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Front paste-down of volume one of “Memoirs of an American lady”, showing ownership inscription. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Title-page of book with ownership inscription.
Title-page of “Memoirs of an American lady”, showing ownership inscription. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Forman: a tale

[Abel Moysey; attributed to Henry, Lord Brougham by Halkett and Laing]

In three volumes.

London: Printed for Ogle, Duncan, and Co. 37 Paternoster Row, and 295, Holborn; and Ogle, Allardice, and Thomson, Edinburgh, 1819.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Inscribed, ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire’ on title page and front pastedown of all volumes. Spine with manuscript label in ink. Blue paper covered boards, with brown paper covered spines and printed labels. Title, ‘Forman’ written in ms. hand on head of spine, with volume numbers. 

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The adventures of a king’s page

by the author of “almack’s revisited”.

[Charles White]

In three volumes.

London: Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, 1829. Printed by S. and R. Bentley, Dorset Street, Fleet Street.

Inscribed, ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire’ on front paste-downs of each volume. Bookseller’s label of “Poole & Harding” of Chester. In publisher’s blue paper covered boards with drab paper covered spine. Printed labels on spine, with Giffard’s manuscript ink spine titles and volume numbers.

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Elliott, or, Vicissitudes of early life.

Adela Northington Burke

In two volumes.

London : Printed and published by Geo. Cawthorn, British Library, no. 132, Strand, bookseller to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales : Sold also by Messrs. Richardson, Royal Exchange; H.D. Symonds, J. Wallis West and Hughes, Paternoster-Row; and J. Wright, Piccadilly, 1800.

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

Inscribed “Maria Eleanora Giffard (Nerquis) 1807” on title pages. Retains original publishers’ bindings. Subscribers’ list on pages [i]-viii. Advertisements on pages [339] and [340] in volume 1. 

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The romance of the forest: interspersed with some pieces of poetry

Ann Radcliffe

6th ed.

London: James Carpenter & Co., 1799.

Contemporary full tree calf; spines with tan leaher labels. Spines a little worn, lacking labels.

Last known at Jarndyce Books. Catalogue CXCVIII. Women Writers IV. Women Writers – Novelists, Essays & Poets – R-Z

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The mysteries of Udolpho. A romance, interspersed with some pieces of poetry

Ann Radcliffe

4th ed.

London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, in Peternoster-Row, 1799.

Contemporary full tree calf, black leather label, hinges a little weak. Each volume signed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire 1807”

Last known at Jarndyce Books. Catalogue CXCVIII. Women Writers IV. Women Writers – Novelists, Essays & Poets – R-Z

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The fool of quality; or, The history of Henry, Earl of Moreland.

Henry Brooke

London: Printed for Edward Johnston, 1777.

A new edition, greatly altered and improved. 

Contemporary full sprinkled calf; hinges cracked; sl. wear to head and tail of spine; lacks all labels and vol. nos. Inscription of ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire 1807″ to pastedown.

In the collection of Jonathan E. Hill.

Contemporary full sprinkled calf, lacking labels and vol. numbers. Ownership inscription of Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire 1807 on front pastedown.

The spinster’s journal

Medora Gordon Byron [“A modern antique”]

In three volumes.

London : Printed at the Minerva-Press, for A.K. Newman and Co., Leadenhall-Street, 1816.

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

Inscribed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire” on front paste-downs and “Eliza Giffard (Nerquis)” on title pages. Retains original paper publishers’ bindings. Advertisements in volume 1, page [252] and volume 3, page [268]. 

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Emma: a novel.

by the author of “Pride and prejudice, &c. &c.

[Jane Austen]

London: Printed for John Murray, 1816.

In three volumes. 

Note regarding the first edition, in original boards, from The Book Collector, Winter 1975, Query 296, p.608. From the Collection of Charles Beecher Hogan; sold at Sotheby’s New York, 11 October 1991. Current whereabouts unknown. 

Headlong Hall

Thomas Love Peacock

2nd edition.

London: Printed for T. Hookham Jun. and Co. Old Bond Street; and Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, Paternoster Row, 1816.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Inscribed ‘Eliza Giffard’ on front pastedown. In original publishers’ blue boards with paper spine label and ms. title in ink at head of spine in Giffard’s hand. 

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Inside cover of book with owner inscription in brown ink
Front paste-down of “Headlong Hall” showing ownership inscription. Courtesy of NYU Special Collections.
Detail of book spine with handwritten text.
Spine head detail showing manuscript title. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Theresa, or, The wizard’s fate: a romance

In four volumes.

London: Printed at the Minerva-Press for A.K. Newman and Co., Leadenhall-Street, 1815.

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

Inscribed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire” on front paste-downs and on title pages. Retains original paper publisher’s bindings. Publisher’s advertisements in volume 2, pages [263]-[264], volume 3, page [260], volume 4, pages [259]-[260]. 

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The bachelor’s journal: inscribed (without permission) to the girls of England

Medora Gordon Byron

London : Printed at the Minerva-Press, for A.K. Newman and Co., Leadenhall-Street, 1815.

In two volumes. 

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

Inscribed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire” on front paste-downs and “Eliza Giffard (Nerquis) on title pages”. Retains original paper publishers’ bindings. Advertisements on pages [250]-[252] of volume 1, and page [238] of volume 2. 

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Varieties of life; or, Conduct and consequences: a novel

By the author of “Sketches of character”

In three volumes. 

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1815.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

“Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire” on title page and front pastedown endpaper. In publisher’s blue paper covered boards with buff paper spine, printed paper labels.  Giffard’s manuscript ink titling above label and volume numbers below. Includes publishers’ advertisements, in volume 1, pages [347]-[348] and volume 2, pages [271]-[272].

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Rosanne, or, A father’s labour lost

Laetitia-Matilda Hawkins

In three volumes

London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, No. 62, St. Paul’s Churchyard, 1814.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Inscribed, ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire’, on front pastedowns; ‘Eliza Giffard’ on title pages. In three-quarter leather over marbled paper boards. Evidence of paper label on spine. Single page of publishers’ advertisements at rear of volume 3. 

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Front cover of book showing marbled paper cover.
Front cover of volume one of “Rosanne”. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Title-page of book with ownership inscription.
Title-page of volume 2 of “Rosanne”, showing ownership inscription. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Front paste-down of volume 2 of “Rosanne”, showing ownership inscription. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

 

Discipline, a novel.

By the author of “Self-control.”

[Mary Brunton]

In three volumes.

Edinburgh: Printed for George Ramsay & Co. for Manners and Miller, Edinburgh; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1814.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Inscribed, ‘Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire’ on front pastedown, with her signature also on title page. Bound in three quarter leather with brown marbled boards, gilt double rules and gilt lettered labels on spines.

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Front cover of book showing marbled paper cover.
Cover and spine of “Discipline” (1814). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
Title-page of book with ownership inscription.
Ownership inscription in volume 3 of “Discipline” (1814). Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Ownership inscription on front paste-down of volume 3 of “Discipline” (1814). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.