THE COLLECTION OF A GEORGIAN WOMAN READER
In three volumes
Second edition.
London: Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co.; printed by J.D. Dewick, 1812.
British Library
Each vol. inscribed on the tp.: Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire (partially removed in vols. 2 and 3).
Third edition
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.
In four volumes
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809.
New York University, Fales Library
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.
In three volumes
London: Printed at the Minerva Press for Lane, Newman, and Co., Leadenhall-Street, 1805.
Yale University, Beinecke Library
Advertising matter: at end v. 1 and 2. Autograph of Eliza Giffard.
In three volumes
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.
Mary Julia Young
In two volumes
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.
London: Printed at the Minerva-Press, for Lane and Newman, Leadenhall-Street, 1802
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
All volumes: “Eliza Giffard” inscribed inside of front wrapper and “Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire” inscribed on title-page. Retains original paper publisher’s bindings. Binding: Bound uniformly in contemporary light-blue paper; title and volume number inscribed in pen on spine.
In two volumes.
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, Pall Mall, 1789
University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library – Singer-Mendenhall Collection
Provenance: Gifford, Eliza [sic] (autograph)
In two volumes
The fourth edition.
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1782.
University of Virginia, Special Collections
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Signed Eliza Gifford, 1807. Unidentified armorial bookplate.