The parent’s assistant, or, Stories for children

Maria Edgeworth

In six volumes.

London: Printed for J. Johnson…by G. Woodfall, 1800.

Nottingham University, Special Collections, KMC Briggs Collection

Labels inside front covers of v. 1-6, “Presented to the University of Nottingham by W.G. Briggs, Esq., M.A., 1961”. Inscription inside front cover of v. 4: “Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807”.

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Bibliothèque portative des écrivains françois, ou Choix des meilleurs morceaux extraits de leurs ouvrages, en prose

Francois Moysant

A Londres: : De l’imprimerie de [T.] Baylis, … pour A. Dulau et Co., … [Se trouve aussi T. Boosey, … J. Deboffe, … Emsley et Bremmer, … L’Homme, Booker, Clarke, Faulder, Jordan et Hookham, … Hotman, … Evans, … ; a Oxford, chez Cook; W. Hanwell et J. Parker. A Cambridge, chez Deighton; Lunn. A Bath, chez Barrat. A Edimbourg, chez Manners et Miller. A Dublin, chez Archer. Et pour le continent, chez P. Fauche et Co. à Hambourg.], 1800.

Oxford University, Bodleian Library

Binding: Tree calf. (ptie.2) – Note: Set wants the 1re. partie. (ptie.2) – Provenance name: Giffard, Maria Eleanora. (ptie.2) – Provenance note: Inscribed: Maria Eleanora Giffard (Nerquis) 1807. (ptie.2) – Size: 22 cm. (ptie.2)

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Biography for boys, or, Characteristic histories:

calculated to impress the youthful mind with an admiration of virtuous principles and a detestation of vicious ones

Mrs. Pilkington.

London: Printed for Vernor and Hood, no. 31, Poultry, 1800 ([London: Printed] by J. Bonsor, Salisbury Square), 1800.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Fales Brit. c.1 inscribed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807”–front pastedown. “Eleanor Gifford”–crossed out on title page. Bound in half-leather over marbled paper boards. 

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Title-page of book showing ownership inscription, crossed out.
Crossed out ownership inscription of Eleanor Giffard on title-page of “Biography for boys”. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription
Front paste-down of “Biography for boys” showing ownership inscription with date. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Cover of book showing marbled paper covers
Marbled paper cover of “Biography for boys’. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.