THE COLLECTION OF A GEORGIAN WOMAN READER
First edition.
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831.
Horden House Rare Books, Sydney.
Eliza Giffard. Two volumes, quarto, with two large folding engraved maps, one double page map, and 23 plates. Bound in original plain boards, rebacked. Covers of both volumes inscribed ‘Captain Beechey’s Voyage’, and volume number, in Giffard’s hand.
[Mrs. Thicknesse?]
In three volumes
London: H. Colburn, 1829.
New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections
Fales Brit copy with bookseller ticket for Poole & Harding, Chester, on front inner pastedown. No ownership inscription.
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In two volumes.
First edition
London: Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, 1828.
New York University. Special Collections. Fales Library.
Inscribed: “Eliza Giffard Nerquis” on front paste-downs of both volumes, and “Eliza Giffard” on title-pages. Bound in original publishers’ blue paper boards, drab paper spines. Printed paper spine labels with titles and volume numbers. Manuscript ink titling and volume numbers in Giffard’s hand at head of spines, above labels. Twelve page publisher’s advertisements, dated December 1828, in front of volume 1. Evidence of printer’s waste at hinges of both volumes.
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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.
London: H. Colburn & R. Bentley, 1831.
Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Rare Book copy: From the library of Eliza Giffard with… Binding: Blue paper covered boards with printed paper spine labels and manuscript volume numbers.
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1830.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Provenance: Inscription on front paste-down: “Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire”; inscription on title-page: “Eliza Giffard, Nerquis”; acquired from Pickering, 17 August 1954.
In three volumes
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830.
New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections
Special Collections copy 1 inscribed: Eliza Giffard on front pastedowns. In original publishers’ blue boards, drab spine with ms. title and volume numbers in Giffard’s hand above at head of volumes 2 and 3; missing paper spine at head of volume 1.
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[London]: H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830.
Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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Rare Book copy: From the library of Eliza Giffard with her name on title pages and on front pastedowns. Binding: Blue paper covered boards with tan paper spine with printed spine labels and manuscript volume numbers.
In five volumes.
London: Henry Colburn, 1826-1827.
Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Rare Book copy: From the library of Eliza Giffard. July 27, 2012. 5v. Binding: Blue paper-covered boards with tan paper spine, printed spine labels, and manuscript volume numbers.
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London: Printed for H. Colburn, 1818.
New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections
Fales Brit copy 1 inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis on front pastedown. Bound in publishers’ original blue boards with drab spine. Ms. ink titles and volume numbers at head of spine in Giffard’s hand.
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In three volumes
London: H. Colburn, 1816.
University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Singer-Mendenhall Collection
Provenance: Gifford, Elizabeth [sic] (autograph)
In three volumes
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).