A romance. by M.G. LEWIS, ESQ. M.P. in three volumes.
M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis
London: Printed by J. Davis, Chancery-Lane, for J. Bell, Oxford-Street, 1800.
In the Collection of David Oiye, Toronto
Fifth edition. Volumes 1 & 3 only. With signature ‘Eliza Giffard’ on title pages, and ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire’ on front pastedowns. Bound in half leather over drab paper boards; black labels with gilt lettering on spine; gilt volume numbers, double rules.
Ownership inscription, front pastedown. Image courtesy of David Oiye.Ownership inscription on title page. Image courtesy of David Oiye.
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” [typographic mistake in record states ‘Nervis’] on front paste-downs. Inscribed “Eliza Giffard” on title pages of volumes 3 and 5. Retains original paper publishers’ bindings. Publisher’s advertisements in volume 2, page [230] and volume 3, page [252].
By the author of “The bachelor and the married man…” [Mrs. Ross]
In three volumes.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Browne, 1818.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Inscribed “Eliza Giffard” on front paste-downs of volume 1 and 2, and “Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire” on front paste-down of volume 3 and title pages of all volumes. Retains original paper publishers’ bindings. Advertisements after page 266 in volume 1, and page [184] in volume 3.
Note in record that source of acquisition was 7 Gables Bookshop. .
London: Printed for Rodwell & Martin, New Bond-Street, 1820.
Originally listed in Jarndyce catalogue, Women Writers G-O, issued May 2018. Listed by Type Punch Matrix, 2022. Acquired by Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, 2022.
Uncut in original pink boards; quarter bound, with paper spine label. Volumes I & II with original spine labels. Each volume with the signature of “Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire”, on leading pastedown, and further inscribed “Eliza Giffard” on title page. Volume I also inscribed ‘From the author’ on the upper flyleaf.
Uncut in contemporary drab boards, purple spines, paper labels. Volumes II & III lettered with title in ink at head of spines. Each volume signed Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire.
London: Printed at the Minerva-Press for A.K. Newman and Co. (successors to Lane, Newman, & Co.), Leadenhall-Street, 1811.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Inscribed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire” on front paste-downs and on title pages. Retains original publishers’ bindings. Publisher’s advertisements in volume 1, pages [219]-[220], volume 2, pages [218]-[220], and volume 3 [255]-[256].
London: Printed for C. Cradock and W. Joy, (successors to the late T. Ostell) no. 32, Paternoster Row, 1810.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Inscribed “Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire” on front paste-downs and on title pages. Title handwritten on spine by Elizabeth Giffard. Retains original publishers’ bindings.
Acquired 5 March 1956, 7 Gables.
Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Rare Book copy 2: Binding: Paper covered boards with tan paper spine with printed spine labels and manuscript volume numbers. Rare Book copy 2: From the library of Eliza Giffard with her name on title pages and on front pastedowns.
Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Rare Book copy 2: Binding: Paper covered boards with tan paper spine with printed spine labels and manuscript volume numbers. Rare Book copy 2: From the library of Eliza Giffard with her name on title pages and on front pastedowns.
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.
Spines of four-volume set of “Don Sebastian” showing manuscript titles. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. Ownership inscription on title-page of volume 3 of “Don Sebastian” (1809). Courtesy NYU Special Collections. Ownership inscription on front paste-down of volume 3 of “Don Sebastian” (1809). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.
