history – The Library of Eliza Giffard

The history of England

David Hume.

In six volumes

London: Printed for A. Millar, 1754-62.

University of Texas, Austin. Harry Ransom Center.

HRC cop. 1 [ATR] [STR]: v. 1-2 inscribed: Eliza Giffard, 1807; armorial bookplate of Eliza Giffard [?]; was Aitken: Am/H882/762h/v. 1-2/Stark; v. [3-4] armorial bookplates of Phil: Baker and John George Mogg; v. [4] ms. note relating to Princess Elizabeth’s imprisonment in the Tower (tipped in); was Aitken: Am/H882/759h/v. 1-2/Stark; v. [5-6] inscribed: Eliza Giffard, 1807; armorial bookplate of Eliza Giffard [?]; was Aitken: Am/H882/754h/v. 1-2/Stark. Cop. 2 imperfect: v. 3 wanting; v. 2: illegible inscription; v. [4]: inscribed: Eliza Giffard; v. 5-6: armorial bookplate of Biddulph, Ledbury; inscribed: N. [?] Biddulph; v. [4] inscribed: Eliza Giffard; armorial bookplate of Eliza Giffard [?]

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Personal Narrative of Travels in Babylonia, Assyria, Media, and Scythia

IN THE YEAR 1824.

Major, the Hon. George Keppel, F.S.A.

Third edition.

London: Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street, 1827.

Private collection.

Volume 1 only. Inscribed on front free endpaper: “Eliza Giffard Nerquis”. Bound in polished calf with double gilt fillets on front and rear covers, and black double fillets with rosette motif at corners inside gilt. Spine with four raised bacnds, gilt decorations. Red morocco labels “Keppel’s Narrative” and “Vol. I” below first and third bands respectively. Red marbled endpapers. No evidence of mss. inscription on spine.

Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African.

In two volumes. To which are prefixed, memoirs of his life. The first[-second] volume.

Ignatius Sancho

Second edition

London: Printed for J. Nichols; and C. Dilly in the Poultry, 1783.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

SpecCol. c.1 has inscription: “Eliza Giffard- Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807”–front pastedown (v.1 & v.2). SpecCol. c.1 has 2 volumes. Bound in full tree calf; gold tooling on spine.

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Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription. — Ownership inscription in volume 2 of “Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African” (1783). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Front covers of two leather bound books. — Covers of the two-volume set of “Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African” (1783). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Histoire des Variations Des Eglises Protestantes.

Jacques Benigne Bossuet

Paris, Guillaume Desprez et Pierre-Guillaume Cavelier, 1747.

In two volumes.

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

SpecCol. c.1 has inscription: “Eliza Giffard Nerquis, 1809, Flintshire”–T.p.

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Title-page of book with ownership inscription — Title-page of “Histoire des variations des eglises protestantes” (1747), showing ownership inscription. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Inside cover of book showing armorial bookplate. — Armorial bookplate on front paste-down of “Histoire des variations des eglises protestantes” (1747). Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Front cover and spine of leather bound book — Cover and spine of volume 1 of “Histoire des variations des eglises protestantes”. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Retrospection, or, A review of the most striking and important events, characters, situations, and their consequences which the last eighteen hundred years have presented to the view of mankind

Hester Lynch Piozzi

London: Printed for J. Stockdale, 1801 ([London] : T. Gillet, Printer)

New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections

Fales Brit c.2 has 2 volumes. Half-title wanting. Bound in full leather; dark red leather spine labels; sprinkled edges (trimmed). Fales Brit c.2 inscribed “Eliza Giffard”–front pastedown, v.2

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Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history

Oliver Goldsmith

Third abridged ed.

London: Printed for S. Baker and G. Leich [i.e. Leigh], in York-street; T. Davies, in Russel-street, Covent-Garden; and L. Davies, in Holborn, MDCCLXXXII [1782].

Harvard University, Hyde Collection

Signature: Eliza Giffard Nerquis Flintshire, 1807

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The miraculous powers of the church of Christ: asserted through each successive century from the apostles down to the present time.

William Walton.

[London: s.n.], 1756.

University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection

HRC cop. 1 [HOA]: Armorial bookplate and inscription of Eliza Giffard-Nerquis Flintshire 1807.

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The Roman history of C. Velleius Paterculus…

in which the escapes of a late version, done by one Mr. Newcomb, are taken notice of, in remarks at the foot of every page.

Velleius Paterculus.

Edinburgh: Printed for the author, by John Mosman and Co., 1722.

University of Kansas

SpecColl copy: “Maria Eleanora Giffard Nerquis, 1807” written on titlepage.

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