THE COLLECTION OF A GEORGIAN WOMAN READER
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.
Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh: and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 90 Cheapside, London, 1820.
Private collection
First edition. Volumes 2 & 3 only located. With signature ‘Eliza Giffard’ on title pages, and ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis Hall’ on front pastedowns. Bound in half leather over marbled paper boards; spine rebacked [?]
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, Paternoster-row; and James Cundee, Ivy-lane, 1806.
New York University, Special Collections.
Special Collections copy has inscription: “Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire 1807” on title-page.
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[London; Bath : sold by J. Evans and Sons, printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts : sold also by J. Hatchard ; Binns and Robinson, and by all booksellers and hawkers in town and country [1810]
University of Oxford, Bodleian Library
Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.
Listed on front free end-papers of bound volume, indexed titles in Giffard’s hand. No. 46; marked “Sunday reading”.
[London] : Sold by J. Marshall, (printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts) No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, and No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, and R. White, Piccadilly, London. By S. Hazard, printer to the Cheap Repository, at Bath: and by all booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers, in town and country.–Great allowance will be made to shopkeepers and hawkers, [1795]
University of Oxford, Bodleian Library
Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.
Listed on front free end-papers of bound volume, indexed titles in Giffard’s hand. No. 42; marked “Sunday reading”.
[London : Sold by Howard and Evans, (printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts,) No. 41 and 42, Long-Lane, West-Smithfield : [between 1801 and 1811]
University of Oxford, Bodleian Library
Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.
Listed on front free end-papers of bound volume, indexed titles in Giffard’s hand. No. 72.
[London: Religious Tract Society, 1799?]
University of Oxford, Bodleian Library
Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.
Listed as item 1 under title “Vivian’s dialogues” on front free end-paper of bound volume, in Giffard’s hand.
[London]: Sold by J. Evans & Son…and J. Hatchard,…by J. Binns, Bath:–and by all booksellers, newsmen, and hawkers in town and country, [between ca.1813 and 1820?]
University of Oxford, Bodleian Library
Binding: half calf, marbled paper boards. MS additions, and ms. list of contents to volume. Inscribed Eliza Giffard. Provenance, Nerquis Lending Library. Bound with 74 other chapbooks.
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In two volumes
London: Printed at the Minerva-Press, for Lane, Newman and Co., Leadenhall-Street, 1805.
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.
In two volumes
Edinburgh: Printed for Oliver & Boyd, High Street; and London: G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane, 1820.
New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections
Inscribed, Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire, on front pastedown and title page. Labeled in manuscript ink ‘Hoggs Tales’ on spine above printed spine label, with volume numbers. In original blue paper covered boards, as issued, edges untrimmed.
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In three volumes.
London: Printed for Ogle, Duncan, and Co. 37 Paternoster Row, and 295, Holborn; and Ogle, Allardice, and Thomson, Edinburgh, 1819.
New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections
Inscribed, ‘Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire’ on title page and front pastedown of all volumes. Spine with manuscript label in ink. Blue paper covered boards, with brown paper covered spines and printed labels. Title, ‘Forman’ written in ms. hand on head of spine, with volume numbers.
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.
In two volumes. Bound in one.
Chester: Printed by J. Fletcher; and sold in London by E. Williams, no. 11 Strand, bookseller to the Duke and Duchess of York and bookseller of Wales, 1804.
New York University, Fales Library & Special Collections
Fales Brit c.1 inscribed by Eliza Giffard on front pastedown. Bookplate: J.O. Edwards. Bound in original drab paper boards with printed spine, orange colored paper label. Additional ms. markings at head of spines”Poems by Mr. Llwyd” in Giffard’s hand. Publisher’s advertisement–[p.213].
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The thirteenth edition.
London: : Printed by T. Maiden, for J. Sewell … and Vernor and Hood …, 1798.
University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center
Inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire, 1807; “A prayer for the new year” mounted on front end paper.
London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, 1790.
In the collection of Jonathan E. Hill.
Full contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt floral spine; hinges cracked but firm, lacking label. Ownership inscription of ‘Eliza Giffard – Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807’, on inner front board.