religion – The Library of Eliza Giffard

The great importance of a religious life considered: to which are added, some morning and evening prayers

William Melmoth

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.

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Discourses on several subjects and occasions

George Horne

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, : Printed for D. Prince and J. Cooke, Oxford; and J.F. and C. Rivington, G. Robinson, and T. Cadell, London., 1779.

In two volumes.

University of Texas at Austin. Harry Ransom Center

Inscribed: Eliza Giffard Nerquis, Flintshire 1807.

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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.

Theologiae moralis summa

in qua per traditas distinctiones, brevia ac facilia firmantur theoremata ad quoslibet conscientiae causus resolvendos accomodata.

Clemente Piselli

Venetiis : Ex typographia Balleoniana, 1723.

In two volumes.

New York University. Special Collections.

SpecCol c.1 (v.1 & 2) are inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire 1807. Copies bound in vellum with title and volume number in mss. hand at head of spine, in Giffard’s hand. Copies have title and decorative motif also in mss. hand mid-spine. Five raised bands, text bands speckled red.

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Book spines with handwritten text at top and decoration. — Spines of set of “Theologiae moralis summa” (1723), showing manuscript titling and decoration. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription. — Front paste-down of “Theologiae moralis summa”, volume 1 (1723), with ownership inscription. Courtesy of NYU Special Collections.

Sermons preached at Lincoln’s-Inn, between the years 1765 and 1776

with a larger discourse, on Christ’s driving the merchant’s out of the Temple, etc.

Richard Hurd

London: by W. Bowyer & J. Nichols, for T. Cadell, 1776.

York Minster. Special Collections – Old Library.

Signature of ‘Eliza Giffard, 1807’; purchased 1979. Volume one only, of three.

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Animadversions upon Mr. Philips’s History of the life of Cardinal Pole

Timothy Neve, DD

Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, sold by Dan. Prince; J. Robson, 1766.

University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection

Copy 2, Unidentified armorial bookplate; inscribed: 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 arguments of the books and chapters of the Old and New Testament, with practical observations

Written originally in French by the Reverend Mr. Ostervald…and by him presented to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Translated by John Chamberlayne, Esq. The third edition, revised, corrected, and very much enlarged from the folio edition printed at Neufchatel, 1744.

Jean Frederic Ostervald.

London: Printed for B. Dod, bookseller to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1749.

University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection

Inscribed: Eliza Giffard-Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807; v.3 inscribed: Eliza. Hyde.

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Parsons his Christian directory: being a treatise of holy resolution.

In two parts. Put into modern English. And now made publick, for the instruction of the ignorant; the conviction of the unbelieving; the awakening and reclaiming the vicious; and for confirming the religious in their good purposes.

George Stanhope.

The seventh edition, corrected.

London: Printed for D. Midwinter, W. Innys, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, J. Hodges, and J. Rivington, 1742.

University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center Book Collection

Inscribed: Eliza Giffard, Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807; Elizabeth Hyde.

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England’s conversion and reformation compared.

Or, The young gentleman directed in the choice of his religion. To which is premised, a brief enquiry into the general grounds of the Catholick faith. In a conversation between a young gentleman and his preceptor. Divided into four dialogues.

Robert Manning

Antwerp: Printed for R.C. and C.F., 1725

University of Florida, Special Collections

Anonymous armorial bookplate. Provenance: Eliza Gifford, Nerquis, Flintshire, 1807.

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The Whole duty of man laid down in a plain and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader. Divided into VXII chapters. One whereof being read every Lord’s Day, the whole may be read over thrice in a year. With private devotions for several occasions.

Richard Allestree

London: Printed by W. Burton, for John Baskett, 1721

York Minster. Special Collections – Yorkshire Collection.

Signature of ‘Eliza Giffard, Nerquis Flintshire’. 1807. Purchased 1968. [record updated since 2015]

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The rule of faith: or an answer to the treatises of Mr. I.S. entituled, Sure-footing, &c.

John Tillotson, D.D. preacher to the honourable society of Lincolns-Inn. To which is adjoined A reply to Mr. I.S. his 3d appendix, &c. By Edw. Stillingfleet D.D. one of his Majesties Chaplains in Ordinary.

John Tillotson

The second edition.

London : printed by H[enry]. C[ruttenden]. for O. Gellibrand, at the Golden-Ball in St. Paul’s Church-yard, 1676

Huntington Library

Provenance: anonymous armorial bookplate; signature of Eliza Giffard-Nerquis, Flintshire 1807

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A rational compendious way to convince, without any dispute, all persons whatsoever, dissenting from the true religion…

John Keynes

London: s.n., 1674

Boston College, Burns Library

Burns Library copy: in ms. on recto front flyleaf: William Metcalfes Bookd London. Or: ye 11th 1674; in ms. at head of preface, leaf A₂: Eliza Giffard – Nerquis [i.e Nercwys] Flintshire, 1807.

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