Tag: Scotland

Winter evening tales:

collected among the cottagers in the south of Scotland

James Hogg

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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Title-page of book with ownership inscription.
Ownership inscription on title-page of “Winter evening tales”. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Book spines with handwritten text at top.
Handwritten detail on spines of “Winter evening tales”. Courtesy NYU Special Collections. 
Inside cover of book showing ownership inscription.
Ownership inscription on front paste-down of “Winter evening tales”. Courtesy NYU Special Collections.

The spaewife: a tale of the Scottish chronicles

John Galt

In three volumes.

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd; London: G. & W.. Whittaker, 1823.

Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Rare Book copy: From the library of Eliza Giffard with her name on title pages and on front pastedowns. 3v. Binding: Blue paper covered boards with printed paper spine labels and manuscript volume numbers.

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The mirror

a periodical paper, published at Edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780; three volumes.

The tenth edition.

London : Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell in the Strand; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh MDCCXCIV [1794]

University of Edinburgh, Centre for Research Collections

“With ownership manuscript (ink) signature on front pastedown: “Maria Eleanora Giffard / Nerquis 1807.” From the collection of Professor Horst W. Drescher, University of Mainz. Donated by his widow, 2014. Binding: 18th-century mottled leather (sheep) over boards; gilt-tooled frame of fillets on boards and gilt-tooled fillet roll on board edges; smooth flat spine with gilt-tooled decorated compartments. Binding in poor condition.

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