Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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F.R.262a/6, page 67

Record ID 294952

Lord Littletons dialogues of the dead 8.vo

Borrowed: 1775/4/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/5/12 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten Shillings sterl.


Borrower

Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the dead [Lyttelton/Montagu]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].4/2.18 .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the dead.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the Dead

Borrowed: 1775/4/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/5/12 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr George Clerk

Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres

Dialogues of the Dead

Record ID 294955

Dos Persian Letters 2 vols 12

Borrowed: 1775/4/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/5/12 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters from a Persian in England, to his friend at Ispahan [Lyttelton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: NF.613.g.6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan

Borrowed: 1775/4/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/5/12 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr George Clerk

Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Genre: Belles Lettres

Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 294958

Essays Physical and literary vol. 2. in 8

Borrowed: 1775/4/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/5/13 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: six Shillings sterl.


Borrower

Mr Robert Blair of Avonton; Lord Avonton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Lord President. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary: read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.14/1.a.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records


Book Work

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Borrowed: 1775/4/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/5/13 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Blair of Avonton; Lord Avonton

Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2