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F.R.262a/15, page 183

Record ID 199169

Johnson's Lives of the Poets 10 vol. in 12

Borrowed: 1789/2/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/25 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Johnson's Lives of the Poets (original title)
Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the English poets [Johnson] (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: [Ai].7/1.1-10.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the English poets.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 16mo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 18 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets

Borrowed: 1789/2/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/25 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm

Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives

Lives of the English Poets

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Record ID 199187

Herodotus Wesselingij fol

Borrowed: 1789/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/26 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum Libri IX [Wesseling]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.371.b.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Ἡροδοτου ἱστοριων λογοι θʹ. ... Herodoti ... historiarum libri IX.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1763. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19


Book Work

Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histories [Herodotus]

Borrowed: 1789/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/26 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo

Author: Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428), Genre: History

Histories [Herodotus]