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Record ID 392250

Antiquary

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John Rae Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Clestran.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary. By the author of “Waverley” and “Guy Mannering” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 260 times in 103 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Rae Esquire

Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction

Antiquary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 392253

Castle Rackrent

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/22 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John Rae Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Clestran.


Book Holding

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent [Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, an Hibernian Tale. Taken from facts, and from the manners of the Irish squires, before the year 1782.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25


Book Work

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, An Hibernian Tale

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Rae Esquire

Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction

Castle Rackrent, An Hibernian Tale

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 392256

Father & Daughter

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/28 (Friday).


Borrower

Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The father and daughter, a tale, in prose: with an Epistle from the maid of Corinth to her lover; and other poetical pieces. By Mrs. Opie.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/28 (Friday).

Borrower: Mrs Omond

Author: Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry

Father and Daughter, a Tale, in Prose: with an Epistle from the Maid of Corinth to her Lover; and Other Poetical Pieces

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 392259

Cot. of Glenburnie

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/28 (Friday).


Borrower

Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
The Cottagers of Glenburnie
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
The Cottagers of Glenburnie: a tale for the farmers ingle-nook.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 123


Book Work

Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Cottagers of Glenburnie

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/28 (Friday).

Borrower: Mrs Omond

Author: Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816), Genre: Fiction

Cottagers of Glenburnie

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 392262

Saxon & Gael

Borrowed: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr John Spence
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
The Saxon and the Gael; or, the Northern Metropolis: including a view of the Lowland and Highland character.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
The Saxon and the Gael; or, the Northern Metropolis: including a view of the Lowland and Highland character. (1814)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 56 times in 15 borrowing records


Book Work

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Saxon and the Gael; or, The Northern Metropolis: including a View of the Lowland and Highland Character

Borrowed: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr John Spence

Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857), Genre: Fiction

Saxon and the Gael; or, The Northern Metropolis: including a View of the Lowland and Highland Character

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 392265

Adam's Antiquities

Borrowed: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Morrison
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the manners and customs of the Romans [Adam]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the manners and customs of the Romans [Adam, 1814]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans

Borrowed: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Morrison

Author: Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809), Genre: History

Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 392268

Crookshanks History

Borrowed: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/2 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Morrison
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
The history of the state and sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution. [Crookshank]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
The history of the state and sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution. [T165350]
Language: English . Published: Paisley. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records


Book Work

William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution

Borrowed: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/2 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Morrison

Author: William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769), Genre: Theology

History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 392271

Franklin's Works

Borrowed: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr Gerald
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 10 borrowing records


Book Work

Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Borrowed: 1817/1/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr Gerald

Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 392277

Watson on Christianity

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Simpson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson].
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Simpson

Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology

Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 392283

Lady Craven's Travels

Borrowed: 1817/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Miss Eliza Traill
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
A journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. [Craven]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
A journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. In a series of letters from ... Elizabeth Lady Craven, to His Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 9


Book Work

Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople

Borrowed: 1817/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Miss Eliza Traill

Author: Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828), Genre: Travel

Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 392286

Osbecks China

Borrowed: 1817/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Miss Eliza Traill
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck

Borrowed: 1817/1/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/2/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Miss Eliza Traill

Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel

Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 392289

Agriculture

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/28 (Friday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.


Book Holding

Agriculture
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/28 (Friday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith

Agriculture

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 392292

Mackenzie Works

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/28 (Friday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.


Book Holding

Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Fiction
The Works of Henry Mackenzie
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Fiction
The Works of Henry Mackenzie
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1807. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Fiction
The Works of Henry Mackenzie

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/2/28 (Friday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith

Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Fiction

The Works of Henry Mackenzie

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 392295

Gibbon's Empire

Borrowed: 1817/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.


Book Holding

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon, 1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 25 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1817/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 392298

Anster Fair

Borrowed: 1817/1/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.


Book Holding

William Tennant (Male, born 1784, died 1848)
Genre: Poetry
Anster Fair. A Poem.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

William Tennant (Male, born 1784, died 1848)
Genre: Poetry
Anster Fair : A poem in six cantos with other poems.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 11


Book Work

William Tennant (Male, born 1784, died 1848)
Genre: Poetry
Anster Fair ... With Other Poems

Borrowed: 1817/1/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner

Author: William Tennant (Male, born 1784, died 1848), Genre: Poetry

Anster Fair ... With Other Poems

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1