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Record ID 243077

Plutarch's Lives v. 8

Borrowed: 1793/12/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

George Swinton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records


Book Work

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1793/12/14 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Swinton

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Record ID 243080

Buffon v. 6

Borrowed: 1798/1/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Urquhart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Record ID 243095

Voyages v. 2

Borrowed: 1801/1/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Lawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1801/1/10 (Saturday).

Borrower: Andrew Lawson

Genre: Travel

Voyages

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 243098

Plutarch v. 8

Borrowed: 1801/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Lawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Borrowed: 1801/2/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: Andrew Lawson

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Plutarch

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Record ID 243101

Admirals v. 3

Borrowed: 1801/2/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Lawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Borrowed: 1801/2/21 (Saturday).

Borrower: Andrew Lawson

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 243104

British Plutarch v. 5

Borrowed: 1801/3/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Lawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Borrowed: 1801/3/21 (Saturday).

Borrower: Andrew Lawson

Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives

British Plutarch

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 243107

Knights of Malta v. 1

Borrowed: 1801/3/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Lawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 243110

History of England v. 3

Borrowed: 1801/4/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Lawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1801/4/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Andrew Lawson

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 243113

History of England v. 2

Borrowed: 1801/5/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Lawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1801/5/16 (Saturday).

Borrower: Andrew Lawson

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 243116

History of Scotland v. 1

Borrowed: 1801/6/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Lawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: History
History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1801/6/13 (Saturday).

Borrower: Andrew Lawson

Genre: History

History of Scotland

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 243119

History of Europe

Borrowed: 1801/10/30 (Friday).


Borrower

Thomas Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Europe

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe. With an account of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society. From the rise of the modern kingdoms to the Peace of Paris, in 1763. In a series of letters from a nobleman to his son. A new edition, carefully corrected. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 28 borrowing records


Book Work

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe

Borrowed: 1801/10/30 (Friday).

Borrower: Thomas Erskine

Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History

History of Modern Europe