Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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SL137145, page 11

Record ID 260291

Beauties of Scotland v. 2, 5

Borrowed: 1811/2. Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Robert Forsyth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Scoltand
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 5

Record ID 260294

Dryden's Virgil v. 2

Borrowed: 1810/12. Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records


Book Work

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil

Borrowed: 1810/12.

Borrower: James Robb

Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry

Works of Virgil

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 260297

Goldsmith's History of Rome v. 1

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Rose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history abridged by himself for the use of schools.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 258 times in 246 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Rose

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Education, Genre: History

Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260300

History of Scotland

Borrowed: 1811/2/9 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: History
History of Scotland

Record ID 260303

Hume's England v. 1

Borrowed: 1810/15. Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very 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. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1810/15.

Borrower: James Robb

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

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260309

Modern Voyages & Travels v. 4

Borrowed: 1810/10/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding


Modern Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative


A collection of modern and contemporary voyages and travels
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 68 borrowing records

Borrowed: 1810/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Robb

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 260312

Pitt's Virgil v. 3

Borrowed: 1811/2/9 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Rose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pitt's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, in English verse. The Aeneid translated by the Rev. Mr. Christopher Pitt, the Eclogues and Georgics by the Rev. Mr. Joseph Warton. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Editors: Joseph Wharton
Translators: Rev. Mr Christopher Pitt
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil

Borrowed: 1811/2/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Rose

Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry

Works of Virgil

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 260315

Plutarch's Lives v. 3

Borrowed: 1810/11. Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
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 3

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: 1810/11.

Borrower: James Robb

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

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 260318

Pope's Odyssey v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Rose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer's Odyssey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725-1726. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 84 borrowing records


Book Work

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Odyssey

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Rose

Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry

Odyssey

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260321

Shakespeare's Works v. 5

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records


Book Work

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Robb

Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry

Works of William Shakespeare

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 260324

Thomson's Works v. 2

Borrowed: 1811/1/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Thomson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The works of James Thomson. With his last corrections and improvements. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: 16


Book Work

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson

Borrowed: 1811/1/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Robb

Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry

Works of James Thomson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 260327

Voyages and Travels v. 7

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Robb

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 260330

Voyages and Travels v. 8

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Forbes Roile

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8