Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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SL137145, page 21

Record ID 260705

Beauties of Scotland v. 3

Borrowed: 1810/12/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Hogg
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 3

Record ID 260708

Buffon v. 7

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


Borrower

John Hay
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 7

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 260711

Burn's Works v. 1

Borrowed: 1810/11/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Hogg
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Burns' Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, to which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 68 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Works of Robert Burns

Borrowed: 1810/11/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Hogg

Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry

Works of Robert Burns

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260714

Lives of Admirals v. 3, 4

Borrowed: 1810/11. Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Hay
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, Volume 4

Borrowed: 1810/11.

Borrower: John Hay

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, Volume 4

Record ID 260717

Hume's England v. 3

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


Borrower

Robert Handyside
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 3

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: 1810/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Handyside

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

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 260720

Hume's England v. 5, 6

Borrowed: 1810/11/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Handyside
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 5, Volume 6

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: 1810/11/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Handyside

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

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6

Record ID 260723

Mavor's Travels v. 12

Borrowed: 1810/11. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records


Book Work

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]

Record ID 260726

Plutarch's Lives

Borrowed: 1811/1/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

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

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: 1811/1/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Hay

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

Lives [Plutarch]

Record ID 260729

Rollin's Ancient History v. 1 & 2

Borrowed: 1810/11/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Handyside
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 260732

Rollin's Ancient History v. 2

Borrowed: 1810/11. Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Hogg
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 260735

Shaw's Travels v. 2

Borrowed: 1811/3/9 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Hogg
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Shaw's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels : or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 36 times in 33 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant

Borrowed: 1811/3/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Hogg

Author: Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751), Genre: Travel

Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 260738

Thomson's Works v. 1

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


Borrower

Robert Hogg
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 1

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: Robert Hogg

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

Works of James Thomson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260741

Voltaire's Works v. 1

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


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Voltaire's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of M. de Voltaire. Translated from the French. With notes, historical and critical. By Dr. Smollet, and others. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761-1765. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 25v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire

Borrowed: 1811/2/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Hay

Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Works of Voltaire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260744

Voyages & Travels v. 28

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


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28

Borrowed: 1811/1/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Hay

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 28