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SL137146, page 171

Record ID 269540

Rob Roy v. 1, 2, 3

Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy / By...[Sir Walter Scott]. In three volumes...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 34 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).

Borrower: George K Pitcairn

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

Rob Roy

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 269543

Voyages and Travels v. 3, 4

Borrowed: 1823/11/17 (Monday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Borrowed: 1823/11/17 (Monday).

Borrower: George K Pitcairn

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 269546

Scots Magazine v. 7

Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine

Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: George K Pitcairn

Genre: Periodicals

Scots Magazine

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 269549

Warden's North America v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/12/9 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

David Baillie Warden (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Warden's North America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Baillie Warden (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A statistical, political, and historical account of the United States of North America : from the period of their first colonization to the present day.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

David Baillie Warden (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America

Record ID 269552

Scot's Magazine v. 3, 4

Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine

Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).

Borrower: George K Pitcairn

Genre: Periodicals

Scots Magazine

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 269555

Ross Voyage v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/12/24 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Sir John Ross (Male, born 1777, died 1856)
Genre: Travel
Ross' Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir John Ross (Male, born 1777, died 1856)
Genre: Travel
A voyage of discovery, made under the orders of the admiralty, in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander [in 1818], for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and inquiring into the probability of a northwest passage.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir John Ross (Male, born 1777, died 1856)
Genre: Travel
Voyage of Discovery ... in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay

Record ID 269558

Spence Anecdotes

Borrowed: 1824/1/2 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Spence's Anecdotes

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Anecdotes, observations and characters of books and men, collected from the conversation of Mr. Pope / Joseph Spence.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7


Book Work

Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters of Books and Men

Record ID 269561

Voyages and travels v. 22

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: George K Pitcairn

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 22

Record ID 269564

Voyages and Travels v. 26

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 26

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: George K Pitcairn

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 26

Record ID 269567

Voyages and Travels v. 9

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: George K Pitcairn

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Record ID 269570

Cririe's Scottish Scenery

Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Cririe's Scottish Scenery

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish scenery : or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22


Book Work

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse

Record ID 269573

Parry's Voyage

Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Sir William Edward Parry (Male, born 1790, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
Parry's Voyage

Record ID 269576

Scoresby Arctic Regions v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/3. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
Scoresby's Arctic Regions
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
An Account of the Arctic Regions, with a history and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 64 borrowing records


Book Work

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery

Borrowed: 1824/3.

Borrower: George K Pitcairn

Author: William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857), Genre: Travel

Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 269579

Parry's Voyage

Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Sir William Edward Parry (Male, born 1790, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
Parry's Voyage

Record ID 269582

Bank's Geography

Borrowed: 1824/6.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 269585

Scoresby's Arctic Regions

Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
Scoresby's Arctic Regions

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
An Account of the Arctic Regions, with a history and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 64 borrowing records


Book Work

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery

Record ID 269588

Bank's Geography v. 2

Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography