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Library Receipt Book 1776-1779. (UYLY207-3), page 155

Record ID 148233

Rol . Ro . hist 7 . 8 thV.

Borrowed: 1778/11/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/1/16 (Saturday). Classmark: B4 .11. Original Returned Text: Rol . Ro - hist 7. 8 th V.


Borrower

Robert Knox
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1765-1825. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1390592372.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Classmark: J.5.2, K.4.8, B.4.11, B.3.26.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8

Borrowed: 1778/11/10 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/1/16 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Knox

Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History

Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8

Record ID 148236

Anson's Voyage

Borrowed: 1779/1/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/1/16 (Saturday). Classmark: P3. 35. Original Returned Text: Anson's Voyag.


Borrower

Robert Knox
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1765-1825. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1390592372.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction, by Richard Walter, M. A. Chaplain of his Majesty’s Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. Illustrated with forty-two copper-plates.
Classmark: K.3.20, K.3.21, P.3.35.

Borrowed: 1779/1/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/1/16 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Knox

Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel

Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV

Record ID 148239

Humph . Clinker 1 - 2 - 3dV

Borrowed: 1779/2/6 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/2/6 (Saturday). Classmark: G3-34. Original Returned Text: Humph . Clinker 1 . 2 . 3d.


Borrower

Robert Knox
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1765-1825. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1390592372.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
The expedition of Humphry Clinker. By the author of Roderick Random. ...
Classmark: G.3.34, R.7.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
The expedition of Humphry Clinker. By the author of Roderick Random. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 48 borrowing records


Book Work

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Expedition of Humphry Clinker

Borrowed: 1779/2/6 (Saturday). Returned: 1779/2/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Knox

Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction

Expedition of Humphry Clinker

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 148245

Dryden's Virgil 1 - 2d V

Borrowed: 1779/2/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/2/28 (Sunday). Classmark: F4. 12. Original Returned Text: Dryde'sn's Virgil 1 . 2d V.


Borrower

Robert Knox
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1765-1825. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1390592372.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden...
Classmark: F.4.12, P.8.3, A.8.7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 36 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1779/2/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/2/28 (Sunday).

Borrower: Robert Knox

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

Works of Virgil

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 148248

Spectator 4 . 5 . 6th Vol

Borrowed: 1779/3/5 (Friday). Returned: 1779/3/20 (Saturday). Classmark: L6. 16. Original Returned Text: Spectator 4 - 5. 6th Vol.


Borrower

Robert Knox
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1765-1825. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1390592372.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Spectator.
Classmark: L.6.16, B.7.5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The Spectator ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 367 times in 196 borrowing records


Book Work

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Spectator

Borrowed: 1779/3/5 (Friday). Returned: 1779/3/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Knox

Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals

Spectator

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Record ID 148251

Adventurer  1 - 2 -  3d Vol

Borrowed: 1779/3/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/3/23 (Tuesday). Classmark: L7- 29. Original Returned Text: Adventurer 1 .2 -3d.


Borrower

Robert Knox
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1765-1825. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1390592372.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Richard Bathurst (Male, died 1762), John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Joseph Warton (Male, born 1722, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The adventurer. ... . On vent’rous wing in quest of praise I go, And leave the gazing multitude below.
Classmark: L.7.29.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Richard Bathurst (Male, died 1762), John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Joseph Warton (Male, born 1722, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The adventurer. ... . On vent’rous wing in quest of praise I go, And leave the gazing multitude below.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 222 times in 105 borrowing records


Book Work

Richard Bathurst (Male, died 1762), John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Joseph Warton (Male, born 1722, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Adventurer ... . On Vent’rous Wing in Quest of Praise I Go, And Leave the Gazing Multitude Below

Borrowed: 1779/3/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1779/3/23 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Knox

Author: Richard Bathurst (Male, died 1762), John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Joseph Warton (Male, born 1722, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres

Adventurer ... . On Vent’rous Wing in Quest of Praise I Go, And Leave the Gazing Multitude Below

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3