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Record ID 225476
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 176
World Displayed v. 10
Borrowed: /3/6. Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 225473
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 176
World Displayed v. 18
Borrowed: /2/21. Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 243893
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 233
Voyages v. 4
Borrowed: 1795/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Record ID 243899
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 233
Voyages v. 4
Borrowed: 1795/3/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Record ID 243887
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 233
Ward's Natural History v. 5
Borrowed: 1794/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Ward's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A modern system of natural history. Containing accurate descriptions, and faithful histories, of animals, vegetables, and minerals. Together with Their Properties, and various Uses in Medicine, Mechanics, Manufactures, &c. Illustrated With a great Variety of Copper-Plates, accurately drawn from Nature, and beautifully engraved. By the Rev. Samuel Ward, Vicar of Cotterstock, cum Glapthorne, Northamptonshire; and others.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 238 times in 234 borrowing records
ESTC: T111259
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Borrowed: 1794/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Gray
Author: Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 243902
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 233
Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1795/4/18 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Record ID 243890
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 233
Lives of the Admirals v. 2
Borrowed: 1794/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the admirals, and other eminent British seamen. Containing their personal histories, and a detail of all their public services. Including a new and accurate naval history from the earliest account of time; and, clearly proving by a continued series of facts, our uninterrupted claim to, and enjoyment of the dominion of our seas. Interspersed with many curious passages relating to our discoveries, plantations, and commerce. The whole supported throughout by proper authorities. By John Campbell, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742-1744. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 352 times in 329 borrowing records
ESTC: T90051
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Borrowed: 1794/12/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Gray
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 243896
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 233
Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1795/2/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Record ID 260693
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Animated Nature v. 5
Borrowed: 1810/11. Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Goldsmith's Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 705 times in 454 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1810/11.
Borrower: William Gray
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 261371
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Voyages and Travels v. 3
Borrowed: 1811/4/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 262562
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Animated Nature v. 2
Borrowed: 1812/1/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Goldsmith's Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 705 times in 454 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1812/1/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Gray
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 262553
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Bewick's British Birds
Borrowed: 1812/3/7 (Saturday).
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Ralph Beilby (Male, born 1744, died 1817), Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bewick's British Birds
Confidence level: Speculative
Ralph Beilby (Male, born 1744, died 1817), Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick. Vol. I. Containing the history and description of land birds.
Language: English . Published: Newcastle. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: N491661
Ralph Beilby (Male, born 1744, died 1817), Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of British Birds
Borrowed: 1812/3/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Gray
Author: Ralph Beilby (Male, born 1744, died 1817), Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 262556
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon v. 1
Borrowed: 1812/1/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1812/1/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Gray
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 262565
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Animated Nature v. 6
Borrowed: 1811/11/2 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Goldsmith's Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 705 times in 454 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1811/11/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Gray
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 264032
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Moral Tales v. 2 & 3
Borrowed: 1812. Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Education, Genre: Fiction
Moral Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Education, Genre: Fiction
Moral Tales for young people. ... Second edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 157 times in 55 borrowing records
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Education, Genre: Fiction
Moral Tales for Young People
Borrowed: 1812.
Borrower: William Gray
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Education, Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 264041
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Popular Tales v. 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1812. Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular tales ... Third edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 284 times in 179 borrowing records
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Borrowed: 1812.
Borrower: William Gray
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 264047
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Voyages and Travels v. 4
Borrowed: 1812. Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 264023
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
[unclear] v. 2 & 3
Borrowed: 1812. Returned: yes.
William Gray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
[unclear]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3