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Date of borrowing: 1824/3/11
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Record ID 289471
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 10
Skiolderbrand Cap Nord ___ _ 5.
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/3/21 (Sunday).
Mr George Arnot Walker Arnot of Arlary
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1821. Life dates: 1799-1868.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand (Male, born 1757, died 1834)
Genre: Travel
Voyage pittoresque au Cap Nord [Skjoldebrand]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.156.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand (Male, born 1757, died 1834)
Genre: Travel
Voyage pittoresque au Cap Nord.
Language: French . Published: Stockholm. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand (Male, born 1757, died 1834)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Pittoresque au Cap Nord
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/3/21 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr George Arnot Walker Arnot of Arlary
Author: Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand (Male, born 1757, died 1834), Genre: Travel
Record ID 289465
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 10
Descourtilz Voyages 3 Vol Alex III.6.
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/5/21 (Friday).
Mr George Arnot Walker Arnot of Arlary
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1821. Life dates: 1799-1868.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Michel Etienne Descourtilz (Male, born 1775, died 1835)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyages d'un naturaliste [Descourtilz]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.e.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Michel Etienne Descourtilz (Male, born 1775, died 1835)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyages d'un naturaliste, et ses observations faites sur les trois règnes de la nature, dans plusieurs ports de mer français, en Espagne, au continent de l'Amérique septentrionale, à Saint-Yago de Cuba, et à St.-Domingue, où l'auteur devenu le prisonnier de 40,000 noirs révoltés, et par suite mis en liberté par une colonne de l'armée française, donne des détails circonstanciés sur l'expédition du général Leclerc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record
Michel Etienne Descourtilz (Male, born 1775, died 1835)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyages d'un Naturaliste, et Ses Observations faites sur les Trois Règnes de la Nature
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/5/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Arnot Walker Arnot of Arlary
Author: Michel Etienne Descourtilz (Male, born 1775, died 1835), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Voyages d'un Naturaliste, et Ses Observations faites sur les Trois Règnes de la Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 360663
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 605
Southey Thalaba 2 Vol.
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/6/10 (Thursday).
Honourable Alexander Leslie Melville of Branston Hall, Lincoln
Gender: Male. Address: 40 Heriot Row, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1824. Life dates: 1800-1881.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
previous address 60 [?] Castle Street
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Poetry
Thalaba, the destroyer [Southey]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bs.2/1.74.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Poetry
Thalaba the Destroyer. (A metrical romance.).
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Poetry
Thalaba the Destroyer
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/6/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Honourable Alexander Leslie Melville of Branston Hall, Lincoln
Author: Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 360660
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 605
Stael Corinne 3 Vol. Bf 5.41
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1825/1/18 (Tuesday).
Honourable Alexander Leslie Melville of Branston Hall, Lincoln
Gender: Male. Address: 40 Heriot Row, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1824. Life dates: 1800-1881.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
previous address 60 [?] Castle Street
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Corinne; ou, L'Italie [Stael]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: NG.1339.h.5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Corinne, ou L'Italie.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 4 borrowing records
Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Corinna, or, Italy
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1825/1/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Honourable Alexander Leslie Melville of Branston Hall, Lincoln
Author: Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 360480
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 739
_____ Synonomy 2 Vol.
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Mr John Graham Dalyell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1797. Life dates: 1775-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate.
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
British synonymy; or, an attempt at regulating the choice of words in familiar conversation [Piozzi]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Jo.Bal.3.35-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
British synonymy; or, an attempt at regulating the choice of words in familiar conversation.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
British Synonymy
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Graham Dalyell
Author: Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 366209
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.266 (1820-1848, Type: Other). Page: 324
Malcolm's Central India. 2 vols.
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/3/30 (Tuesday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Malcolm (Male, born 1769, died 1833)
Genre: Travel
Memoir of central India, including Malwa, and adjoining provinces [Malcolm]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.141.c.12-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Malcolm (Male, born 1769, died 1833)
Genre: Travel
A memoir of central India including Malwa and adjoining provinces: with the history and copious illustrations of the past and present condition of the country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1823. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
John Malcolm (Male, born 1769, died 1833)
Genre: Travel
Memoir of Central India
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/3/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: John Malcolm (Male, born 1769, died 1833), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 366212
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.266 (1820-1848, Type: Other). Page: 324
Columbus Memorials of
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/11/2 (Tuesday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Genre: Lives
Memorials of Columbus, or, A collection of authentic documents of that celebrated navigator.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.133.b.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives
Memorials of Columbus; or, a Collection of authentic documents of that celebrated navigator. With a memoir of his life and discoveries.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1823. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Spotomo, Giovanni Batista
Number of borrowings: 3
Genre: Lives
Memorials of Columbus; or, a Collection of Authentic Documents of that Celebrated Navigator
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1824/11/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Genre: Lives
Memorials of Columbus; or, a Collection of Authentic Documents of that Celebrated Navigator
Record ID 265097
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin 8, 7, 4, 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
John Auld
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Auld
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 265157
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Humboldt v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Barr
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Humboldt
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the years 1799-1804.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814-1829. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 13 borrowing records
Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799-1804
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Barr
Author: Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265430
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Popular Tales v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Campbell Black
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, Volume 3
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: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Archibald Campbell Black
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 265463
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Eustace's Classical Tour
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
James Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Chetwode Eustace (Male, born c.1762, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
Eustace's Classical Tour
Confidence level: Likely
John Chetwode Eustace (Male, born c.1762, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Italy, exhibiting a view of its scenery, its antiquities, and its monuments; particularly as they are objects of Classical interest and elucidation : with an account of the present state of its cities and towns ; and occasional observations on the recent spoliations of the French. By the Rev. John Chetwode Eustace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 14 borrowing records
John Chetwode Eustace (Male, born c.1762, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
Tour through Italy
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Borrowman
Author: John Chetwode Eustace (Male, born c.1762, died 1815), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265877
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lives of Admirals v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Caddell
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 1, 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: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Caddell
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265898
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George Todd Chiene
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Todd Chiene
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266084
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Discipline v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Archibald M Cockburn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Discipline
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Discipline: a novel. By the author of “Self-control” [i.e. Mary Brunton]. Third edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 133 times in 45 borrowing records
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Discipline: A Novel
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Archibald M Cockburn
Author: Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266081
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bewick's Quadrapeds
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Archibald M Cockburn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bewick's Quadrapeds
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A description of above three hundred animals, or, An interesting natural history of quadrapeds, birds, fishes, serpents, and insects : carefully abridged from Buffon, Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, &c. With upwards of three hundred elegant engravings on wood
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 16
Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Quadrapeds
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Archibald M Cockburn
Author: Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 266267
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George Cunningham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian Nights
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Arabian nights entertainments: consisting of one thousand and one stories told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the Execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a lady every day and have her cut off next Morning, to avenge himself for the disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. Containing A better account of the customs, Manners and religion of the Eastern Nations, viz. Tartars, Persians and Indians, than is to be met with in any author hitherto published. Translated into French from the Arabian Mss. by M. Galland of the Royal Academy; and now done into English from the last Paris edition. ...
Language: English . Published: Montrose. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T68153
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Cunningham
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266384
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George Dauglish
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 144 times in 80 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Dauglish
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 267596
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Life of Vassa
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Colin Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Life of Gustavus Vassa
Confidence level: Certain
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: N17046
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Colin Gibson
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 268082
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Irving
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
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
ESTC: T138602
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Irving
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268139
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Paul's Letters
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Alexander Keddie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 39
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Keddie
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268496
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Antiquary v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 260 times in 103 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268541
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Townsend's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Townsend's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787; with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country; and remarks in passing through a part of France. By Joseph Townsend, A. M. Rector of Pewsey, Wilts; and late of Clare-Hall, Cambridge. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 75 borrowing records
ESTC: T73275
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816), Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268538
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's India
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's India
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of India; and the progress of trade with that country prior to the discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 26
ESTC: T78952
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India
Record ID 268670
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Record ID 268739
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Moore's Campaign
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834)
Genre: History
Moore's Campaign
Confidence level: Certain
James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834)
Genre: History
A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, commanded by Sir John Moore; authenticated by official papers.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 41
James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834)
Genre: History
Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, Commanded by Sir John Moore
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834), Genre: History
Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, Commanded by Sir John Moore
Record ID 268907
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Blair's Lectures v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Marjoribanks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Marjoribanks
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269354
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Robert Oliphant
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 4, Volume 5
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: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Oliphant
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 4, Volume 5
Record ID 269438
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Comic Dramas
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
William Jeffrey Pattison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Dramas
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Dramas, in three acts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 26
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Dramas, in Three Acts
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Jeffrey Pattison
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Drama
Record ID 269840
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia ... By the author of Evelina [i.e. Frances Burney, afterwards d'Arblay] ... The ninth edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 61 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Daniel Robertson
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 270026
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lithgow Travels
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Lithgow's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Travels and voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for nineteen years. Containing An Account of the Religion, Government, Policy, Laws, Customs, Trade, &c. of the several countries through which the Author travelled: and a Description of Jerusalem, and many other remarkable places mentioned in Sacred and Profane History: Also A Narrative of the tortures he suffered in the Spanish Inquifition, and of his miraculous deliverance from those cruelties. By William Lithgow.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T113283
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Travels and Voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for Nineteen Years
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645), Genre: Travel
Travels and Voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for Nineteen Years
Record ID 270101
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fortunes of Nigel v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander William Shaw
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Fortunes of Nigel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Fortunes of Nigel. By the author of “Waverley,” etc. [Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 158 times in 56 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Fortunes of Nigel
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander William Shaw
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270539
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Cook
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
[Voyages]
Language: English .
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 33 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Stevenson
Author: James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270713
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels v. 1, 2, 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 144 times in 80 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 270776
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 271004
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Birds v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Todd
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 Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T139140
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Joseph Todd
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271040
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lives of the Admirals
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
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: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: James French
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Record ID 271082
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tatler
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
John McK Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The Tatler : with prefaces historical and biographical
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 18 borrowing records
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: John McK Walker
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals