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Library

Orkney Library 3113
Wigtown Subscription Library 1694
Chambers' Circulating Library 616
Selkirk Library 407
Leighton Library 185
Advocates Library 124
Edinburgh University Library 40
Craigston Castle Library 9
Glasgow University Library 5
Royal High School of Edinburgh 3
St Andrews University Library 3
Innerpeffray Library 2

Borrower title

Mr 1916
Reverend Mr 1093
Dr 407
Mrs 380
Captain 372
Miss 198
Reverend 151
Major 56
Lieutenant 50
Lady 27
Sir 18
Colonel 11
Reverend Dr 10
Brigadier General 3
Corporal 3
Mrs General 2
Professor 2
Sous Lieutenant 2
Sous-Lieutenant 2
General 1
Midshipman 1

Borrower gender

Male 5558
Female 607
Unknown 31
Unclear 6

Borrower occupation

Minister/Priest 1124
Religion and Clergy 1124
Law 952
Church of Scotland 785
Independent Means 769
Writer/Procurator 733
Military 466
Gentleman 402
Medicine and Health 373
Landowner/Landlord/Laird 367
Politics/Office Holders 332
Navy 272
Physician 211
Presbyterian Seceder 186
Arts and Letters 156
Surgeon 156
Unknown denomination 153
Customs Collector 142
Education 139
Advocate 137
Miscellaneous 133
Wife/Spouse 133
Commerce, Trade, and Finance 126
Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing 123
Agricultural 116
Army 99
Author 98
Clerks 92
Prisoner of War 89
Sheriff 84
Mercer/Draper/Weaver 68
Merchants/Traders 67
Mariner 65
Ships Owner 65
Farmer 62
School Master/Dominie 62
Poet 60
Tenant 57
Tanner/Currier 51
Librarian 49
Booksellers 47
Land Manager/Factor 47
Print and Book Trade 47
Lord Provost/Provost 46
University Student 45
Bookbinder 39
Tax Collector 35
Service Provision and Hospitality 34
Factor/Agent 25
Grocer 23
University Professor 22
Banker 21
Notaries/Clerks 17
Accountant 16
Advocate Depute 12
Barrister 12
Officer 11
Distiller 10
MP (Britain) 9
Baillie 8
Clerk of Session 8
Publishers 8
Surveyor 8
Teacher 8
Writer to the Signet (WS) 8
Attorneys/Lawyers/Solicitors 7
Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice 7
Druggist/Chemist/Apothecary 6
Dean of Faculty 3
Judge 3
Messenger-at-arms 3
School Child 3
Lord Advocate 2
Musician 2
Solicitor-General 2
Watchmaker 2
Brewer 1
Chaplain 1
Construction 1
Engineer 1
Insurance 1
Lord President 1
Non-Presbyterian Dissenter 1
Retailer/Shopkeeper 1
Tailoring/Clothing/Apparel 1

Author

Josiah Conder 106
Sir Walter Scott 101
James Fenimore Cooper 100
Captain Basil Hall 74
Mary Russell Mitford 40
Robert Chambers 38
William Wallace 37
John Lander 36
Richard Lemon Lander 36
William Francis Patrick Napier 32
Washington Irving 31
John MacGregor 24
James Justinian Morier 22
Rt. Hon. Sir. James Mackintosh 16
John Ramsay McCulloch 14
Charles Samuel Stewart 12
George Robert Gleig 10
Alaric Alexander Watts 9
Patrick Fraser Tytler 5
Pierre Louis Ginguené 5
Robert Southey 5
Euripides 2
Eusebius Bishop of Caesarea 2
Robert Surtees 2
Thomas Rymer 2
Académie Royale des sciences (Paris) Académie des sciences (Paris) 1
Accademia Della Scienze Di Siena Detta De'Fisiocritica 1
Alexander Beattie 1
Barthold Georg Niebuhr 1
Gustav Engelmann 1
Hilaire Léon Sazerac 1
Horticultural Society of London 1
James Cowles Prichard 1
John Marshall 1
John Nichols 1
Jonah Barrington 1
Medical and Chirurgical Society of London 1
Royal Irish Academy 1
William Vincent 1

ESTC

T213203 493
P6583 7
P1957 4
P2463 3
T145775 3
T149936 3
P3191 2
T154239 1
P1967 1
P2025 1
T162631 1

Book language

English 6183
French 10
Latin 6
Italian 2

Book place of publication

Edinburgh 3785
London 2382
Glasgow 38
London? 16
Paris 10
Leipzig 4
Calcutta 3
Cambridge 1
Dublin 1
Siena 1
Verona 1

Book format

8vo 4561
12mo 324
folio 49
4to 42
18mo 23

Genre

Periodicals 5231
Travel 361
Fiction 303
Reference Works 125
History 119
Lives 108
Natural Philosophy 69
Belles Lettres 29
Law 12
Poetry 10
Drama 2
Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge 2
Theology 2
Mathematics 1
Medicine 1
Sermons 1

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