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Record ID 282161

Herodotus Gronovii folio

Borrowed: 1772/12/21 (Monday). Returned: 1773/1/21 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One Pound Sterl..


Borrower

Mr Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum libri IX [Gronovius]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.16.a .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Ἡροδοτου ἱστοριων λογοι θʹ. ... Herodoti ... historiarum libri IX.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1763. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19


Book Work

Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histories [Herodotus]

Borrowed: 1772/12/21 (Monday). Returned: 1773/1/21 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird

Author: Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428), Genre: History

Histories [Herodotus]

Record ID 282164

Fables de la Fontaine 12o

Borrowed: 1772/12/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/1/22 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shillings sterl.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Stevenson of Smithfield
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: d. 1788.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jean de La Fontaine (Male, born 1621, died 1695)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction
Fables choisies mises in vers [La Fontaine]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.6.21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Jean de La Fontaine (Male, born 1621, died 1695)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction
Fables choisies mises in [sic] vers par M. de la Fontaine. Et par lui revues, corrigées, et augmentées de nouveau.
Language: French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Jean de La Fontaine (Male, born 1621, died 1695)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction
Fables Choisies [Jean de la Fontaine]

Borrowed: 1772/12/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/1/22 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Stevenson of Smithfield

Author: Jean de La Fontaine (Male, born 1621, died 1695), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction

Fables Choisies [Jean de la Fontaine]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2