Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

List of libraries

advocates
287

F.R.262a/16, page 13

Record ID 202637

Gibbons decline of the Roman Empire vol. 1.2.3

Borrowed: 1789/11/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/12/28 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr John Gordon younger of Cairnfield
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1789. Life dates: 1767-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.68.e.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1789/11/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/12/28 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Gordon younger of Cairnfield

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 202640

Rabelais Oeuvers 5 vol 12o

Borrowed: 1789/11/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/12/28 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1757-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Francis Rabelais
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Au.5.39-42.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Francis Rabelais. Translated from the French, and illustrated with explanatory notes, by M. le du Chat, and others.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Editors: Du Chat
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of François Rabelais

Borrowed: 1789/11/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/12/28 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin

Author: François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553), Genre: Belles Lettres

Works of François Rabelais

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4