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F.R.262a/11, page 5

Record ID 447606

Gibbons decline of the Roman Empire Vol. 1 & 2 in 4

Borrowed: 1782/8/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/9/7 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two Guineas.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


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

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 61 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1782/8/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/9/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

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

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 447609

Smollets history of England Vol 4th 4to

Borrowed: 1782/8/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/9/7 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Guinea.


Borrower

Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete history of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Caesar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748 [Smollett]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.9.b.3-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
A complete history of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Cæsar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757-1758. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 10 borrowing records


Book Work

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]

Borrowed: 1782/8/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1782/9/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Pringle

Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History

Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4