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Record ID 382932

Blair's Lectures vol. 2:d

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

James Keith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures (original title)
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. F .808 Bla..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres. By Hugh Blair, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 19 borrowing records


Book Work

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday).

Borrower: James Keith

Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 382935

Stuart's View 4:to

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Nine shillings.


Borrower

James Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
View of society in Europe, in its progress from rudeness to refinement [Stuart]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; EE*..1.19.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
A view of society in Europe, in its progress from rudeness to refinement; or, inquiries concerning the history of law, government, and manners.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 18


Book Work

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
View of Society in Europe

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday).

Borrower: James Smith

Author: Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786), Genre: History

View of Society in Europe

Record ID 382938

Reid's Act: Powers 4:to

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

William Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90943. Dissertation: De blennorhagia.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1787-1792. Other: MD (Edin) 1793.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Reid's Active Powers (original title)
Essays on the active powers of man [Reid] (standardised title)

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays on the active powers of man.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 46


Book Work

Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays on the Active Powers of Man

Record ID 382941

Philosoph: Transactions vol 66 for 1776

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.


Borrower

James Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions
Volumes borrowed: Volume 66

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records


Book Work

Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday).

Borrower: James Thomson

Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals

Philosophical Transactions

Volumes borrowed: Volume 66

Record ID 382944

Bruce's Ethics

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: five shillings.


Borrower

William Gibson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90825. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1786-1790. Other: MD (Edin) 1790 ; Royal Medical Society 1788.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Bruce (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of the science of ethics [Bruce]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .171 Bru..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Bruce (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of the science of ethics, on the principles of natural philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6


Book Work

John Bruce (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of the Science of Ethics, on the Principles of Natural Philosophy

Record ID 382947

Gardener on An: Economy

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One pound.


Borrower

William Kilgour
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/81697. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1788-1789.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

John Gardiner (Male, born 1675, died 1749)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the animal oeconomy [Gardiner]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Gardiner (Male, born 1675, died 1749)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the animal oeconomy, and on the causes and cure of diseases.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

John Gardiner (Male, born 1675, died 1749)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the Animal Oeconomy, and on the Causes and Cure of Diseases

Record ID 382950

Brydone's Tour 2 V:s

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

Edward Lothian
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour through Sicily and Malta [Brydone]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .91(458) Bry..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, ... from P. Brydone, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 154 times in 87 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford

Borrowed: 1790/2/16 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Edward Lothian

Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel

Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2