An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Record ID 385965
Buffon vol. 3d
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Douglas Whyte
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/88368. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon (original title)
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .59 Buf..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with above 260 copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9 vols.
Translators: Smellie, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 372 times in 279 borrowing records
ESTC: T121678
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Douglas Whyte
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 385968
Spenser's F. Queen folio
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Thomas Inglis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie qveen : The shepheards calendar : together with the other works of England's arch-poët, Edm. Spenser: collected into one volume, and carefully corrected.
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queen: The shepheards calendar: together with the other works of England’s arch-poët, Edm. Spenser: collected into one volume, and carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1611. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: S123122
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Edmund Spenser
Borrowed: 1790/4/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Thomas Inglis
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 385971
D:r Robertson's Q. Mary vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Henry Grieve
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI [Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 407 times in 307 borrowing records
ESTC: T78970
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Henry Grieve
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 385974
Med: Pamphlets AAAW.h 18.
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Eight shillings.
William Bullen
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90878. Dissertation: De scrophula.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789. Other: MD (Edin) 1792. Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Tracts A.A.A.W.h.18
Historical Shelfmark: A.A.A.W.h.18.
Record ID 385977
Watson's Essay Vs 1-2-3-4-5
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
William Mure
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical essays [Watson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; I*.23.56-60.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical essays. By R. Watson, D. D. F. R. S. and Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781-1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T78143
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical Essays [Richard Watson]
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Mure
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical Essays [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 385980
D:r Ferguson's R. History vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Charles Anderson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84611. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1793. Other: Royal Army Medical Corps 1793; Fellow of College of Surgeons 1793.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the progress and termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; E.B. .9(3702) Fer..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 120 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Anderson
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 385983
Shakespeare's Plays vol. 5:th by Johnson
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.
Archibald Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama
Plays of William Shakespeare [Johnson; Steevens]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama
The plays of William Shakespeare. In ten volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Editors: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784; Steevens, George, 1736-1800.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 144 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: T138855
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama
Plays of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1790/5/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald Bell
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5