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Record ID 386268

Cavallo on Electricity

Borrowed: 1790/5/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Ten & sixpence. Funds deposited: 1788.


Borrower

Scott Campbell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Tiberius Cavallo (Male, born 1749, died 1809)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Cavallo on Electricity (original title)
Essay on the theory and practice of medical electricity [Cavallo] (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .615845 Cav..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Tiberius Cavallo (Male, born 1749, died 1809)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
An essay on the theory and practice of medical electricity.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6


Book Work

Tiberius Cavallo (Male, born 1749, died 1809)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essay on the Theory and Practice of Medical Electricity

Record ID 386271

D:r Robetson's America Vol. 2d

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

A. Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Dr. Robertson's America (original title)
History of America [Robertson] (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. F .9(7-8) Rob..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday).

Borrower: A. Cowan

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

History of America [William Robertson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 386274

Gil Blas Vs 3d - 4.th

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One pound.


Borrower

John Fyffe
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Alain René Le Sage (Male, born 1668, died 1747)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .84351.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Alain René Le Sage (Male, born 1668, died 1747)
Genre: Fiction
The adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Smollett, Tobias.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 19 borrowing records


Book Work

Alain René Le Sage (Male, born 1668, died 1747)
Genre: Fiction
History and Adventures of Gil Blas

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Fyffe

Author: Alain René Le Sage (Male, born 1668, died 1747), Genre: Fiction

History and Adventures of Gil Blas

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 386277

Principles of Equity folio

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

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


Book HoldingLibrary record

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Principles of equity
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections JY891 .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Principles of equity.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Principles of Equity

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday).

Borrower: James Ferguson

Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Law

Principles of Equity

Record ID 386280

Literary Essays vol. 2d

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

Charles Hunter
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/89328. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1789-1792. Other: Apprentice of Royal College of Surgeons 1790.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary : read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records


Book Work

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Record ID 386283

Smollet's Continuation Vol. 3d

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

John Bell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84714. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1785-1786. Other: Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons 1786.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Continuation of the complete history of England [Smollett]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections EE.10.12-16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Continuation of the complete history of England.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760-1765. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Bell

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

Continuation of the Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 386286

Johnson's Shakspeare Vol. 6th 7th

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: One Guinea.


Borrower

Archibald Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama
Plays of William Shakespeare [Johnson; Steevens]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7

Book Edition

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


Book Work

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama
Plays of William Shakespeare

Borrowed: 1790/5/27 (Thursday).

Borrower: Archibald Bell

Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama

Plays of William Shakespeare

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7