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Record ID 193875

Kaimes Skeches 2 Vo

Borrowed: 1818/8/23 (Sunday).


Borrower

John Hay
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of Man.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 108 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man

Borrowed: 1818/8/23 (Sunday).

Borrower: John Hay

Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Sketches of the History of Man

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 193878

Shaw's Travels

Borrowed: 1818/8/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend John King
Gender: Male. Address: Auchterarder.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.


Book Holding

Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1738. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 26


Book Work

Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant

Record ID 193881

Record ID 193884

Hume's Essays 4th Vol.

Borrowed: 1818/8/31 (Monday).


Borrower

James Gillfillan
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises: on several subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 50 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

Borrowed: 1818/8/31 (Monday).

Borrower: James Gillfillan

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 193893

Goldsmith's R. H. 2 Vols

Borrowed: 1818/9/12 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Graham
Gender: Male. Address: Crieff.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western Empire

Record ID 193896

Gerard on Genius

Borrowed: 1818/9/12 (Saturday).


Borrower

Daniel Baxter
Gender: Male. Address: Crieff.


Book Holding

Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An essay on genius.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on Genius. By Alexander Gerard, D.D. Professor of Divinity in King's College, Aberdeen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 44


Book Work

Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on Genius

Borrowed: 1818/9/12 (Saturday).

Borrower: Daniel Baxter

Author: Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essay on Genius

Record ID 193899

Wards Mathematics

Borrowed: 1818/9/13 (Sunday).


Borrower

James Thomson
Gender: Male. Address: Crieff.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.


Book Holding

John Ward (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
The young mathematician’s guide

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Ward (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
The young mathematician’s guide: being a plain and easy introduction to the mathematicks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

John Ward (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Young Mathematician’s Guide

Record ID 193902

Johnson's Lives

Borrowed: 1818/9/18 (Friday).


Borrower

James Sharp
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the English poets; and a criticism on their works.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the English poets; and a criticism on their works.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets

Borrowed: 1818/9/18 (Friday).

Borrower: James Sharp

Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives

Lives of the English Poets

Record ID 193905

Chesterfield Letters

Borrowed: 1818/9/18 (Friday).


Borrower

James Hay
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Matthew Maty (Male, born 1718, died 1776), Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773)
Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous works of the late Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Record ID 193908

Locke's Work. Vol. 1

Borrowed: 1818/9/22 (Tuesday).


Borrower

John Bryce
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of John Locke, Esq; in three volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of John Locke, Esq; In Three Volumes. The contents of which follow in the next Leaf. With Alphabetical Tables.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 108 times in 104 borrowing records


Book Work

John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of John Locke

Borrowed: 1818/9/22 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Bryce

Author: John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Works of John Locke

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 193911

Erskines Inst

Borrowed: 1818/10/3 (Saturday).


Borrower

Peter Nelson
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

John Erskine (Male, born 1695, died 1768)
Genre: Law
An institute of the law of Scotland.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Erskine (Male, born 1695, died 1768)
Genre: Law
An institute of the law of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 52 borrowing records


Book Work

John Erskine (Male, born 1695, died 1768)
Genre: Law
Institute of the Law of Scotland

Borrowed: 1818/10/3 (Saturday).

Borrower: Peter Nelson

Author: John Erskine (Male, born 1695, died 1768), Genre: Law

Institute of the Law of Scotland

Record ID 193914

Stewart's Q: Mary

Borrowed: 1818/10/5 (Monday).


Borrower

James Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.


Book Holding

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the establishment of the Reformation, till the death of Queen Mary.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the establishment of the Reformation, till the death of Queen Mary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, from the Establishment of the Reformation, till the Death of Queen Mary

Record ID 193920

Hum: Essays

Borrowed: 1818/10/9 (Friday).


Borrower

James Shiels
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises: on several subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 50 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

Record ID 193923

Wards Mathematics

Borrowed: 1818/10/10 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Sharp
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

John Ward (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
The young mathematician’s guide

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Ward (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
The young mathematician’s guide: being a plain and easy introduction to the mathematicks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

John Ward (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Young Mathematician’s Guide

Record ID 193926

Kaimes Sketches vol 1

Borrowed: 1818/10/10 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Sharp
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of Man.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 108 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man

Borrowed: 1818/10/10 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Sharp

Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Sketches of the History of Man

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 193929

Hume's Essays

Borrowed: 1818/10/13 (Tuesday).


Borrower

John Caw
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Dyer.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises: on several subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 50 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

Record ID 193932

Reids Inq. Into the Human Mind

Borrowed: 1818/10/16 (Friday).


Borrower

Peter McLaurin
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An inquiry into the human mind, on the principles of common sense.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An inquiry into the human mind, on the principles of common sense.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 178


Book Work

Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense

Record ID 193935

Johnsons Shakespeare 1 Vol

Borrowed: 1818/10/16 (Friday).


Borrower

Peter Black
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama
The plays of William Shakespeare, in eight volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Sam. Johnson..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama
The plays of William Shakespeare, in eight volumes, with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Sam. Johnson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Johnson, Samuel
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 91 times in 67 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1818/10/16 (Friday).

Borrower: Peter Black

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

Plays of William Shakespeare

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 193938

Bayles' Linguist

Borrowed: 1818/10/16 (Friday).


Borrower

James Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.


Book Holding

Amselm Bayly (Male, died 1794)
Genre: Education
An introduction to languages, literary and philosophical; especially to the English, Latin, Greek and Hebrew.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Amselm Bayly (Male, died 1794)
Genre: Education
An introduction to languages, literary and philosophical; especially to the English, Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Amselm Bayly (Male, died 1794)
Genre: Education
Introduction to Languages, Literary and Philosophical

Record ID 193941

A Coll.n of Voyages & Travels Vol. 1

Borrowed: 1818/10/20 (Tuesday).


Borrower

William Phillips Jr
Gender: Male. Address: Crieff.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: folio.
Editors: Compiled by Awnsham Churchill and John Churchill.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 163 times in 144 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels

Borrowed: 1818/10/20 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Phillips Jr

Genre: Travel

Collection of Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 193944

Ditto Vol. 2

Borrowed: 1818/10/20 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Peter Richardson
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: folio.
Editors: Compiled by Awnsham Churchill and John Churchill.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 163 times in 144 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels

Borrowed: 1818/10/20 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Peter Richardson

Genre: Travel

Collection of Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 193953

Vol: 2 Modern Europe

Borrowed: 1818/10/27 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Pat McFarlane
Gender: Unclear.


Book Holding

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe. With an account of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society, from the fifth to the eighteenth century. In a series of letters from a nobleman to his son.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 51 borrowing records


Book Work

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe

Borrowed: 1818/10/27 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Pat McFarlane

Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History

History of Modern Europe

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 193956

Nordon's Travels

Borrowed: 1818/10/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Graham
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 13


Book Work

Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia

Borrowed: 1818/10/31 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Graham

Author: Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742), Genre: Travel

Travels in Egypt and Nubia

Record ID 193959

Robsons Res.ce in Hudsons Bay

Borrowed: 1818/10/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Knight
Gender: Male. Address: Crieff.


Book Holding

Joseph Robson (Male)
Genre: Travel
An account of six years residence in Hudson's-Bay, : from 1733 to 1736, and 1744 to 1747.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Joseph Robson (Male)
Genre: Travel
An account of six years residence in Hudson's-Bay, from 1733 to 1736, and 1744 to 1747.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Joseph Robson (Male)
Genre: Travel
Account of Six Years Residence in Hudson's-Bay

Record ID 193962

Demonsthenis Orations

Borrowed: 1818/11/2 (Monday).


Borrower

James Young
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Several orations of Demosthenes, exciting the Athenians to oppose the exorbitant power of Philip King of Macedon

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Several orations of Demosthenes, exciting the Athenians to oppose the exorbitant power of Philip King of Macedon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 6


Book Work

Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Orations of Demosthenes

Record ID 193965

Goldsmith's R. H. Vol 1

Borrowed: 1818/11/14 (Saturday).


Borrower

William Phillips Jr
Gender: Male. Address: Crieff.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western Empire

Record ID 193968

Anson Voyages

Borrowed: 1818/11/16 (Monday).


Borrower

Peter Richardson
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson, Esq

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, : in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson, Esq
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 33


Book Work

George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV

Record ID 193971

Couper's Sermons

Borrowed: 1818/11/16 (Monday).


Borrower

John Caw
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Dyer.


Book Holding

Spencer Cowper (Male, born 1713, died 1774)
Genre: Sermons
Eight discourses, preached on or near the great festivals, in the Cathedral Church of Durham.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Spencer Cowper (Male, born 1713, died 1774)
Genre: Sermons
Eight discourses, preached on or near the great festivals, in the Cathedral Church of Durham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Spencer Cowper (Male, born 1713, died 1774)
Genre: Sermons
Eight Discourses, Preached on or Near the Great Festivals, in the Cathedral Church of Durham

Record ID 193974

Buffons Natural History

Borrowed: 1818/11/18 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Peter Richardson
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon