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Book Holding ID 69169

Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (10 borrowings), Volume 2] (11 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Likely

Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's letters. Written to his select friends in England, during his voyages and travels in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, from the year 1754 to 1759
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records


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Edward Thompson (Male, born c.1738, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Sailor's Letters

Book Holding ID 69900

Genre: Law
Scotland Reform Act
Number of borrowings: 1

Book Holding ID 68946

Genre: Periodicals
Scots/Scotch Magazine
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 21 times in 16 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume February 1819] (1 borrowing), Volume September 1819] (1 borrowing), Volume October 1819] (2 borrowings), Volume November 1819] (2 borrowings), Volume December 1819] (2 borrowings), Volume May 1820] (1 borrowing), Volume September 1820] (1 borrowing), Volume January 1819] (1 borrowing), Volume June 1821] (1 borrowing), Volume 1] (2 borrowings), Volume 2] (1 borrowing), Volume 3] (1 borrowing), Volume 5] (1 borrowing), Volume 9] (1 borrowing), Volume 10] (2 borrowings), Volume 13] (1 borrowing)

Book Holding ID 69296

Genre: Theology
Scottish Magazine
Number of borrowings: 1
Volumes: Volume June 1821] (1 borrowing)

Book Holding ID 33155

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Select works of Henry Fielding
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 121 times in 66 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (22 borrowings), Volume 2] (27 borrowings), Volume 3] (22 borrowings), Volume 4] (27 borrowings), Volume 5] (23 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Very likely

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Select works of Henry Fielding
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 66 borrowing records


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Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Select works of Henry Fielding

Book Holding ID 68323
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Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self Control. A novel.
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 185 times in 67 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (3 borrowings), Volume 1] (61 borrowings), Volume 2] (61 borrowings), Volume 3] (60 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Speculative

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self Control. A novel.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 177 times in 67 borrowing records


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Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self Control

Book Holding ID 30885

William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons on Several Subjects. [Paley]
Number of borrowings: 11
Volumes: Volume 1] (11 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons on Several Subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11


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William Paley (Male, born 1743, died 1805)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons of William Paley

Book Holding ID 69009

James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to young women, by James Fordyce
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 8 times in 3 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (4 borrowings), Volume 2] (4 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Likely

James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to young women, by James Fordyce
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records


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James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to Young Women [James Fordyce]

Book Holding ID 30732

Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons translated from the original French. Translated by R. Robinson. [Saurin]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 26 times in 15 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (7 borrowings), Volume 2] (5 borrowings), Volume 3] (6 borrowings), Volume 4] (2 borrowings), Volume 5] (1 borrowing), Volume 6] (3 borrowings), Volume 7] (2 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons translated from the original French
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800-1806. Format: 8vo.
Translators: R. Robinson
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 15 borrowing records


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Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [Jacques Saurin]

Book Holding ID 30843

George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr.
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (3 borrowings), Volume 2] (4 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Speculative

George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr. (T99080)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records


Book Work

George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [George Carr]

Book Holding ID 69447

Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sheriff's Agricultural Report of Orkney and Shetland
Number of borrowings: 4
Volumes: Volume 1] (4 borrowings)

Book Holding ID 69329

John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Fiction
Sir Andrew Wylie, of that ilk
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 119 times in 42 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (3 borrowings), Volume 1] (39 borrowings), Volume 2] (39 borrowings), Volume 3] (38 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Fiction
Sir Andrew Wylie, of That ilk.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 50 borrowing records


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John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Fiction
Sir Andrew Wylie, of that Ilk

Book Holding ID 68745

Eaton Stannard Barrett (Female, born 1786, died 1820)
Genre: Fiction
Six weeks at Long's
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 141 times in 47 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (47 borrowings), Volume 2] (47 borrowings), Volume 3] (47 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Likely

Eaton Stannard Barrett (Female, born 1786, died 1820)
Genre: Fiction
Six weeks at Long's.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 148 times in 50 borrowing records


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Eaton Stannard Barrett (Female, born 1786, died 1820)
Genre: Fiction
Six Weeks at Long's

Book Holding ID 68554

Beatrice Grant (Female)
Genre: Education
Sketches of intellectual education, and hints on domestic economy, addressed to inexperienced mothers [Grant]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (1 borrowing), Volume 1] (7 borrowings), Volume 2] (7 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Beatrice Grant (Female)
Genre: Education
Sketches of intellectual education, and hints on domestic economy, addressed to inexperienced mothers
Language: English . Published: Inverness. Date of publication: 1812. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records


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Beatrice Grant (Female)
Genre: Education
Sketches of intellectual education, and hints on domestic economy, addressed to inexperienced mothers

Book Holding ID 69344

Major General David Stewart (Male, born 1772, died 1829)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the character, manners, and present state of the Highlanders of Scotland [Stewart]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 49 times in 39 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (27 borrowings), Volume 2] (22 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Very likely

Major General David Stewart (Male, born 1772, died 1829)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the character, manners, and present state of the Highlanders of Scotland: with details of the Military Service of the Highland Regiments.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 69 times in 50 borrowing records


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Major General David Stewart (Male, born 1772, died 1829)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland

Book Holding ID 68928

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man [Kames]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 43 times in 25 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (1 borrowing), Volume 1] (14 borrowings), Volume 2] (15 borrowings), Volume 3] (13 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Likely

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of history of man. In four volumes. By Henry Home, Lord Kaims, author of elements of criticism
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 25 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

Book Holding ID 69951

Solemn League, Rousay
Number of borrowings: 3
Volumes: Volume 1] (3 borrowings)

Book Holding ID 68997

Genre: Poetry
Specimens of the British poets : with biographical and critical notices, and an essay on English poetry [Campbell]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 4] (2 borrowings), Volume 5] (2 borrowings), Volume 6] (2 borrowings), Volume 7] (2 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: Poetry
Specimens of the British poets : with biographical and critical notices, and an essay on English poetry
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1819. Pagination: 7 vols.
Editors: Thomas Campbell, 1777-1844
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Specimens of the British Poets

Book Holding ID 68407

William Godwin (Male, born 1756, died 1836)
Genre: Fiction
St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 48 times in 14 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (12 borrowings), Volume 2] (12 borrowings), Volume 3] (12 borrowings), Volume 4] (12 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

William Godwin (Male, born 1756, died 1836)
Genre: Fiction
St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 14 borrowing records


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William Godwin (Male, born 1756, died 1836)
Genre: Fiction
St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century

Book Holding ID 69444

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
St. Ronan's Well. By the author of “Waverley,” etc. [i.e. Sir Walter Scott.]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 91 times in 31 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (5 borrowings), Volume 1] (28 borrowings), Volume 2] (29 borrowings), Volume 3] (29 borrowings)

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
St. Ronan's Well. By the author of “Waverley,” etc. [i.e. Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1824. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 158 times in 58 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
St Ronan's Well

Book Holding ID 69597

Subaltern
Number of borrowings: 1
Volumes: Volume 13] (1 borrowing)

Book Holding ID 68880

Emanuel Swedenborg (Male, born 1688, died 1772)
Genre: Theology
Swedenborg's Works
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (2 borrowings), Volume 2] (1 borrowing), Volume 3] (1 borrowing)

Book Holding ID 69437

Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, or, A journal of a tour and residence in that country, in the years 1817, 1818, and 1819 [Simond]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 25 times in 14 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (12 borrowings), Volume 2] (13 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Very likely

Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, or, A journal of a tour and residence in that country, in the years 1817, 1818, and 1819
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1823. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 14 borrowing records


Book Work

Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland

Book Holding ID 69738

Henry David Inglis (Male, born 1795, died 1835)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, the south of France, and the Pyrenees in M. DCCC. XXX [Conway]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 48 times in 31 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (26 borrowings), Volume 2] (22 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Henry David Inglis (Male, born 1795, died 1835)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, the south of France, and the Pyrenees in M. DCCC. XXX
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1831. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 31 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry David Inglis (Male, born 1795, died 1835)
Genre: Travel
Switzerland, the South of France, and the Pyrenees in M. DCCC. XXX