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Record ID 393354

Cœlebs

Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Cœlebs in Search of a Wife
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Cœlebs in Search of a Wife
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 11 borrowing records


Book Work

Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Coelebs in Search of a Wife

Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame

Author: Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833), Genre: Fiction

Coelebs in Search of a Wife

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 393357

Fugitive Pieces

Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/6/25 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Baikie
Gender: Male. Address: Tankerness.


Book Holding

William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Fugitive Pieces
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh fugitive pieces : with letters containing a comparative view of the modes of living, arts, commerce, literature, manners, &c. of Edinburgh, at different periods
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9


Book Work

William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces

Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/6/25 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Baikie

Author: William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres

Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393360

Monmouth

Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Traill
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Anna Maria Mackenzie (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Monmouth, A Tale [Anna Maria Johnston]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Anna Maria Mackenzie (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Monmouth; a tale founded on historic facts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Anna Maria Mackenzie (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Monmouth; A Tale Founded on Historic Facts

Borrowed: 1817/5/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Traill

Author: Anna Maria Mackenzie (Female), Genre: Fiction

Monmouth; A Tale Founded on Historic Facts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 393363

Bruce's Travels

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John F. Urquhart Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Elsness.


Book Holding

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 144 times in 80 borrowing records


Book Work

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John F. Urquhart Esquire

Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393366

British Admirals

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 39 borrowing records


Book Work

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mrs Omond

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393369

Gibbon's Empire

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr A. Willison
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 11

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon, 1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 25 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr A. Willison

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 11

Record ID 393372

Beatties Minstrel

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Archibald Petrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
The minstrel: or, The progress of genius [Beattie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
The minstrel: or, The progress of genius
Language: English . Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Archibald Petrie

Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Poetry

Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393375

Old English Baron

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10


Book Work

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn

Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction

Old English Baron: A Gothic Story

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393384

Ludlow's Memoirs

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/23 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr John F. Urquhart Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Elsness.


Book Holding

Edmund Ludlow (Male, born c.1617, died 1692)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edmund Ludlow (Male, born c.1617, died 1692)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq; Lieutenant General of the Horse, Commander in Chief of the Forces in Ireland, One of the Council of State, and a Member of the Parliament which began on November 3, 1640. In Two Volumes.
Language: English . Published: Vevey. Date of publication: 1698. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Edmund Ludlow (Male, born c.1617, died 1692)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/23 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr John F. Urquhart Esquire

Author: Edmund Ludlow (Male, born c.1617, died 1692), Genre: Lives

Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 393393

Herbert's Life

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/8/23 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John F. Urquhart Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Elsness.


Book Holding

Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life and reign of King Henry the Eighth. Written by the right honourable Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life and reign of King Henry the Eighth. Written by the right honourable Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1672. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life and reign of King Henry the Eighth

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/8/23 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John F. Urquhart Esquire

Author: Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648), Genre: Lives

The life and reign of King Henry the Eighth

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393399

Boswell's Life

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr John Mitchell
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records


Book Work

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]

Borrowed: 1817/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr John Mitchell

Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives

Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 393402

Clan Albin

Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Simpson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Clan-Albin: a national tale [Johnstone]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Clan-Albin: a national tale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 102 times in 33 borrowing records


Book Work

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Clan-Albin: A National Tale

Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Simpson

Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857), Genre: Fiction

Clan-Albin: A National Tale

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 393405

British Theatre

Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mrs Thuring
Gender: Female.


Book Holding

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 29

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 156 times in 92 borrowing records


Book Work

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal

Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mrs Thuring

Author: Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Drama

British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal

Volumes borrowed: Volume 29

Record ID 393408

Castle of Otranto

Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto; a Gothic Story
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1811.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto

Borrowed: 1817/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mrs Omond

Author: Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797), Genre: Fiction

The Castle of Otranto

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393411

Gisborne's Duties

Borrowed: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/7/9 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr David Spence
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain. By Thomas Gisborne.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain. By Thomas Gisborne.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of Society in Great Britain

Borrowed: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/7/9 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr David Spence

Author: Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Enquiry into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of Society in Great Britain

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 393414

William's Narrative

Borrowed: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
William's Narrative
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
Captain Williams's narrative; in which is contained particulars relative to the execution of Mustapha Cawn
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 14 borrowing records


Book Work

Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
Captain Williams's Narrative

Borrowed: 1817/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mrs Omond

Author: Captain D. Williams (), Genre: Lives

Captain Williams's Narrative

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393423

Gray's Plates

Borrowed: 1817/1/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/28 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Traill
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gray Agricultural Plates
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393426

Antiquary

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John Rae Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Clestran.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary. By the author of “Waverley” and “Guy Mannering” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 260 times in 103 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary

Borrowed: 1817/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/31 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Rae Esquire

Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction

Antiquary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3