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Record ID 395346

Gibbon's Empire 5th-7th

Borrowed: 1817/7/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


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 5, Volume 6, Volume 7

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 171 times in 112 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1817/7/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner

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

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7

Record ID 395349

Tales of My Landlord 2-4th

Borrowed: 1817/7/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 564 times in 256 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]

Borrowed: 1817/7/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire

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

Tales of my Landlord [First Series]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 395352

Gibbon's Empire 12thVol

Borrowed: 1817/9/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Birsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


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 12

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 171 times in 112 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1817/9/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson

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

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 12

Record ID 395355

Reid on the Mind 1Vol

Borrowed: 1817/9/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/22 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen


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 [Reid]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: 13


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1817/9/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/22 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan

Author: Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 395358

Antiquary 3 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/25 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John Spence
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (original): Agent.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Factor/Agent.


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 496 times in 186 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Spence

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

Antiquary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 395361

Rhoda 2&3d

Borrowed: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/25 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr George Turnbull
Gender: Male. Address: Westray.
Occupation (original): Land surveyor.


Book Holding

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: a novel. [Frances Jacson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: a novel. [Frances Jacson, 1816]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 77 borrowing records


Book Work

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: A Novel

Borrowed: 1817/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr George Turnbull

Author: Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842), Genre: Fiction

Rhoda: A Novel

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 395364

MacCrie's Knox 2 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/9/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).


Borrower

Lieutenant Skelton
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Thomas McCrie (Male, born 1772, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
The Life of John Knox [McCrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Thomas McCrie (Male, born 1772, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
The life of John Knox ... Third edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 70 times in 37 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas McCrie (Male, born 1772, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
Life of John Knox

Borrowed: 1817/9/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).

Borrower: Lieutenant Skelton

Author: Thomas McCrie (Male, born 1772, died 1835), Genre: Lives

Life of John Knox

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 395367

Waverly 3 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/3 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley [Scott]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since [1814]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 382 times in 136 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/9/3 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner

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

Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 395370

Guy Mannering 3 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/9 (Thursday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Evie.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering [Scott]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer. By the author of “Waverley” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott].
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 475 times in 178 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/9 (Thursday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Duguid

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

Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 395373

British Essayists Vol7th

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists (1807-8)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 276 times in 129 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Belles Lettres
British Essayists

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire

Genre: Belles Lettres

British Essayists

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 395376

British Theatre 1 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.


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 1

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 661 times in 358 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: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire

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 1

Record ID 395379

Brown on rur. affairs 2 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Watt
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Brown (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise on Rural Affairs; being the substance of the article Agriculture, originally published in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia. [Brown]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Brown (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise on Rural Affairs; being the substance of the article Agriculture, originally published in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 22 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Brown (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise on Rural Affairs; Being the Substance of the Article Agriculture, Originally Published in the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia

Record ID 395382

British Theatre 30&31s

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Watt
Gender: Male.


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 30, Volume 31

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 661 times in 358 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: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Watt

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 30, Volume 31

Record ID 395385

Statistical Magazine No 1st

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Periodicals
The literary and Statistical magazine for Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1820. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 78 times in 55 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland

Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Dr Gillies

Genre: Periodicals

Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 395388

Burn's Works 1stVol

Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.


Book Holding

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 72 times in 32 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns

Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain

Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Genre: Poetry

The works of Robert Burns

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 395391

William's Narrative 1 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Pringle
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.


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 26 times in 25 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Pringle

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

Captain Williams's Narrative

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1