Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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SL137144, page 360

Record ID 252581

Borrowed: 1800/2/8 (Saturday).

Borrower: Colquohoun Grant

Author: Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798), Genre: Travel

Account of the European Settlements in America

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 252584

Borrowed: 1800/2/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Colquohoun Grant

Author: Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798), Genre: Travel

Account of the European Settlements in America

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 252587

Beattie's Poems

Borrowed: 1800/5.


Borrower

Colquohoun Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Beattie's Poems

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original poems and translations. By James Beattie, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London | | [i.e. Aberdeen?]. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5


Book Work

James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original Poems and Translations [James Beattie]

Borrowed: 1800/5.

Borrower: Colquohoun Grant

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

Original Poems and Translations [James Beattie]

Record ID 252590

Tour through Britain v. 1

Borrowed: 1800/5/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Colquohoun Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour thro Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
A tour through the whole island of Great Britain. Divided into circuits or journies. Containing I. A description of the principal cities and towns, ... Originally begun by the celebrated Daniel De Foe, continued by the late Mr. Richardson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vol.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 117 borrowing records


Book Work

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Borrowed: 1800/5/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Colquohoun Grant

Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761), Genre: Travel

Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 252593

Tour through Britain v. 2

Borrowed: 1800/6/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Colquohoun Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour thro Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
A tour through the whole island of Great Britain. Divided into circuits or journies. Containing I. A description of the principal cities and towns, ... Originally begun by the celebrated Daniel De Foe, continued by the late Mr. Richardson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vol.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 117 borrowing records


Book Work

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Borrowed: 1800/6/21 (Saturday).

Borrower: Colquohoun Grant

Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761), Genre: Travel

Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 252596

Townsend's Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1800/7/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Colquohoun Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Townsend's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1800/7/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Colquohoun Grant

Author: Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816), Genre: Travel

Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 252599

History of the Britons

Borrowed: 1800/7/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Colquohoun Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
History of the Britons
Format: 8vo.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
The genuine history of the Britons asserted. In a full and candid refutation of Mr. Macpherson’s Introduction to the history of Great-Britain and Ireland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
Genuine History of the Britons Asserted

Record ID 252602

Robertson's Scotland

Borrowed: 1806/3/15 (Saturday).


Borrower

George Forrest
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Scotland

Record ID 252605

Mavor v. 18

Borrowed: 1806/4/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

George Forrest
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records


Book Work

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]

Record ID 252608

History of Britons

Borrowed: 1802/3/6 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Monro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
History of Britons

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
The genuine history of the Britons asserted against Mr. Macpherson. The second edition, corrected. By the Rev. Mr. Whitaker, Author of the History of Manchester.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11


Book Work

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
Genuine History of the Britons Asserted

Borrowed: 1802/3/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Monro

Author: John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808), Genre: History

Genuine History of the Britons Asserted

Record ID 252611

Alfred Epic Poem

Borrowed: 1802/3/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Monro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred Epic Poem

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an epic poem, in twenty-four books. By Joseph Cottle.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7


Book Work

Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an Epic Poem

Borrowed: 1802/3/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Monro

Author: Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853), Genre: Poetry

Alfred, an Epic Poem

Record ID 252614

Addison's Works v. 1

Borrowed: 1802/5/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Monro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Addison's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; In Three Volumes. With some account of the life and writings of the author. By Mr. Tickell.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 21 borrowing records


Book Work

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose

Borrowed: 1802/5/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Monro

Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry

Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1