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SL137145, page 13

Record ID 260378

Buffon's Natural History v. 6

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

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 three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 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

Record ID 260381

Burn's Poems v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect. By Robert Burns.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 21


Book Work

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect [Robert Burns]

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Sprott

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

Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect [Robert Burns]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260384

The Farmer Boy

Borrowed: 1810/12/15 (Saturday).


Borrower

John Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Farmer's Boy

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
The farmer's boy ; a rural poem ... The third edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 15


Book Work

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Farmer’s Boy; A Rural Poem

Borrowed: 1810/12/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Sprott

Author: Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823), Genre: Poetry

Farmer’s Boy; A Rural Poem

Record ID 260387

History of the World v. 4

Borrowed: 1810/10/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: History
History of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Borrowed: 1810/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Stark

Genre: History

History of the World

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 260390

Hume's England v. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Borrowed: 1810/12/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1810/12/1 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Stark

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11

Record ID 260393

Mavor's Voyages v. 22

Borrowed: 1810/11/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Voyages
Shelfmark: 776.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

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 260396

Modern Voyages and Travels v. 2

Borrowed: 1810/12/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding


Modern Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative


A collection of modern and contemporary voyages and travels
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 68 borrowing records

Borrowed: 1810/12/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Smith

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 260399

Park's Travels

Borrowed: 1810/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

John Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records


Book Work

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797

Record ID 260402

Shakespeare v. 4

Borrowed: 1810/11. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1810/11.

Borrower: James Stark

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

Works of William Shakespeare

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 260405

Volney's Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1810/12/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Volney's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260408

Voyages and Travels v. 13

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Sprott

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 13

Record ID 260411

Voyages and Travels v. 19

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19

Borrowed: 1810/10/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Stark

Genre: Travel

Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 19