Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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SL137145, page 156

Record ID 263951

Boswell's Tour

Borrowed: 1812.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour

Borrowed: 1812.

Borrower: John Grant Minor

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

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

Record ID 263954

Boswell's Tour v. 2

Borrowed: 1812. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1812.

Borrower: John Grant Minor

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

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 263957

Buffon

Borrowed: 1812.


Borrower

James Greig
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

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 263960

Criminal Trial

Borrowed: 1812.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Criminal Trial

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, : from A.D. 1536, to 1784.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland

Record ID 263963

Cririe's Scottish & Irish Scenery

Borrowed: 1812/4/11 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Cririe's Scottish & Irish Scenery

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish scenery : or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22


Book Work

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse

Record ID 263966

Edward's West Indies v. 1

Borrowed: 1812/4/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Bryan Edwards (Male, born 1743, died 1800)
Genre: History
Edward's West Indies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Bryan Edwards (Male, born 1743, died 1800)
Genre: History
The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 10 borrowing records


Book Work

Bryan Edwards (Male, born 1743, died 1800)
Genre: History
History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies

Borrowed: 1812/4/11 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Grant Major

Author: Bryan Edwards (Male, born 1743, died 1800), Genre: History

History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 263969

Henry's Britain v. 6

Borrowed: 1812. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History of Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 362 times in 250 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]

Borrowed: 1812.

Borrower: James Greig

Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History

History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Record ID 263972

History of Scotland v. 1

Borrowed: 1812. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: History
History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1812.

Borrower: James Greig

Genre: History

History of Scotland

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 263975

Modern Voyages and Travels v. 5

Borrowed: 1812. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding


Modern Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

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: 1812.

Borrower: John Grant Minor

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 263978

Rollin's Ancient History v. 2

Borrowed: 1812/4/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 263981

Thomson v. 2

Borrowed: 1812/4/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Thomson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Thomson. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 119 times in 94 borrowing records


Book Work

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson

Borrowed: 1812/4/11 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Gentle

Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry

Works of James Thomson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 263984

Wilson's Voyages

Borrowed: 1812.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Voyages

Borrowed: 1812.

Borrower: John Grant Minor

Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel

Account of the Pelew Islands