Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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SL137146, page 20

Record ID 265343

Hall's Travels

Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Colonel Francis Hall (Male)
Genre: Travel
Hall's Travels

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Colonel Francis Hall (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in France, in 1818.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19


Book Work

Colonel Francis Hall (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in France, in 1818

Record ID 265346

Aiken's Letters v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Aikin (Male, born 1747, died 1822)
Aiken's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

John Aikin (Male, born 1747, died 1822)
Letters from a father to his son, on various topics relative to literature and the conduct of life
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 12 borrowing records

Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Birnie

Author: John Aikin (Male, born 1747, died 1822)

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 265349

Arnot's Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143


Book Work

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Birnie

Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History

History of Edinburgh

Record ID 265352

Will and Jean

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Will and Jean

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
The waes o’ war: or, The upshot o’ the history O’ Will and Jean. In four parts.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Waes o’ war: or, The Upshot O’ the History O’ Will and Jean

Record ID 265355

[unclear] Travels v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

[unclear] Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Birnie

[unclear] Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 265358

Mavor's Voyages v. 2

Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Birnie
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 2

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 265361

House of Douglas

Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

David Hume of Godscroft (Male, born c.1560, died 1630)
Genre: History
House of Douglas

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume of Godscroft (Male, born c.1560, died 1630)
Genre: History
The history of the house and race of Douglas and Angus.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume of Godscroft (Male, born c.1560, died 1630)
Genre: History
History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus

Record ID 265364

Life of Pitt v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
Life of Pitt
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
A History of the political life of W. Pitt; including some account of the times in which he lived.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 21 borrowing records


Book Work

John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
History of the Political Life of William Pitt

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Birnie

Author: John Richard Green (Male), Genre: Lives

History of the Political Life of William Pitt

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1