Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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SL137146, page 89

Record ID 267185

Guy Mannering v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

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: 1823/10.

Borrower: James Forrest

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

Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 267188

[unclear] v. 2, 3, 4

Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

[unclear]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).

Borrower: James Forrest

[unclear]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 267191

Creeche's Fugitive Pieces

Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Creech's Fugitive Pieces

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh fugitive pieces : with letters containing a comparative view of the modes of living, arts, commerce, literature, manners, &c. of Edinburgh, at different periods
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19


Book Work

William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces

Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).

Borrower: James Forrest

Author: William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres

Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces

Record ID 267194

Idler

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Idler

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
The idler; by the author of The rambler. With additional essays. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 2

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Forrest

Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)

Record ID 267197

Kerr's Voyage V. 16, 17

Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16, Volume 17

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]

Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).

Borrower: James Forrest

Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel

General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 16, Volume 17

Record ID 267200

Cririe's Scottish Scenery

Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

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

Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Forrest

Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry

Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse

Record ID 267203

Wakefield

Borrowed: 1824/3/19 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The Vicar of Wakefield : a tale. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield

Borrowed: 1824/3/19 (Friday).

Borrower: James Forrest

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction

Vicar of Wakefield

Record ID 267206

Berenger on Horsemanship

Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Berenger's Horsemanship

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history and art of horsemanship.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History and Art of Horsemanship