Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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SL137146, page 340

Record ID 274094

Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History

History of Scotland [George Buchanan]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 274097

Dalrymple's Memoirs

Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records


Book Work

Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs

Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel

Collection of Charts and Memoirs

Record ID 274100

Pope's Odyssey v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer's Odyssey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725-1726. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 84 borrowing records


Book Work

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Odyssey

Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry

Odyssey

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 274103

Pope's Works v. 2

Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: together with the commentary and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope

Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry

Works of Alexander Pope

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 274106

Dictionary of Arts and Sciences v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Society of Gentlemen (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 274112

Chalmer's Caledonia v. 1

Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Chalmer's Caledonia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825), Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works

Caledonia: or, An Account, Historical and Topographic, of North Britain

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 274115

Hume's England v. 1

Borrowed: 1826/2/13 (Monday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1826/2/13 (Monday).

Borrower: James Legate

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

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 274121

Lempriere's Clas. Dictionary

Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824)
Genre: Reference Works
Lempriere's Classical Dictionary

Record ID 274127

Addison's Works v. 1, 2, 3

Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Legate
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, Volume 2, Volume 3

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: 1826/3/17 (Friday).

Borrower: James Legate

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

Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 274130

Cottle's Alfred

Borrowed: 1826/3/31 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Cottle's Alfred

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: 1826/3/31 (Friday).

Borrower: James Legate

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

Alfred, an Epic Poem

Record ID 274133

Robertson's America v. 2

Borrowed: 1826/4/14 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Legate
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 America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records


Book Work

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]

Borrowed: 1826/4/14 (Friday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

History of America [William Robertson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 274136

Bruce's Travels v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 286 times in 169 borrowing records


Book Work

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]

Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 274139

Elegant Extracts v. 2

Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Education
Elegant extracts: or useful and entertaining passages in prose Selected for the Improvement of Scholars at Classical & other Schools in the Art of Speaking, in Reading; Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Compiled by Vicesimus Knox
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts

Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Legate

Genre: Education

Elegant Extracts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 274142

Murray's Grammar

Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Lindley Murray (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Education
Murray's Grammar
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Lindley Murray (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Education
English grammar, adapted to the different classes of learners. With an appendix, containing rules and observations, for assisting the more advanced students to write with perspicuity and accuracy. By Lindley Murray.
Language: English . Published: York. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Lindley Murray (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Education
English Grammar [Lindley Murray]

Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: Lindley Murray (Male, born 1745, died 1826), Genre: Education

English Grammar [Lindley Murray]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 274145

Milton v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Milton
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise lost. A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton. With a critic upon the poem, by Mr Addison; and, a preface, in which are inserted characters of the several poems wrote by Milton.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise Lost

Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Legate

Author: John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Poetry

Paradise Lost

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2