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Record ID 275924

Spence's Polymetis v. 1

Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Spence's Polymetis
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7


Book Work

Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets

Record ID 275927

Pallas Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records


Book Work

Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794

Record ID 275930

Beauties of Nature v. 2, 3, 4

Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of nature and art displayed, in a tour through the world; ... Illustrated and embellished with copper plates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774-1775. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 13v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, in a Tour through the World

Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel

Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, in a Tour through the World

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 275933

Plato [unclear] v. 1

Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Plato (Male, born c.BCE428, died BCE348)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Plato [unclear]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

Author: Plato (Male, born c.BCE428, died BCE348), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Plato [unclear]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 275936

Universal History v. 15, 17

Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 17

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Record ID 275939

Macartney [unclear]

Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Macartney [unclear]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Genre: Travel
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China; including cursory observations made, and Information Obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 115 times in 71 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China

Record ID 275942

Cririe's Scottish Scenery

Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday).


Borrower

James Tarvey
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: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

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

Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse

Record ID 275945

Johnson's Dictionary

Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
Johnson's Dictionary

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. ... By Samuel Johnson. ...
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English Language

Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

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

Dictionary of the English Language

Record ID 275951

Blaquere's Letters v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/3/14 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Edward Blaquière (Male, born 1779, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Blaquiere's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 275954

Family Picture

Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Holcroft's Family Picture

Record ID 275957

Shipwrecks

Borrowed: 1826/4/13 (Thursday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea; or historical narratives of the most noted calamities and providential deliverances, which have resulted from maritime enterprize: with a sketch of various expedients for preserving the lives of mariners.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 29 borrowing records


Book Work

John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea

Borrowed: 1826/4/13 (Thursday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

Author: John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851), Genre: Travel

Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea

Record ID 275960

Lives of the Admirals v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/4/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1826/4/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 275963

[unclear] v. 1

Borrowed: 1826/4/26 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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

Record ID 275966

[unclear] v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

[unclear]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

[unclear]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 275972

Abercrombie's Achievements v. 1, 2

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


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercormby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives

Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 275975

Goldwin's Japan v. 2

Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Vasiliĭ Mikhaĭlovich Golovnin (Male, born 1776, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Golovnin's Japan
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Vasiliĭ Mikhaĭlovich Golovnin (Male, born 1776, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Narrative of my captivity in Japan during the years 1811, 1812 & 1813 ... to which is added an account of voyages to the coasts of Japan, and the negociations with the Japanese, for the release of the author and his companions
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 46 times in 25 borrowing records


Book Work

Vasiliĭ Mikhaĭlovich Golovnin (Male, born 1776, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Narrative of my Captivity in Japan during the years 1811, 1812 and 1813

Record ID 275981

Edinburgh Review v. 17, 18

Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17, Volume 18

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Magazine and Review.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773-1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Magazine and Review

Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

Genre: Periodicals

Edinburgh Magazine and Review

Volumes borrowed: Volume 17, Volume 18

Record ID 275984

[unclear] v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

[unclear]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Tarvey

[unclear]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 275990

[unclear]

Borrowed: 1826/6/5 (Monday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

[unclear]