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Book Holding ID 69117

Walker's Correspondence
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 5 times in 2 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (1 borrowing), Volume 2] (1 borrowing), Volume 3] (1 borrowing), Volume 4] (1 borrowing), Volume 5] (1 borrowing)

Book Holding ID 9824

John Finlay (Male, born 1782, died 1810)
Genre: Poetry
Wallace; or, the Vale of Ellerslie, with other poems [Finlay]
Number of borrowings: 2

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John Finlay (Male, born 1782, died 1810)
Genre: Poetry
Wallace; or the Vale of Ellerslie, with other poems.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 23


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John Finlay (Male, born 1782, died 1810)
Genre: Poetry
Wallace; or The Vale of Ellerslie, with Other Poems

Book Holding ID 70083

Warburton
Number of borrowings: 1

Book Holding ID 10187

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley by Sir Walter Scott
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (6 borrowings), Volume 2] (5 borrowings), Volume 3] (4 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since [1814]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 382 times in 136 borrowing records


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Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since

Book Holding ID 10136

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 21 times in 12 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume ] (1 borrowing), Volume 1] (10 borrowings), Volume 2] (10 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 13 borrowing records


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Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Book Holding ID 10189

Isaac Weld (Male, born 1774, died 1856)
Genre: Travel
Weld's Travels through the states of North America
Number of borrowings: 16

Book Holding ID 10190

Wells Philosophy
Number of borrowings: 11

Book Holding ID 10193

John Almon (Male, born 1737, died 1805), John Wilkes (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Wilkes's Correspondence
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 36 times in 12 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (8 borrowings), Volume 2] (7 borrowings), Volume 3] (7 borrowings), Volume 4] (7 borrowings), Volume 5] (7 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

John Almon (Male, born 1737, died 1805), John Wilkes (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The correspondence of the late John Wilkes, with his friends, ... : in which are introduced Memoirs of his Life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 46 times in 14 borrowing records


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John Almon (Male, born 1737, died 1805), John Wilkes (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Correspondence of the Late John Wilkes, with his Friends ... in which are introduced Memoirs of his Life

Book Holding ID 10194

William Wilkie (Male, born 1721, died 1772)
Genre: Poetry
Wilkie's Fables
Number of borrowings: 6

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Confidence level: Certain

William Wilkie (Male, born 1721, died 1772)
Genre: Poetry
Fables. By William Wilkie, D. D. Professor Of Natural Philosophy In The University Of St Andrews.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11


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William Wilkie (Male, born 1721, died 1772)
Genre: Poetry
Fables [William Wilkie]

Book Holding ID 10196

Sir Robert Thomas Wilson (Male, born 1777, died 1849)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Wilson's Egypt
Number of borrowings: 35

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Confidence level: Certain

Sir Robert Thomas Wilson (Male, born 1777, died 1849)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
History of the British Expedition to Egypt.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 41


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Sir Robert Thomas Wilson (Male, born 1777, died 1849)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
History of the British Expedition to Egypt

Book Holding ID 10197

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings [Knox]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 64 times in 23 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (23 borrowings), Volume 2] (22 borrowings), Volume 3] (19 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 38 borrowing records


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Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters

Book Holding ID 10198

Thomas Skinner Surr (Male, born 1770, died 1847)
Genre: Fiction
Winter in London by Thomas Skinner Surr
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 118 times in 45 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (39 borrowings), Volume 2] (42 borrowings), Volume 3] (37 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Skinner Surr (Male, born 1770, died 1847)
Genre: Fiction
A Winter in London; or, Sketches of fashion: a novel, etc.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 45 borrowing records


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Thomas Skinner Surr (Male, born 1770, died 1847)
Genre: Fiction
Winter in London; or, Sketches of Fashion: A Novel

Book Holding ID 9914

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works [Johnson]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 194 times in 95 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (9 borrowings), Volume 1] (23 borrowings), Volume 2] (25 borrowings), Volume 3] (18 borrowings), Volume 4] (20 borrowings), Volume 5] (22 borrowings), Volume 6] (15 borrowings), Volume 7] (15 borrowings), Volume 8] (10 borrowings), Volume 9] (6 borrowings), Volume 10] (4 borrowings), Volume 11] (18 borrowings), Volume 12] (4 borrowings), Volume 13] (2 borrowings), Volume 14] (3 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 114 borrowing records


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Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson

Book Holding ID 61140

Works [Lawson]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 3] (3 borrowings), Volume 4] (3 borrowings)

Book Holding ID 10101

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works [Rousseau]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 105 times in 60 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (2 borrowings), Volume 1] (22 borrowings), Volume 2] (17 borrowings), Volume 3] (14 borrowings), Volume 4] (10 borrowings), Volume 5] (5 borrowings), Volume 6] (8 borrowings), Volume 7] (10 borrowings), Volume 8] (6 borrowings), Volume 9] (5 borrowings), Volume 10] (6 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of J. J. Rousseau. Translated from the French. In ten volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773-1774. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 109 times in 62 borrowing records


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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Book Holding ID 9822

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works by Henry Fielding
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 193 times in 108 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (8 borrowings), Volume 1] (17 borrowings), Volume 2] (14 borrowings), Volume 3] (10 borrowings), Volume 4] (6 borrowings), Volume 5] (12 borrowings), Volume 6] (13 borrowings), Volume 7] (25 borrowings), Volume 8] (21 borrowings), Volume 9] (21 borrowings), Volume 10] (19 borrowings), Volume 11] (20 borrowings), Volume 12] (7 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 311 times in 173 borrowing records


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Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding

Book Holding ID 9597

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works by Joseph Addison
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 54 times in 18 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (14 borrowings), Volume 2] (15 borrowings), Volume 3] (12 borrowings), Volume 4] (13 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; Containing, I. His Original Poems, with his several Translations. II. A Treatise upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals. III. Of the Christian Religion. IV. The Present State of the War. V. The Tryal and Conviction of Count Tariff.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1722-1723. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 18 borrowing records


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Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Joseph Addison

Book Holding ID 59492

Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works of Abraham Cowley
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (6 borrowings), Volume 2] (5 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley: in two volumes. Consisting of those which were formerly printed; and those which he design’d for the press, publish’d out of the author’s original copies. With the Cutter of Coleman-Street. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1707. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 10 borrowing records


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Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works of Abraham Cowley

Book Holding ID 61164

John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham (Male, born 1647, died 1721)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham.
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (5 borrowings), Volume 2] (4 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham (Male, born 1647, died 1721)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1723. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 12 borrowing records


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John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham (Male, born 1647, died 1721)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham

Book Holding ID 10199

James I King of Scotland (Male, born 1394, died 1437)
Genre: Poetry
Works of King James I
Number of borrowings: 4

Book Holding ID 10029

Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Mr Thomas Otway
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (7 borrowings), Volume 2] (7 borrowings), Volume 3] (7 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Thomas Otway, in two volumes. Consisting of his plays, poems, and love-letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1712. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records


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Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Thomas Otway

Book Holding ID 59840

William Congreve (Male, born 1670, died 1729)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Mr William Congreve, containing his plays and poems
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (6 borrowings), Volume 2] (5 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

William Congreve (Male, born 1670, died 1729)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. William Congreve; in three volumes. Containing his plays and poems.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1717. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records


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William Congreve (Male, born 1670, died 1729)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Congreve

Book Holding ID 10164

Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Sir William Temple, Bart.
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 18 times in 9 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (5 borrowings), Volume 2] (7 borrowings), Volume 3] (4 borrowings), Volume 4] (2 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of Sir William Temple, Bart.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 124 times in 75 borrowing records


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Sir William Temple (Male, born 1628, died 1699)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Sir William Temple

Book Holding ID 60653

Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus [Gordon]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 13 times in 4 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (1 borrowing), Volume 1] (3 borrowings), Volume 2] (3 borrowings), Volume 3] (2 borrowings), Volume 4] (2 borrowings), Volume 5] (2 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
The works of Tacitus. With political discourses upon that author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Gordon, Thomas, -1750
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 59 borrowing records


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Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus

Book Holding ID 59612

Edward Young (Male, born c.1683, died 1765)
Genre: Poetry
Works of the author of Night-thoughts [Young]
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 37 times in 12 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (10 borrowings), Volume 2] (10 borrowings), Volume 3] (7 borrowings), Volume 4] (10 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Edward Young (Male, born c.1683, died 1765)
Genre: Poetry
The works of the author of the Night-thoughts. In four volumes. Revised and corrected by himself.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 12 borrowing records


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Edward Young (Male, born c.1683, died 1765)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Edward Young

Book Holding ID 61269

Henry St John Viscount Bolingbroke (Male, born 1678, died 1751)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of the late Right Honorable Henry St John Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 11 times in 5 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (5 borrowings), Volume 2] (3 borrowings), Volume 3] (2 borrowings), Volume 4] (1 borrowing)

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Confidence level: Certain

Henry St John Viscount Bolingbroke (Male, born 1678, died 1751)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 4to. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 49 times in 17 borrowing records


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Henry St John Viscount Bolingbroke (Male, born 1678, died 1751)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke

Book Holding ID 9980

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 130 times in 48 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (8 borrowings), Volume 1] (32 borrowings), Volume 2] (27 borrowings), Volume 3] (24 borrowings), Volume 4] (21 borrowings), Volume 5] (18 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Certain

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The Works of the Right Hon. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ... Published, by permission, from her genuine papers.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 139 times in 50 borrowing records


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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Book Holding ID 10200

Adam Fitz-Adam (Male)
Genre: Periodicals
World
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 70 times in 27 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume unspecified] (1 borrowing), Volume 1] (18 borrowings), Volume 2] (18 borrowings), Volume 3] (16 borrowings), Volume 4] (17 borrowings)

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Confidence level: Very likely

Adam Fitz-Adam (Male)
Genre: Periodicals
The world. By Adam Fitz-Adam.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 30 borrowing records


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Adam Fitz-Adam (Male)
Genre: Periodicals
World