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Record ID 263159

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Elegant Extracts v. 1

Borrowed: 1812/1/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Mark Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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


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Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts

Borrowed: 1812/1/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mark Sprott

Genre: Education

Elegant Extracts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 266969

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Elegant Extracts

Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

Lawrence Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts

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

Record ID 267716

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Elegant Extracts v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Francis C Henderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, 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: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).

Borrower: Francis C Henderson

Genre: Education

Elegant Extracts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 271787

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Elegant Extracts

Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts

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

Record ID 272351

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Elegant Extracts

Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts

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

Record ID 274139

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

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 274271

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Elegant Extracts v. 1

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


Borrower

George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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: George Lorimer

Genre: Education

Elegant Extracts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 274409

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Elegant Extracts v. 1

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


Borrower

George Mather
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).

Borrower: George Mather

Genre: Education

Elegant Extracts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1