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Record ID 86450

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15

Borrow'd Spenser's Fairy Queen 4:to

Borrowed: 1769/8/10 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


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Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.

John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

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Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records


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Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene

Borrowed: 1769/8/10 (Thursday).

Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , William Robertson , John Tait

Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry

Faerie Queene

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3