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Record ID 211115

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 245

Histoire naturelle par Buffon vol. 1 & 2. 4o

Borrowed: 1772/2/7 (Friday). Returned: 1772/3/7 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three pound sterl..


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records


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Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Borrowed: 1772/2/7 (Friday). Returned: 1772/3/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 291226

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 8

Modern Universal history vol. 8.9.10

Borrowed: 1774/12/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/1/20 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Genre: History
Modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.96.d.6-E.96.f.16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: History
The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 44 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 42 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

Borrowed: 1774/12/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/1/20 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Genre: History

Modern Part of the Universal History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Record ID 296383

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 119

Modern Universal history Vol. 14.15.16 in 8

Borrowed: 1775/7/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/8/27 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: History
Modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.96.d.6-E.96.f.16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: History
The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 44 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 42 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

Borrowed: 1775/7/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/8/27 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Genre: History

Modern Part of the Universal History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16

Record ID 173445

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 39

Gillies's History of Greece 2 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/7/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/8 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of ancient Greece, its colonies, and conquests; from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the east [Gillies]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.72.a.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies, and conquests; from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the east. Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 79 times in 54 borrowing records


Book Work

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Borrowed: 1788/7/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/8 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History

History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 200894

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 258

Dillon's life of Peter the Cruel 2 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1789/7/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/8/14 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Sir John Talbot Dillon (Male, born c.1740, died 1805)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The history of the reign of Peter the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon [Dillon]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.74.f.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir John Talbot Dillon (Male, born c.1740, died 1805)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The history of the reign of Peter the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

Sir John Talbot Dillon (Male, born c.1740, died 1805)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Reign of Peter the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon

Borrowed: 1789/7/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/8/14 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: Sir John Talbot Dillon (Male, born c.1740, died 1805), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

History of the Reign of Peter the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 311401

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 1

Chenier recherches historiques Sur les maures 3 tom

Borrowed: 1792/7/13 (Friday). Returned: 1792/8/13 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Louis de Chénier (Male, born 1722, died 1795)
Genre: History
Recherches historiques sur les Maures, et histoire de l'empire de Maroc [Chenier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.153.e.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Louis de Chénier (Male, born 1722, died 1795)
Genre: History
Recherches historiques sur les Maures, et histoire de l'empire de Maroc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

Louis de Chénier (Male, born 1722, died 1795)
Genre: History
Recherches Historiques sur les Maures, et Histoire de l'Empire de Maroc

Borrowed: 1792/7/13 (Friday). Returned: 1792/8/13 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: Louis de Chénier (Male, born 1722, died 1795), Genre: History

Recherches Historiques sur les Maures, et Histoire de l'Empire de Maroc

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 204275

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 97

Chastellux's Travels 2 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1790/3/8 (Monday). Returned: 1790/4/8 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782. By the Marquis de Chastellux.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.186.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782

Borrowed: 1790/3/8 (Monday). Returned: 1790/4/8 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788), Genre: Travel

Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 204272

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 97

Volney Voyages 2 vol.

Borrowed: 1790/3/8 (Monday). Returned: 1790/4/8 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte pendant les années 1783-85 [Volney]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.168.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte pendant les années 1783, 1784 et 1785.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785

Borrowed: 1790/3/8 (Monday). Returned: 1790/4/8 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel

Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 204290

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 99

Frederic Roi de Prusse Oeuvers posthumes tom 1-5 inclus

Borrowed: 1790/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/4/11 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Frederick II King of Prussia (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Oeuvres posthumes [Frederick]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Au.1.1-15.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Frederick II King of Prussia (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
OEuvres posthumes de Frédéric II., Roi de Prusse.
Language: French . Published: Berlin. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 15 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Frederick II King of Prussia (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Posthumous Works of Frederick II King of Prussia

Borrowed: 1790/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1790/4/11 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: Frederick II King of Prussia (Male, born 1712, died 1786), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Posthumous Works of Frederick II King of Prussia

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 205397

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/16 (1789-1791, Type: Other). Page: 154

Guthries History of Scotland tom  6-10 inclus

Borrowed: 1790/6/11 (Friday). Returned: 1790/7/11 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General history of Scotland, from the earliest accounts to the present time [Guthrie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.112.d..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 514 times in 304 borrowing records


Book Work

William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]

Borrowed: 1790/6/11 (Friday). Returned: 1790/7/11 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History

General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10