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Record ID 220538

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Robertson's Hist of Scotland v. 1

Borrowed: 1773/1/9 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1773/1/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 220523

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

History of Greece

Borrowed: 1772/7/6 (Monday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: History
History of Greece

Record ID 220541

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Goldsmith's Hist of England v. 2

Borrowed: 1773/1. Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
An abridgment of the History of England. From the invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the death of George II. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 199 times in 194 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II

Record ID 220532

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Hist of England v. 1

Borrowed: 1772/11/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1772/11/14 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 220526

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Voyages v. 6

Borrowed: 1772/10/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Borrowed: 1772/10/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Genre: Travel

Voyages

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Record ID 220514

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Goldsmith's Rom Hist v. 1

Borrowed: 1772/4/24 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history abridged by himself for the use of schools.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 258 times in 246 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools

Borrowed: 1772/4/24 (Friday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Education, Genre: History

Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 220544

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Travels v. 4

Borrowed: 1773/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4 [Genre: Travel],

Borrowed: 1773/3/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Genre: Travel

Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 220517

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Hook's Rom Hist v. 1

Borrowed: 1772/5/9 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records


Book Work

Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth

Borrowed: 1772/5/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History

Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 220535

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Hist of England v. 2

Borrowed: 1772/11/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1772/11/28 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 220547

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Travels v. 2

Borrowed: 1773/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2 [Genre: Travel],

Borrowed: 1773/3/27 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Genre: Travel

Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 220529

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Voyages v. 7

Borrowed: 1772/10/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Borrowed: 1772/10/31 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Genre: Travel

Voyages

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 220520

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 74

Goldsmith's Rom Hist v. 2

Borrowed: 1772/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history abridged by himself for the use of schools.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 258 times in 246 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools

Borrowed: 1772/6/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Education, Genre: History

Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 220763

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 82

Plutarch's Lives v. 4

Borrowed: 1770/7/6 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records


Book Work

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1770/7/6 (Friday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 220772

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 82

Rollin's Roman History v. 2

Borrowed: 1772/3/6 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1772/3/6 (Friday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History

Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 220766

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 82

Potter's Greek Antiquities v. 1

Borrowed: 1771/5/22 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Potter's Greek Antiquities
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca: or, the antiquities of Greece. The sixth edition. By John Potter
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 20 borrowing records


Book Work

John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece

Borrowed: 1771/5/22 (Wednesday).

Borrower: George Leith

Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History

Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1