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Record ID 235769
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
History of Greeve
Borrowed: 1796/12/24 (Saturday).
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of Greece
Record ID 235775
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Cook's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1797/4/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1797/4/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 235760
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Orlando Furioso v. 2
Borrowed: 1796/7/10 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1796/7/10 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 235784
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Cook's Voyages
Borrowed: 1797/6/24 (Saturday).
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1797/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Record ID 235763
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Brydon's Tour v. 1
Borrowed: 1796/11/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1796/11/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 235754
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Universal History v. 6
Borrowed: 1796/6/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1796/6/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 235781
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Cook's Voyages v. 5
Borrowed: 1797/6/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1797/6/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 235790
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Goldsmith's Greece v. 1
Borrowed: 1797/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The grecian history, from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 205 times in 171 borrowing records
ESTC: T146080
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Borrowed: 1797/8/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 235766
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
State of Europe v. 1
Borrowed: 1796/12/19 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Eobald Toze (Male, born 1715, died 1789)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
State of Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Eobald Toze (Male, born 1715, died 1789)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The present state of Europe: exhibiting a view of the natural and civil history of the Several countries and kingdoms: Their Present Constitution and Form of Government; their Customs, Manners, Laws, and Religion; their Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Commerce; their Military Establishments, Public Treaties, and Political Interests and Connexions. To which is prefixed, An Introductory Discourse on the Principles of Polity and Government. By M.E. Totze, Late Secretary to the University of Gottingen, and now Professor of History in the University of Butzow, and Duchy of Mecklenburg. Translated from the German by Thomas Nugent, LL.D. And Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: Nugent, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T138573
Eobald Toze (Male, born 1715, died 1789)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Present State of Europe: Exhibiting a View of the Natural and Civil History of the Several Countries and Kingdoms
Borrowed: 1796/12/19 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Author: Eobald Toze (Male, born 1715, died 1789), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 235751
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Universal History v. 4
Borrowed: 1796/5/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1796/5/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 235772
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Hume's History v. 1
Borrowed: 1797/3/24 (Friday). Returned: unknown.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1797/3/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 235778
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1797/5/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1797/5/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 235757
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Orlando Furioso v. 1
Borrowed: 1796/6/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1796/6/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 235787
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Knights of Malta v. 2
Borrowed: 1797/7/8 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
The history of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem; styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta. Translated from the French of Mons. l’Abbe de Vertot.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 208 times in 207 borrowing records
ESTC: T81010
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
History of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta
Borrowed: 1797/7/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Richard
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2