An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1796/4/20
Your search matched 3 borrowing records.
Record ID 43899
Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 20b
Cook's voy.
Borrowed: 1796/4/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/4/22 (Friday). Returned?: 22-Apr.
Alexander McKie
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Lawyer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Being a copious, ... abridgement of the Voyage written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, ... Illustrated with cuts. In four volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Travels.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Being a copious, ... abridgement of the Voyage written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, ... Illustrated with cuts. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v..
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Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 197 times in 134 borrowing records
ESTC: T145011
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Borrowed: 1796/4/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/4/22 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander McKie
Author: James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 44069
Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 24b
Johnson's lives
Borrowed: 1796/4/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/6/17 (Friday). Returned?: 17-Jun.
Alexander Murray
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Vintner.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Retailer/Shopkeeper.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Biography.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T146734
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets
Borrowed: 1796/4/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/6/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Murray
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 44239
Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 40b
Gibbon's
Borrowed: 1796/4/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/5/10 (Tuesday). Returned?: 10-May.
Alexander Walker
Gender: Male. Address: Monreith.
Occupation (original): Factor.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Land Manager/Factor.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ...
Language: English. Genre: History.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 123 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T78370
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1796/4/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/5/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Walker
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4