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Record ID 301834

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 175

Opies Madeline 2 Vols 12m Bf.5.56.

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Bruce
Gender: Male. Address: 55 Frederick Street, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1808. Life dates: d. 1851.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Madeline. A tale [Opie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bf.5.56.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Madeline, a tale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction
Madeline, a Tale

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Bruce

Author: Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853), Genre: Fiction

Madeline, a Tale

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 301840

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 175

Legend of the Velvet Cushion Bg 2.1.

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Bruce
Gender: Male. Address: 55 Frederick Street, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1808. Life dates: d. 1851.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Styles (Male, born 1782, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
The legend of the velvet cushion, in a series of letters.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bg.2.1.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Styles (Male, born 1782, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
The Legend of the Velvet Cushion, in a series of letters to my brother Jonathan, who lives in the country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

John Styles (Male, born 1782, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Legend of the Velvet Cushion, in a Series of Letters to My Brother Jonathan, who Lives in the Country

Record ID 301837

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 175

Frankenstein 8vo Bg 4.23.

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Bruce
Gender: Male. Address: 55 Frederick Street, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1808. Life dates: d. 1851.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Mary Godwin (Female, born 1797)
Genre: Fiction
Frankenstein; or, The modern Prometheus [Shelley]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Mary Godwin (Female, born 1797)
Genre: Fiction
Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 12 borrowing records


Book Work

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Mary Godwin (Female, born 1797)
Genre: Fiction
Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Bruce

Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Mary Godwin (Female, born 1797), Genre: Fiction

Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 356088

Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 322

Barretti's four

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Peter Stirling
Gender: Male. Address: Grove, Kippenross.
Subs Date: 26 November 1823. Subs: 10.6.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
A journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France.
Language: English. Publication Place: London. Publication Year: 1770. Format: 8vo (octavo). Modern shelfmark: Leighton 7-C-3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
A journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 109 times in 53 borrowing records


Book Work

Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
Journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Peter Stirling

Author: Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Travel

Journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France

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

Record ID 418232

Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94

1 British Poets vol 8th

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/3 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1807.
Editors: Thomas Park
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 169 times in 97 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/3 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn

Genre: Poetry

The works of the British poets

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Record ID 418235

Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94

1 Edinr Magazine vol 1st.

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/26 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/26 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr James Drever

Genre: Periodicals

Edinburgh Magazine

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 418226

Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94

Swifts work vol 1st

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/1/20 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Dr John Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.


Book Holding

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 14 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 73 times in 27 borrowing records


Book Work

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/1/20 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Dr John Bremner

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Works of Jonathan Swift

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 418238

Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94

5 Bruce's Travels

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/15 (Monday).


Borrower

Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen


Book Holding

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records


Book Work

James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/15 (Monday).

Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan

Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel

Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]

Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Record ID 418223

Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94

3 Harrington & Ormond

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.


Book Holding

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Harrington, a tale : and Ormond, a tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Harrington, a tale, and Ormond, a tale. With a preface by R. L. Edgeworth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 240 times in 98 borrowing records


Book Work

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Harrington, A Tale, and Ormond, A Tale

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame

Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction

Harrington, A Tale, and Ormond, A Tale

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 418220

Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94

Octor Edinr Magazine

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume October 1823

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn

Genre: Periodicals

Edinburgh Magazine

Volumes borrowed: Volume October 1823

Record ID 418229

Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 94

1 Christian Instructor vol 8th

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/3 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810-1835.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 734 times in 583 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1824/2/3 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn

Genre: Periodicals

The Edinburgh Christian Instructor

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Record ID 267479

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Kerr's Voyages and Travels v. 6, 7, 8

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William Gowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday).

Borrower: William Gowan

Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel

General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Record ID 129335

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1821-1832. (UYLY206-8) (1821-1832, Type: Professorial). Page: 8

Edinr Encycloped. 14th pt 1st

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday). Classmark: HH. 3. 1.. Original Returned Text: Retd.


Borrower

Mr Duncan Forbes
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1868. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1380363396.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Brewster (Male, born 1781, died 1868)
Genre: Reference Works
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia; conducted by David Brewster, LL. D. F.R.S. Lond. and Edin. and M.R.I.A. Corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris, and of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Prussia; Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; of the Royal Society of Sciences of Denmark; of the Royal Society of Gottingen, and of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Modena; Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Lyons; Associate of the Society of Civil Engineers; member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; of the Geological Society of London, and of the Astronomical Society of London; of the American Antiquarian Society; Honorary Member of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New York; of the Historical Society of New York; of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Utrecht; of the Philosophical Society of Cambridge; of the Literary and Antiquarian Society of Perth, of the Northern Institution, and of the Royal Medical and Physical Societies of Edinburgh; of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; of the Society of the Friends of Natural History of Berlin; of the Natural History of Frankfort; of the Philosophical and Literary Society of Leeds; of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, and of the Philosophical Society of York. With the assistance of gentlemen eminent in science and literature. In eighteen volumes.
Classmark: HH. 3. 1..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14.1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Brewster (Male, born 1781, died 1868)
Genre: Reference Works
Edinburgh Encyclopaedia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808-1830. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 436 times in 391 borrowing records


Book Work

David Brewster (Male, born 1781, died 1868)
Genre: Reference Works
Edinburgh Encyclopaedia

Borrowed: 1823/12/12 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Duncan Forbes

Author: David Brewster (Male, born 1781, died 1868), Genre: Reference Works

Edinburgh Encyclopaedia

Volumes borrowed: Volume 14.1