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Record ID 41812

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16481 (1790-1816, Type: Town). Page: 52r

Gibbons Roman Empire 2 volume

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 1811 5 Jany. Original Borrower: John Thomson.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1356-1363.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. [Gibbon, 1802]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 94 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Thomson

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 41811

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16481 (1790-1816, Type: Town). Page: 52r

Memoirs of the Kings of France Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Original Borrower: T. Craig.


Borrower

Thomas Craig
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the Kings of France, of the race of Valois. Interspersed with Interesting Anecdotes. To which is added, a tour through the western, southern, and interior provinces of France, in a series of letters. By Nathl. Wraxall, Junr. Esq; In two volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the Kings of France, of the race of Valois. Interspersed with Interesting Anecdotes. To which is added, a tour through the western, southern, and interior provinces of France, in a series of letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 102 times in 81 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the Kings of France, of the Race of Valois

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Craig

Author: Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831), Genre: History, Genre: Travel

Memoirs of the Kings of France, of the Race of Valois

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 41810

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16481 (1790-1816, Type: Town). Page: 52r

2 Vol of Popes Works

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 5. Original Borrower: David Bain.


Borrower

David Bain
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope, Esq; In six volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope, Esq; In six volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 69 borrowing records


Book Work

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: David Bain

Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry

Works of Alexander Pope

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 41813

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16481 (1790-1816, Type: Town). Page: 52r

Vol. 9th Fieldings Works

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Original Borrower: Robert Matthew.


Borrower

Robert Matthew
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1797.


Book Holding

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author. Vol. I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 314 times in 238 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Matthew

Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction

Works of Henry Fielding

Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Record ID 259766

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page:

Pope's Homer v. 3

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Peter Crooks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Homer (Male), Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Peter Crooks

Author: Homer (Male), Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry

Pope's Homer

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 259934

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Modern Voyages & Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Geddes
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding


Modern Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative


A collection of modern and contemporary voyages and travels
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 68 borrowing records

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Geddes

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260243

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Rollin's Roman History v. 2

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William Simpson Mitchell
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

Record ID 260318

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Pope's Odyssey v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Rose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer's Odyssey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725-1726. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 84 borrowing records


Book Work

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Odyssey

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Rose

Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry

Odyssey

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260321

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Shakespeare's Works v. 5

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Robb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records


Book Work

William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Robb

Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry

Works of William Shakespeare

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 260351

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Rollin's Roman History v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Scott
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 1

Record ID 260381

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Burn's Poems v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
Burns' Poems
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect. By Robert Burns.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 21


Book Work

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect [Robert Burns]

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Sprott

Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Genre: Poetry

Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect [Robert Burns]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260426

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Bingley's Animal Biography v. 2

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Henry Tod
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bingley's Animal Biography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal biography, or, Authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation : arranged according to the system of Linnæus : in three volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 97 times in 90 borrowing records


Book Work

William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation

Record ID 260534

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Lives of Admirals v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Alexander Ziegler
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Alexander Ziegler

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260594

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Record ID 260651

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Volney's Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Frederick Davidson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Volney's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 260645

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Rutherford's Ancient History v. 2

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Archibald Connel
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Rutherford (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: History
Rutherford's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Rutherford (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: History
A view of ancient history; including the progress of literature and the fine arts
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 29 borrowing records


Book Work

William Rutherford (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: History
View of Antient History

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Archibald Connel

Author: William Rutherford (Male, born 1745, died 1820), Genre: History

View of Antient History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 260687

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Bingley's Animal Biography v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Samuel Fyffe
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bingley's Animal Biography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal biography, or, Authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation : arranged according to the system of Linnæus : in three volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 97 times in 90 borrowing records


Book Work

William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation

Record ID 260708

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon v. 7

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Hay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Record ID 260834

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Goldsmith's Greece v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Ebenezer Pinkerton
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 Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great

Record ID 260876

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:

Goldsmith's England v. 1

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Mark Sprotts
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 1

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 36105

Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010541

Murray's Enquiries 1 vol

Borrowed: 1811/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1811/1/9 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Pringle of Whitebank
Gender: Male. Address: Whytebank and Yair.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Life dates: 1747-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book Holding

Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History
Enquiries historical and moral respecting the character of nations, and the progress of society by Hugh Murray

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History
Enquiries historical and moral respecting the character of nations, and the progress of society.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9


Book Work

Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History
Enquiries Historical and Moral Respecting the Character of Nations, and the Progress of Society