An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1812/2/29
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Record ID 340877
Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 238
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Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday). Lending Record Other Info: Returned..
Mr D. Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Subs Date: 1811. Subs: Student.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English. Publication Place: Edinburgh. Publication Year: 1788-97. Format: 4to (quarto). Modern shelfmark: Leighton 13-C-1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr D. Stewart
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 261932
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Beauties of Scoltand v. 2
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Forsyth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Scoltand
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Forsyth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
The beauties of Scotland : containing a clear and full account of the agriculture, commerce, mines, and manufactures ; of the population, cities, towns, villages, &c. of each county. Embellished with engravings
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1805-1808. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 73 borrowing records
Robert Forsyth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Scotland: Containing a ... Full Account of the Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, and Manufactures
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Author: Robert Forsyth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 262103
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Busby
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Busby
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 262097
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Busby
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: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Busby
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 262106
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 4
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Busby
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Busby
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 262238
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Knox's View
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Frederick Davidson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Knox (Male, born 1720, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Knox's View
Confidence level: Certain
John Knox (Male, born 1720, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A view of the British empire, more especially Scotland; with some proposals for the improvement of that country, the extension of its fisheries, and the relief of the people. By John Knox.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T50762
John Knox (Male, born 1720, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the British Empire
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Frederick Davidson
Author: John Knox (Male, born 1720, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 31339
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010395
Gibons Roman Empire 3
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Mr John Anderson Esqr
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Tanner / Esqr.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Tanner/Currier.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787-1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 14 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 43 borrowing records
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Anderson Esqr
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 32488
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010438
Banished 2nd vols
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1812/3/4 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Campbell
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Life dates: 1778-1857.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Charlotte Turner Smith (Female, born 1749, died 1806)
Genre: Fiction
Banished Man by Charlotte Turner Smith
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charlotte Turner Smith (Female, born 1749, died 1806)
Genre: Fiction
The banished man. A novel.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 173 times in 47 borrowing records
ESTC: T70700
Charlotte Turner Smith (Female, born 1749, died 1806)
Genre: Fiction
Banished Man. A Novel
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1812/3/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Campbell
Author: Charlotte Turner Smith (Female, born 1749, died 1806), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 35851
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010529
Anecdotes of Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Park
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Jakob von Staehlin (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of Peter the Great
Confidence level: Certain
Jakob von Staehlin (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Lives
Original anecdotes of Peter the Great, collected from the conversation of several persons of distinction at Petersburgh and Moscow.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 31
ESTC: T107832
Jakob von Staehlin (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Lives
Original Anecdotes of Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Park
Author: Jakob von Staehlin (Male, born 1709, died 1785), Genre: Lives
Record ID 35850
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010529
Gibbon Roman Empire 1st
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Park
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787-1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 14 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 43 borrowing records
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Park
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 36558
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 2 (1810-1814, Type: Town). Page: 1010555
Douglas 4th vol
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Mr George Rodger
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Writer / Esqr.
Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Selkirk/Bridgeland
Robert Bisset (Male, born 1759, died 1805)
Genre: Fiction
Douglas; or, the Highlander. A novel by Robert Bisset
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Bisset (Male, born 1759, died 1805)
Genre: Fiction
Douglas; or, the highlander. A novel.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 111 times in 34 borrowing records
ESTC: T68561
Robert Bisset (Male, born 1759, died 1805)
Genre: Fiction
Douglas; or, The Highlander
Borrowed: 1812/2/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Rodger
Author: Robert Bisset (Male, born 1759, died 1805), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4