A new catalogue of the Edinburgh circulating library : Containing twenty thousand volumes, English, French, and Italian, of history, voyages, travels, lives, arts & sciences, nat. history, philosophy, agriculture, anatomy, physic, surgery, divinity, ecclesiastical history, poetry & plays, miscellaneous literature, novels, &c. Including all the books that have been lately published in every branch of literature; likewise music and printes: which are lent, by the year, half-year, or quarter, By J. Sibbald, bookseller, stationer, and printseller, Parliament-square, Edinburgh.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Edinburgh] :
[publisher not identified],
[1786?]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | The catalogue includes five appendices covering new books acquired for the library between 1781 and 1786. James Sibbald acquired the circulating library in 1780 from the widow of John Yair, and in 1791 the management of the business was given to Messrs. Laurie and Symington. Price in square brackets: (Price One Shilling.) Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages, 270 pages) |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- Scotland -- Edinburgh. |