Catalogue of Books in Ury Library, 1774-1800
Scope and Contents
Manuscript catalogue of the books in the library of the Barclays of Ury, Kincardineshire (now Aberdeenshire), dated 1774 (with a few additions up to the 1790s). It contains the books of five generations of Scottish Quakers: 547 numbered titles are listed, plus a few unnumbered, as well as perhaps 80 more "Pamphlets in the chest".
The catalogue was compiled during the time of Robert Barclay-Allardice (1762–1797), in around 1774 (the date is not in evidence and was perhaps taken from an earlier binding). Some additions in a different hand through to the 1790s include Smith’s Wealth of Nations and Burke’s Reflections.
Dates
- Creation: 1774-1800
Creator
- Allardice, Robert Barclay-, 1762–1797 (MP and agricultural improver) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in February 2024. Accession no. SC-Acc-2024-0082.
Physical Description
Folio, pp. [45], plus blanks ("GR" and royal arms watermarks); first page slightly browned else in excellent condition, edges untrimmed, bound in nineteenth-century pebbled morocco by Wilson (19 Foley Place, London), covers gilt with the Barclay arms and lettered direct.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in August 2024, using information provided by the seller.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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