LIBRARIES IN SCOTLAND TO 1850

The following is a complete listing of libraries so far identified in Scotland.

The arrangement is alphabetical by county, and within county by place and name.

The Scottish Booktrade Index is now available on the website of the
National Library of Scotland.
References to this are in the course of being added to the file.
[A-L completed April 1999]

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ABERDEEN

ABERDEEN abe Aberdeen Christian Evidence Library 1847
Rules and cat. BL.
ABERDEEN abe Aberdeen Free Church College 1843
(Archives)
ABERDEEN abe Aberdeen New Public Library 1830?
ABERDEEN abe Aberdeen Reading Society 1805
- 1834.
ABERDEEN abe Advocate's Library 1788
ABERDEEN abe Alford Mutual Improvement Society 1839
Aberdeen U.
ABERDEEN abe Angus' Circulating Library. 1743
[Alexander Angus]
1743-64. SBTI.
ABERDEEN abe Angus' Circulating Library 1764
[Alexander Angus & Son]
1765--1807. SBTI.. Adv. Aberdeen Journal 1764. ESTC imprints 1766-93. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Cats. 1765, 1779, 1787, 1790, 1800 (ESTC). Also known as the Aberdeen Circulating Library (the son?).
ABERDEEN abe Athenaeum 1845?
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ABERDEEN abe Berry's Circulating Library 1780?
[W. Berry]
Cat. in NLS. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
ABERDEEN abe Blair's College 1829
NLS?
ABERDEEN abe Boyle's Circulating Library 1760
[John Boyle]
1760-94. SBTI.
ABERDEEN abe Brown's Circulating Library 1785?
[Alexander Brown]
1785-90. SBTI. Cat. 1795. ESTC imprints up to 1799. Music added in 1798. Alexander Brown & Co. 1810-23 - SBTI. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Merged with John Burnett in 1804. Cats. 1796?, 1815, 1821, 1838 (Aberdeen PL); music 1798, 1805 (Aberdeen PL). Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
ABERDEEN abe Burnett's Circulating Library 1791
[John Burnett]
1791-1804. Merged with Alexander Brown's library in 1804. SBTI.  A. Brown. Cat. 1796 (Aberdeen PL).
ABERDEEN abe Caledonian Literary Society 1805
Cats. 1814, 1820? (Aberdeen U). Bookplate in Franks.
ABERDEEN abe Chapeltown Library 1830
Aberdeen University.
ABERDEEN abe Collie's Circulating Library 1825?
[William Collie]
1825-47. SBTI. Bought 1847 by Lewis Smith. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
ABERDEEN abe Davie & Morris' Circulating Library 1810?
[? Davie & ? Morris]
Aberdeen Journal, 9 February, 1814.
ABERDEEN abe Diocesan Library of the Episcopal Church of Scotland 1805
Aberdeen U.
ABERDEEN abe Ellithorne's Circulating Library 1825
[James Ellithorne]
1825-28. SBTI.
ABERDEEN abe Elmslie's Circulating Library 1825?
[James Elmslie]
Pigot, 1828. 1827-31 - SBTI. Also spelled Emslie.
ABERDEEN abe Free Church College 1844
(Archives)
ABERDEEN abe Grammar School 1658
George Robertson bequest - 1659. Destroyed by fire in 1986.
ABERDEEN abe Inglis' Circulating Library 1832
[Alexander Inglis]
- 1836. SBTI.
ABERDEEN abe Johnston's Circulating Library 1821
[James Johnston]
Aborted in 1822 - very short lived. Aberdeen Journal, 5 December, 1821; 16 October, 1822.
ABERDEEN abe King's College 1495
Aberdeen University.
ABERDEEN abe Laurie's Circulating Library 1818?
[William Laurie]
- 1834. Aberdeen Journal, 18 November, 1818. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. SBTI - 1831-37.
ABERDEEN abe Marischal College 1593
Aberdeen University.
ABERDEEN abe Mechanics' Institution 1845?
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ABERDEEN abe Medico-Chirurgical Society 1789
[Medical Society]
Library begun in 1791. Marischal College. Changed name in 1811. Dispersed in 1967. Cats. 1792, 1796, 1803, 1812 (Aberdeen U). Records 1789-1985 - Private. NRA Scotland 2969.
ABERDEEN abe Moir's Circulating Library 1825?
[Thomas Moir]
Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
ABERDEEN abe Moir's Select Circulating Library 1800?
[George Moir]
Cat. 1800 ESTC (Aberdeen U).
ABERDEEN abe Natural History Association 1845
Minutes 1845-51 (Aberdeen UL).
ABERDEEN abe New Aberdeen Circulating Library 1795?
[A. Brown]
Cat. in ESTC.
ABERDEEN abe Philosophical Society 1758
-1939. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Records 1758-1939 (Aberdeen UL).
ABERDEEN abe Robertson's Circulating Library 1815?
[William Robertson]
- 1835? > William Russell. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
ABERDEEN abe Russell's Circulating Library 1835?
[William Russell]
ABERDEEN abe Smith's Circulating Library 1835?
[? Smith]
Pigot, 1837.
ABERDEEN abe Smith's Circulating Library 1847
[Lewis Smith]
Bought William Collie's library in 1847. SBTI.
ABERDEEN abe Stevenson's Circulating Library 1800?
[A. Stevenson]
Aberdeen Journal, 14 September, 1814.
ABERDEEN abe University of Aberdeen 1495
Cat. 1717, 1873.
ABERDEEN abe Vessie's Circulating Library 1845?
[James Vessie & Son]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ABERDEEN abe Watson's Circulating Library 1820?
[Alexander Watson]
Cat. 1821 (Aberdeen U). Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
ABERDEEN abe Wyllie's Circulating Library 1815?
[David Wyllie & Son]
- 1847. Cat. 1833 (Aberdeen U). Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ALFORD abe Parochial Library 1839
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 524.
BALLATER abe Circulating Library 1840?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 784.
BIRSE abe Parochial Library 1829
"Has met with tolerable success". The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 798.
BUCHAN abe Buchan Medical Society 1846
-1935. Records (Aberdeen UL).
CHAPEL OF GARIOCH abe Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 578.
CRUACHEN abe Cruachen Library 1800?
A subscription library for miners. A. Thornton, Sporting Tour, 1804.
CULTER abe Culter Library 1838
Biggar Museum? Lanark County L?
CUSHNIE abe Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1131.
DRUMBLADE abe Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 313.
DRUMOAK abe Parochial Library 1827
300 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 898.
FRASERBURGH abe Seminary School 1800
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861.
HUNTLY abe Evangelical Subscription Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1044.
HUNTLY abe Farmers' Agricultural Library 1825?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1044.
HUNTLY abe Geddes' Circulating Library 1825?
[John Geddes]
Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7. SBTI.
HUNTLY abe Geddes' Circulating Library 1820?
[John Geddes]
Pigot, 1825.
INVERURY abe Catholic College 1800?
Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
KEITHHALL abe Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 746.
KEMNAY abe Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 820.
KENNETHMONT abe Village Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 588.
KINTORE abe Sabbath School 1830?
200 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 665.
LEOCHEL abe Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1131.
LONGSIDE abe Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 869.
METHLICK abe Parochial Library 1841
400 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 974.
MONYMUSK abe Village Library 1834
Survived till 1960.
NEW DEER abe Village Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 184.
NEW MACHAR abe New Machar Library 1816
- 1842?
NEW MACHAR abe Parochial Library 1816
470 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1034.
NEW MACHAR abe Sabbath School 1841
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1034.
NEWBYTH abe Subscription Library 1839
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 284.
OLD DEER abe Parochial School 1825?
200 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 163.
PETERHEAD abe Clark & Sangster's Circulating Library 1816
[G. Clark & Alexander Sangster]
- 1822.
PETERHEAD abe Clark's Circulating Library 1805
[George Clark]
- 1808. > A. Clark. Also had a library in Inverness. SBTI = 1805.
PETERHEAD abe Clark's Circulating Library 1808?
[A. Clark]
- 1816.
PETERHEAD abe Farquhar's Circulating Library 1794?
[William Farquhar]
Moved to Edinburgh?
PETERHEAD abe Mechanics' Institution 1836
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. 200 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 385.
PETERHEAD abe Mortimer's Circulating Library 1810?
[William Mortimer]
- 1818. > Smith & Cairns.
PETERHEAD abe Mudie's Circulating Library 1845?
[George Mudie]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
PETERHEAD abe News Room 1845?
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
PETERHEAD abe Parochial Library 1839
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 385.
PETERHEAD abe Peterhead Academy 1846
PETERHEAD abe Peterhead Reading Society 1808
- 1932. Books given to Public Library in 1893. Cat. 1832, 1846 (Aberdeen PL). 1849 Report. Records (NE Scotland L). 1500 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 385.
PETERHEAD abe Peterhead Subscription Library 1800
1849 Report mentions a book club dating from 1800. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
PETERHEAD abe Smith & Cairns' Circulating Library 1818
[James Smith & John Cairns]
- 1820?
PITSLIGO abe Parochial School 1838
100 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 405.
RORA abe Village Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 869.
SKENE abe Parochial Library 1830?
600 vols. by 1843 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1101.
SKENE abe Sabbath School 1825?
900 vols. by 1843 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1101.
ST FERGUS abe Parochial Library 1829
"Novels excluded". 300 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 211.
STRICHEN abe Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 691.
STRICHEN abe Strichen Subscription Library 1815?
Also referred to as the Strichen Circulating Library. Cat. [1820?] (NL Scotland).
TARLAND abe Parochial Library 1840?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 846.
TILLYCHING abe Tillyching Library 1814
- 1843? 400 vols. by 1843 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1095.
TOUGH abe Subscription Library 1830?
500 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 618.
TOWIE abe Subscription Library 1827
500 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 419.
TOWIE abe Towie Library 1827
TURRIFF abe Mutual Improvement Society 1838
Cat. 1914.
TURRIFF abe Parochial Library 1838
567 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XII, p. 1010.
TURRIFF abe Turriff Circulatin Library 1818
Aberdeen Journal, 15 April, 1818.

ARGYLLSHIRE

BALLACHULISH arg Parochial Library 1840
A Bray library.
CAMPBELTOWN arg Campbeltown Public Library 1790?
Pigot, 1820.
CAMPBELTOWN arg Church Library 1829
CAMPBELTOWN arg M'Ewing's Circulating Library 1835?
[Alexander M'Ewing]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
CAMPBELTOWN arg Ralston's Circulating Library 1835?
[William Ralston]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
CAMPBELTOWN arg Relief Society 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VII, p. 467.
DALAVICH arg Parochial Library 1832
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VII, p. 375.
DUNOON arg M'Phee's Circulating Library 1845?
[Dabiel M'Phee]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
DUNOON arg Parochial Library 1842
300 vols. by 1844. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VII, p. 626.
DUNOON arg Smith's Circulating Library 1845
[? Smith]
GLENURCHY arg Parochial Library 1830?
300 vols. - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VII, p. 102.
INVERARY arg Inveraray Grammar School 1600?
INVERARY arg Parochial Library 1832
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VII, p. 41.
INVERARY arg Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VII, p. 41.
IONA arg Legh Richmond Library 1820?
Defunct by 1897?
KILCHRENAN arg Parochial Library 1832
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VII, p. 375.
LOCHGILPHEAD arg Lochgilphead Subscription Library 1820?
Pigot, 1825.
SOUTHEND arg Giffen's Circulating Library 1837
[Andrew Giffen]
SBTI.
STRACHUR arg Kirk Session Library 1820?
A circulating library - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VII, p. 108.

AYR

ARDROSSAN ayr Sabbath School 1825?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 209.
AYR ayr Auld's Circulating Library 1815?
[David Auld]
Lent prints and drawings.
AYR ayr Ayr Academy 1794
AYR ayr Ayr Library Society 1762
- 1876. Cats. 1802, 1817 (Ayr PL). Minutes in Ayr PL.
AYR ayr Ayr, Newton & Wallacetown Library 1806
Cat. 1814 (NL Scotland). 3000 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 72.
AYR ayr Ayrshire Horticultural Library 1827
AYR ayr Dick's Circulating Library 1835?
[John Dick]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
AYR ayr Grammar [Burgh] School 1580?
AYR ayr Jamieson's Circulating Library 1825?
[James Jamieson]
Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7. SBTI.
AYR ayr Lancasterian School 1810?
Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
AYR ayr Logan's Circulating Library 1835?
[David Logan]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. SBTI.
AYR ayr Mechanics' Institution 1825
Survived till 1870? 2500 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 72.
AYR ayr Meuros' Circulating Library 1766
[James Meuros]
Also had a library in Kilmarnock. Edinburgh Advertiser, 14 January, 1766.
AYR ayr Wellington School 1836
BALLANTRAE ayr Subscription Library 1834
100 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 422.
BARR ayr Parochial Library 1830?
160 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 412.
BEITH ayr Beith Library 1815?
- 1839. Cat. 1818 (NL Scotland). 400 vols. by 1838 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 603.
BEITH ayr Smith's Circulating Library 1825?
[John Smith]
Cat. 1834 (NL Scotland). The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 603.
CALRAY ayr Circulating Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 377.
CATRINE ayr Catrine Library for Working Men 1797?
New Statistical Account, 1845.
CATRINE ayr Catrine Philosophical Library 1825
- 1837? The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 145.
CATRINE ayr Catrine Public Library 1814
- 1849. 600 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 145.
CATRINE ayr New Public Library 1829
700 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 145.
CATRINE ayr Sabbath School 1825?
528 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 145.
CUMNOCK ayr Athenaeum 1792
DAILLY ayr Parochial Library 1819
162 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 390.
DALMELLINGTON ayr Dalmellington Library 1823
- 1837? 800 vols. by 1837 - New Statistical Account, 1845.
DALMELLINGTON ayr Reading Room 1825?
600 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 320.
DALRY ayr Church Library 1834
Started as Sabbath School Library. 600 vols. by 1836 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 238.
DALRY ayr Dalry Library 1811
1000 vols. by 1836 - New Statistical Account, 1845. Defunct by 1946. All gone?
DALRY ayr United Session Library 1835
170 vols. by 1836 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 239.
DARVEL ayr Subscription Library 1825?
500 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 852.
DUNLOP ayr Dunlop Library 1828
110 vols. by 1837 - New Statistical Account, 1845.
DUNLOP ayr Sabbath School 1820?
250 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 306.
DUNURE ayr Circulating Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 377.
FENWICK ayr Fenwick Library 1808
- 1908. Cat. 1827 (NL Scotland). Records 1833-1908 (Private collection - NRA 17557).
FENWICK ayr Fenwick Library for Working Men 1796?
GIRVAN ayr Agricultural Library 1835?
[William M'Morran]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 405.
GIRVAN ayr Bates' Circulating Library 1845?
[Francis Bates]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
GIRVAN ayr Ferrier's Circulating Library 1835?
[William Ferrier]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
GIRVAN ayr M'Quaker's Circulating Library 1835?
[Joseph M'Quaker]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
GIRVAN ayr Mechanics' Institution 1850
Survived till 1888.
GIRVAN ayr Muir's Circulating Library 1845?
[Isabella Muir]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
GIRVAN ayr Subscription Library 1807
[Robert Niven]
New Statistical Account, 1845. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
IRVINE ayr Dick's Circulating Library 1825?
[Maxwell Dick]
- 1852? Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
IRVINE ayr Grammar [Burgh] School 1572?
IRVINE ayr Irvine Academy 1816
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861. Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
IRVINE ayr Irvine Library 1795
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
IRVINE ayr White's Circulating Library 1780?
[William White]
Cat. 1780 (Ardrossan PL).
KILBIRNIE ayr Kilbirnie Library 1820
- 1840? 500 vols. by 1838. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 723.
KILBIRNIE ayr Reformed Presbytery Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 724.
KILBRIDE ayr Parochial Library 1830
400 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 266.
KILMARNOCK ayr Commercial Reading Rooms 1835?
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
KILMARNOCK ayr Crawford's Circulating Library 1820?
[Hugh Crawford]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7. SBTI.
KILMARNOCK ayr Grammar School 1727
KILMARNOCK ayr Kilmarnock Academy 1800?
Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
KILMARNOCK ayr Kilmarnock Library 1797
[James Rankin]
- 1901. Cats. 1811, 1835, 1865 (Dick Institute). Minutes 1797-1874 (Dick Institute). Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
KILMARNOCK ayr Kilmarnock New Library 1820?
Robertson, 1820.
KILMARNOCK ayr M'Kie's Circulating Library 1845?
[James M'Kie]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
KILMARNOCK ayr Mathie's Circulating Libbrary 1835?
[James Mathie]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
KILMARNOCK ayr Mathie's Circulating Library 1825?
[Elizabeth Mathie]
Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
KILMARNOCK ayr Mathie's Circulating Library 1815?
[Robert Mathie]
Air Advertiser, 24 October, 1816.
KILMARNOCK ayr Mechanics' Institution 1836
1851 Census. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
KILMARNOCK ayr Meuros' Circulating Library 1760?
[James Meuros]
Known as the Ayrshire Circulating Library. Fragment of catalogue L.23.c.5(81). Not ESTC?
KILMARNOCK ayr Millar & Guthrie's Circulating Library 1845?
[? Millar & ? Guthrie]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
KILMARNOCK ayr Parochial Library 1838
160 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 219.
KILMARNOCK ayr Philosophical Institution 1823
Survives to date?
KILMARNOCK ayr Wilson's Circulating Library 1845?
[Matthew Wilson]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
KILMARNOCK ayr Wilson's Circulating Library 1780?
[J. Wilson]
Glasgow Mercury, 18 April, 1782.
KILWINNING ayr Kilwinning Library 1790?
Scots Chronicle, 30 December, 1796.
KIRKMICHAEL ayr Parochial Library 1837
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 507.
LARGS ayr Brisbane Academy 1843
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861.
LARGS ayr Congregational Church Library 1820?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 809.
LARGS ayr Harriston's Circulating Library 1825?
[Robert Harriston]
Pigot, 1837. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 809.
LARGS ayr Largs Library 1820?
Pigot, 1820.
LARGS ayr Morrison's Circulating Library 1825?
[James Morrison]
Pigot, 1825. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 809.
LOUDOUN ayr Congregational Church Library 1840
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 852. 300 vols. by 1842.
MAUCHLINE ayr Public Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 166.
MAUCLINE ayr Religious Tract Society 1825?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 166.
MAYBOLE ayr Circulating Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 377.
MAYBOLE ayr Maybole Library 1820?
Subs. list (1822). The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 377. Robert Eaglesham was librarian in 1837.
MUIRKIRK ayr Circulating Library 1825?
Apparently two there by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 157.
NEW CUMNOCK ayr Parochial Library 1828
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V.
NEW CUMNOCK ayr Sabbath School 1830?
300 vols. by 1838 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 522.
NEW CUMNOCK ayr Subscription Library 1828
Pigot, 1837. 700 vols. by 1838 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 522.
NEWMILNS ayr Subscription Library 1825?
500 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 852.
NEWTON-UPON-AYR ayr Parochial Library 1829
500 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 103.
SALTCOATS ayr Sabbath School 1820?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 208.
SALTCOATS ayr Saltcoats Subscription Library 1820?
Pigot, 1825. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 208.
SALTCOATS ayr Tradesmen's Library 1820?
Pigot, 1825.
ST QUIVOX ayr Parochial Library 1835
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 124.
STEVENSTON ayr Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 471.
STEVENSTON ayr Subscription Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 471.
STEWARTON ayr Stewarton Library 1810
- 1900. New Statistical Account, 1845. Cat. 1816 (New York PL).
STRAITON ayr Parochial Library 1830?
450 vols. by 1837 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 345.
STRAITON ayr Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 345.
TORBOLTON ayr Crawfordston Colliery 1820?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 763.
TORBOLTON ayr Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 763. 200 vols. by 1842.
TORBOLTON ayr Torbolton Library 1813?
- 1837? Pigot, 1825, 1837. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 763.

BANFF

BANFF ban Banff Literary Society 1810
-1835. Cat. 1894, 1896 (NL Scotland). Minutes 1810-34 (Grampian Archives). Records (Moray RO). 2000 vols. by 1836 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 52.
BANFF ban Fordyce Academy 1592
History 1936 BL X529/20186.
BANFF ban Grammar [Burgh] School 1585
BANFF ban Imlach & Smith's Circulating Library 1770
[James Imlach & James Smith]
- 1786.
BANFF ban Imlach's Circulating Library 1770
[James Imlach]
- 1820. SBTI.
BANFF ban Independent Chapel Library 1814
- 1836. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 53. 320 vols. by 1836.
BANFF ban Juvenile Library 1830?
364 vols. by 1836 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 53.
BANFF ban Tradesman's Library 1825?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 53.
BOHARM ban Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 378.
BOINDIE ban Parochial Library 1830?
164 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII.
CABRACH ban Cabrach Library 1815
- 1925. New Statistical Account, 1845. Housed in the school.
CULLEN ban Parochial Library 1830
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 350.
DESKFORD ban Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 76.
FORDYCE ban Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 194.
FORGLEN ban Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 94.
GARTLY ban Parochial Library 1830?
200 vols. by 1836 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII.
KEITH ban Keith Library 1820
Pigot, 1820.
MACDUFF ban Subscription Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 294.
MARNOCH ban Parochial Library 1830?
"Parochial library". The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 387.
MORTLACH ban Circulating Library 1825?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 109.
MORTLACH ban Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 109.
ORDIQUHILL ban Parochial Library 1825?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 83.
ORDIQUHILL ban Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 83.
PORTSOY ban Grammar School 1600?
Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
PORTSOY ban Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 194.
PORTSOY ban Subscription Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 194.
PRESHOME ENZIE ban Catholic Circulating Library 1818
NLS.
RATHVEN ban Village Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 267.
TOMINTOUL ban Parochial Library 1830?
160 vols. by 1842 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XIII, p. 310.

BERWICK

AYTON bew Ayton Library 1825
New Statistical Account, 1845. 500 vols. by 1843. There was apparently another library for labouring classes - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 146.
AYTON bew Ayton School 1841
History 1941 BL X529/13517.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Aitchison's Circulating Library 1810?
[James Aitchison]
Succeeded by John Wilson.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Berwick Academy 1800?
Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Berwick Public Library 1750?
- 1769.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1831
A. Hume, The Learned Societies and Printing Clubs of the United Kingdom, 1853.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Catnach's Circulating Library 1790
[John Catnach]
BBTI.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Congregational Library 1845?
Accounts & Papers. 1852-53. Education. 1854. Based on 1851 Census.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Embleton's Circulating Library 1800?
[William Embleton]
- 1803. Tyne Mercury, 13 September, 1803.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Grammar School 1632
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861. Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Phorson's Circulating Library 1776
[William Phorson]
1781-97. Cat. SC.1396.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Reid's Circulating Library 1829
[Andrew Reid]
1829-50. Succeeded John Reid.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Reid's Circulating Library 1805
[John Reid]
1805-29. Continued Phorson's library.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Subscription Library 1812
- 1849.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Taylor's Circulating Library 1753
[Henry Taylor]
1753-85. 1771 cat. Library History, i,3, p. 89.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Taylor's Circulating Library 1753
[John Taylor]
1753-1803. In partnership with Henry.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Taylor's Circulating Library 1739
[Robert Taylor]
1739-78.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Tweedside Physical & Antiquarian Society 1834
A. Hume, The Learned Societies and Printing Clubs of the United Kingdom, 1853.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Wilson's Circulating Library 1811
[John Wilson]
1811-58.
CHANNELKIRK bew Parochial Library 1810?
200 vols. by 1843. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 92.
CHIRNSIDE bew Chirnside Library 1805?
- 1834? New Statistical Account, 1845.
COCKBURNSPATH bew Cockburnspath Library 1822
New Statistical Account, 1845, Vol. II, p. 315.
COCKBURNSPATH bew Village Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 316.
COLDINGHAM bew Coldingham Library 1810
- 1906. New Statistical Account, 1845. 400 vols. by 1843.
COLDSTREAM bew Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 212.
COLDSTREAM bew Subscription Library 1801
- 1852, when merged with Mechanics' Institution. Cat. 1914. There were two subscription libraries - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 212.
CRANSHAWS bew Parochial Library 1830?
200 vols. by 1843. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 103.
DUNSE bew Mechanics' Institution 1840
Survived till 1894?
DUNSE bew Subscription Library 1768
- 1925. Cats. 1780 (St Andrews U), 1789? (NL Scotland). Minutes 1768-1830 (Selkirk L). Old Statistical Account, 1792. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 258.
DUNSE bew White's Circulating Library 1810?
[David White]
New Statistical Account, 1845.
EARLSTON bew Subscription Library 1840?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 25.
ECCLES bew Parochial Library 1840?
Founded by Mr Waddel, Schoolmaster. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 61.
EYEMOUTH bew Parochial Library 1821
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 334.
EYEMOUTH bew Patterson's Circulating Library 1805?
[? Patterson]
Berwick Directory, 1806. Also master of the Kirk School.
GORDON bew Parochial Library 1835
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 37.
GREENLAW bew Greenlaw Library 1820?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 47.
LAUDER bew Mechanics' Institution 1840?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 14.
LAUDER bew Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 15.
LAUDER bew Subscription Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 14.
LEGERWOOD bew Sabbath School 1810?
Adult books were added ca. 1820. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 359.
MORDINGTON bew Subscription Library 1833
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 346.

BUTE

CUMBRAY but Parochial Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 80.
KILBRIDE but Kilbride Library 1824
New Statistical Account, 1845.
KILBRIDE but Parochial Library 1824
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 36.
ROTHESAY but Anderson's Circulating Library 1845?
[Alexander Anderson]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ROTHESAY but Condie's Circulating Library 1825?
[David Condie]
New Statistical Account, 1845. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
ROTHESAY but Cotton Mills Library 1796?
Scots Chronicle, 25 October, 1796.
ROTHESAY but Free School 1655
History 1955 BL 08367.aaa.23.
ROTHESAY but Mechanics' Institute 1833
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 115.
ROTHESAY but Parochial Library 1836
190 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 115.
ROTHESAY but Parochial School Library 1837
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 115.
ROTHESAY but Reading Room 1845?
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ROTHESAY but Reformed Presbyterian Church 1837
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 115.
ROTHESAY but Rothesay Library 1792
Cat. 1820 (Glasgow U). Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Started as a parish library? Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. 1400 vols. by 1840 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 115.
ROTHESAY but Thomas' Circulating Library 1845?
[John Thomas]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ROTHESAY but Wilson's Circulating Library 1845?
[John Wilson]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
ROTHESAY but Youth's Library 1818
[Juvenile Library]
- 1840? Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. V, p. 115. 1200 vols. by 1840.

CAITHNESS

HAMPTON WICK cai Reading Room & Library 1845?
Listed in Accounts & Papers: 1852-53. Population. Education. Census of 1851. Vol. 34, 1854.
OLRICK cai Parochial Library 1830?
"Some hundred volumes of useful books". The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XV, p. 66.
THURSO cai McKay's Circulating Library 1810?
[Donald McKay]
- 1837. Pigot, 1825, 1837. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
WICK cai Subscription Library 1826
1620 vols. by 1841 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. XV. Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
WICK cai Wick Juvenile Library 1826
Also known as Wick Library. Rules 1830 (Glasgow PL). Cat. 1851 (Glasgow PL).

CLACKMANNAN

ALLOA clk Alloa Library 1797
- 1848. > Clackmannan Subscription Library in 1848. 1000 volumes in 1824. 1500 vols. by 1841 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7.
ALLOA clk Brodie's Circulating Library 1837
[William Brodie]
SBTI.
ALLOA clk Charles' Circulating Library 1825?
[Mary Charles]
- 1837. Pigot, 1837. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
ALLOA clk Clackmannan Subscription Library 1848
J. Lothian, 1875.
ALLOA clk East Church Congregation 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 63.
ALLOA clk Mechanics' Institution 1826
470 vols. by 1841 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 63.
ALLOA clk Parochial Library 1820?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 63.
ALLOA clk Parochial School Library 1820?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 63.
ALLOA clk United Secession Congregation 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 63.
ALVA clk Alva Workingmen's Library 1797
Scots Chronicle, 21 February, 1797.
DOLLAR clk Dollar Institution 1818
[Dollar Acadmey]
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 118.
TILLICOULTRY clk Tillicoultry Reading Society 1793
Scots Chronicle, 21 February, 1797.

DUNBARTON

ALEXANDRIA dub Mechanics' Institute 1834
Ceased in 1897?
ALEXANDRIA dub Working Men's Library 1796?
Scots Chronicle, 20 January, 1797.
BONHILL dub Vale of Leven Mechanics' Institute 1834
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 227.
CARDROSS dub Cardross Library 1835?
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Subscription Library. SBTI.
CUMBERNAULD dub Public Library 1816
1200 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 154. Minutes 1828-74 (Cumbernauld PL). Books transferred to Dumbarton County Lib. in 1934.
DUMBARTON dub Connelly's Circulating Library 1845?
[William Connelly]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
DUMBARTON dub Dumbarton Circulating Library 1845?
[Archibald Thomson]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
DUMBARTON dub Dumbarton Library 1797
2000 vols. by 1839 - New Statistical Account, 1845. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
DUMBARTON dub Free Church Library 1845?
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
DUMBARTON dub Grammar School 1600?
Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
DUMBARTON dub Lennox's Circulating Library 1835?
[John Lennox & Co.]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
DUMBARTON dub Mechanics' Institution 1844
Survived till 1910. Dumbarton PL. Minutes (Dumbarton PL).
DUMBARTON dub Sabbath School 1810?
600 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 13.
DUMBARTON dub School Library 1800?
300 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 13.
DUNTOCHER dub Sabbath School 1830?
There were two Sabbath Schools by 1839, with a total of 400 vols. - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 34.
DUNTOCHER dub Village Library 1810?
430 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 34.
GEILSTOUN dub Geilstoun Library 1837?
400 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 93.
HELENSBURGH dub Helensburgh Public Library 1820?
Pigot, 1825.
HELENSBURGH dub Lomond School 1845
HELENSBURGH dub Murray's Circulating Library 1845?
[Douglas Murray]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.

KIRKINTILLOCH dub Church Subscription Library 1835?
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
KIRKINTILLOCH dub Original Burgher Library 1835?
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
KIRKINTILLOCH dub Robertson's Circulating Library 1835?
[James L. Robertson]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
KIRKINTILLOCH dub United Presbyterian Library 1845?
Same as United Secession Chapel? - Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
KIRKINTULLOCH dub Kirkintulloch Working Men's Library 1796?
Scots Chronicle, 30 December, 1796.
LUSS dub Circulating Library 1825?
Religious library founded by Rev Robert Carr. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 167.
LUSS dub Parochial Library 1810?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 167.
MILNGAVIE dub Mechanics' Institute 1836
MILNGAVIE dub Milngavie Library 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 62.
NEW KILPATRICK dub Leckie's Circulating Library 1837
[James Leckie]
SBTI.
NEW KILPATRICK dub Milngavie Library 1845?
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
NEW KILPATRICK dub New Kilpatrick Library 1845?
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
NEW KILPATRICK dub Parish School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 62.
OLD KILPATRICK dub Sabbath School 1830?
150 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 34.
RENTON dub Renton Library 1797
1000 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 93. Cat. 1819 (Glasgow U). Minutes 1797-1838 (Dumbarton PL).
RENTON dub Sabbath School 1830?
200 vols. by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 93.
ROSENEATH dub Sabbath School 1830?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 131.
ROSENEATH dub Subscription Library 1825?
"several hundred volumes" by 1839 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. VIII, p. 131.

DUMFRIES

ANNAN duf Annan Academy 1801
ANNAN duf Forrest's Circulating Library 1825?
[Peter Forrest]
Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
ANNAN duf Mechanics' Institute 1838
Ceased 1897?
ANNAN duf Richardson's Circulating Library 1835?
[Wellwood M. Richardson]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Label in Franks.
ANNAN duf Subscription Library 1820?
- 1837. Pigot, 1826, 1837.
CANONBIE duf Canonbie Library 1813
New Statistical Account, 1845.
CLOSEBURN duf Closeburn Library 1789
Kaufman.
CLOSEBURN duf Grammar School 1750?
Listed in Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1827.
CLOSEBURN duf Wallace Hall School 1723
A privately endowed school.
DORNOCK duf Subscription Library 1830
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 260.
DUMFRIES duf Anderson's Circulating Library 1820?
[Allan Anderson]
1820-37. SBTI. Pigot, 1820. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. otland for 1826-7
DUMFRIES duf Anderson's Circulating Library 1820?
[John Anderson]
1820-37. SBTI. Pigot, 1825. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Survived as Select Library till 1890?
DUMFRIES duf Boyd's Circulating Library 1775?
[William Boyd]
Dumfries Weekly Journal, 13 January, 1778.
DUMFRIES duf Commercial Reading Room & Library 1839
- 1889. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Minutes (Dumfries Archives).
DUMFRIES duf Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary 1776
DUMFRIES duf Dumfries Academy 1802
DUMFRIES duf Dumfries Book Club 1845?
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
DUMFRIES duf Dumfries Gentlemen's Library 1750?
Also known as the Dumfries Society Library. - 1875. Cat. 1851 (Dumfries PL).
DUMFRIES duf Dumfries Subscription Library 1792
Also known as the Dumfries Public Library. Cats. 1819, 1853 (Dumfries PL). Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7. Now in Dumfries Public Library.
DUMFRIES duf Farmers' Club 1843
!848 Report on Public Libraries.
DUMFRIES duf Grammar [Burgh] School 1663?
DUMFRIES duf Hill's Circulating Library 1803
[John Hill]
Dumfries Weekly Journal, 24 May, 1803.
DUMFRIES duf Johnston's Circulating Library 1820?
[John Johnston]
- 1836? SBTI. Also spelled Johnstone. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
DUMFRIES duf Law Library 1818
- 1837. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Minutes 1818-37 (Dumfries Archives).
DUMFRIES duf M'Kie's Circulating Library 1835?
[John M'Kie]
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
DUMFRIES duf McDiarmid's Circulating Library 1821
[James McDiarmid]
Lent prints and drawings.
DUMFRIES duf McLachlan & Chalmers' Circulating Library 1795?
[? McLachlan & William Chalmers]
Pigot, 1820. Label in Franks.
DUMFRIES duf Mechanics' Institution 1826
Cats. 1858, 1867, &c. Survived till 1953. Dumfries PL. Accounts &c (Dumfries Archives).
DUMFRIES duf New Church Sabbath School Library 1816
DUMFRIES duf Preacher & Dunbar's Circulating Library 1810?
[J. Preacher & John Dunbar]
- 1815.
DUMFRIES duf Presbytery Library 1706
Remained untill 1885 when it was sent to the General Assembly's library in Edinburgh. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 24.
DUMFRIES duf Wood's Circulating Library 1816
[John Wood]
- 1818.
DUNCOW duf Parochial Library 1800?
Founded by Rev. John Wightman. Ceased ca. 1830 - "Books were so numerous in private houses, and so easily to be gotten from the public libraries in Dumfries, that we allowed this parish light to go out" - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845 . Vol. IV, p. 65
DUNSCORE duf Monkland Friendly Society 1789
- 1791. Kaufman.
DUNSCORE duf Sabbath School 1820?
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 347.
ESKDALEMUIR duf Subscription Library 1835
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 413.
HIGHTOWN duf Hightown & Tinwald Library 1849
Defunct by 1925.
JOHNSTONE duf Parochial Library 1828
Novels excluded! The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 166.
LANGHOLM duf Farmers' Club 1845?
1849 Report on Public Libraries
LANGHOLM duf Gentleman's Subscription Library 1835?
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
LANGHOLM duf Langholm Library 1800
Cats. 1856, 1864 (NL Scotland). Telford gave œ1000. Defunct in 1974. Cat. and stock survive? R. McQuillan, Akros ix, 25, 1974, pp. 44-47. Library History, iii, 1974, p. 160. J.C. Crawford, Library Review, xliv, 1995, pp. 36-44. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 427.
LANGHOLM duf Tradesmen's Subscription Library 1815?
- 1853. > Langholm Library. Minutes 1838-53 (NL Scotland). Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 427.
LOCHMABEN duf Lochmaben Library 1819
Cat. 1828 (Glasgow U). New Statistical Account, 1845.
LOCHMABEN duf School Library 1726
LOCKERBIE duf Farmers' Club 1845?
1849 Report on Public Libraries.
LOCKERBIE duf Halliday's Circulating Library 1845?
[David Halliday]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
LOCKERBIE duf Lockerbie Library 1815?
Pigot, 1820.
LOCKERBIE duf Walker's Circulating Library 1825?
[Thomas Walker]
Pigot, 1825. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
MOFFAT duf Moffat Library 1788?
- 1930. Uncertain when started?
MONIAIVE duf Moniaive [Glencairn] Library 1812
- 1894. New Statistical Account, 1845.
RUTHWELL duf Parochial Library 1820
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 237.
RUTHWELL duf Sabbath School 1834
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 237.
SANQUHAR duf Sanquhar Library 1800
[Society for Improvement in Useful Knowledge]
- 1934. 1450 vols. by 1835. New Statistical Account, 1845. Papers (Dumfries Archives).
ST MUNGO duf St Mungo School 1834
200 vols. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 215.
THORNHILL duf Subscription Library 1814
New Statistical Account, 1845. Defunct by 1900.
WANLOCKHEAD duf Miners' Library 1756
New Statistical Account, 1845. Cats. 1808, 1819, 1829, 1848 (Wanlockhead Museum). Existed till 1932. J.C. Crawford & S. James, The Society for purchasing books in Wanlockhead 1756-1979. Glasgow, 1981. Library Review, xxvi, 1987, pp. 191-4.
WESTERKIRK duf Westerkirk Library 1792
[Telford Library]
Cat. 1853. Rules 1843? (Westerkirk L). Telford gave œ1000 and the library was renamed in 1834. Still going? The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. IV, p. 435.

EDINBURGH

ABERCORN edi Sabbath School 1833?
180 vols. by 1843. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. II, p. 33.
BONNYRIGG edi Bonnyrigg Subscription Library 1825
Label in Franks. Hamilton, 1895.
COLINTON edi Merchiston Castle School 1833
COLINTON edi Parochial Library 1800?
Kept in the school. Shut for many years but being re-opened in 1839. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. I, p. 131.
CRAMOND edi Cramond Subscription Library 1815
Label in John Johnson. Hamilton, 1895.
CURRIE edi Parochial Library 1839
Founded by Thomas Barclay. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. I, p. 556.
DALKEITH edi Circulating Library 1768
The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. I, p. 529.
DALKEITH edi Dalkeith Subscription Library 1798
Rules 1798 (BL). 900.f.7(6). 2400 vols. by 1844 - The New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845. Vol. I, p. 529.
DALKEITH edi High School 1560?
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861.
DALKEITH edi Lyle's Circulating Library 1825?
[Peter Lyle]
- 1843? SBTI. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
DALKEITH edi Mechanics' Institution 1825
EDINBURGH edi Abbotsford Club 1833
-1858. NL Scotland.
EDINBURGH edi Advocates Library 1680?
Several cats. from 1692-1879. National Library of Scotland.
EDINBURGH edi Ainslie's Circulating Library 1789?
[John & James Ainslie]
- 1793?  Subscription list to Thomas Anburey's Travels, 1789.
EDINBURGH edi Aitken's Circulating Library 1825?
[John Aitken]
1823-27. SBTI. Not in 1813 Directory. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
EDINBURGH edi Aitken's Circulating Library 1828?
[R.G. Aitken]
Pigot, 1828.
EDINBURGH edi Allardice's Circulating Library 1840?
[Allardice, Laughton & Co.]
PO Directory 1844.
EDINBURGH edi Anatomical Society of Edinburgh 1833
Minutes 1833-43 (Edinburgh UL).
EDINBURGH edi Architectural Subscription Library 1832
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Assembly Rooms 1746
- 1946. Records (Scottish RO). When were books provided?
EDINBURGH edi Baird's Circulating Library 1802?
[William Baird]
- 1806? SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Bannatyne Club 1823
-1861. Records (NL Scotland).
EDINBURGH edi Baptie's Circulating Library 1835?
[John Baptie]
1835-38. SBTI. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Barclay's Circulating Library 1830?
[John Barclay]
Edinburgh PO Directory, 1835.
EDINBURGH edi Belles-Lettres Society of Edinburgh 1759
-1764. Minutes (NL Scotland).
EDINBURGH edi Berry's Circulating Library 1792
[Walter Berry]
1792- 1797. > J. Symington. French books. Cat. 1796 ESTC. SBTI. Catalogue of French Circulating Library in NLS.
EDINBURGH edi Biblio-Critical Library 1811
Scriptural studies. Cat. 1812 (New College Edinburgh).
EDINBURGH edi Botanical Society 1836
-1906. Minutes 1838-1906 (Royal Botanic Garden). Books transferred to Royal Botanic Garden in 1872. A. Hume, The Learned Societies and Printing Clubs of the United Kingdom, 1853.
EDINBURGH edi Bourhill's Circulating Library 1825
[James Bourhill]
Pigot, 1825. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Broughton's Academy 1833
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Brown's Circulating Library 1780?
[Alexander Brown]
Edinburgh Directory, 1780. Advert. ESTC n049632 dated [1790?].
EDINBURGH edi Brown's Circulating Library 1818
[George Brown]
1818-37. SBTI. Edinburgh Directory 1826, 1830, 1834. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Brown's Circulating Library 1791
[Thomas Brown]
Caledonian Mercury, 25 July, 1791; 27 January, 1794.
EDINBURGH edi Buchanan's Circulating Library 1805
[P.G. Buchanan]
- 1811.
EDINBURGH edi Buchanan's Circulating Library 1803
[John Buchanan]
1803-1810? SBTI. 
EDINBURGH edi Burgh School 1836
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861.
EDINBURGH edi Caithness' Circulating Library 1830?
[Thomas Caithness]
Edinburgh Directory 1830, 1834. PO Directory 1838. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Caldwell's Circulating Library 1845?
[John Caldwell]
Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
EDINBURGH edi Cauvin's Hospital 1825
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Chambers' Circulating Library
[James Chambers]
1835-38. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Chambers' Circulating Library 1827
[Robert Chambers]
1827-1832. SBTI. Pigot, 1828.
EDINBURGH edi Chambers' Circulating Library 1827
[William Chambers]
1827. SBTI. Pigot, 1828.
EDINBURGH edi Cheyne & Buchanan's Circulating Library 1804?
[N.R. Cheyne & P.G. Buchanan]
- 1805.
EDINBURGH edi Cheyne's Circulating Library 1797
[N.R. Cheyne]
- 1804.
EDINBURGH edi Cheyne's Circulating Library 1810?
[S. Cheyne]
EDINBURGH edi Clarke's Circulating Library 1810?
[George R. Clarke]
- 1813. SBTI = George Clarke.
EDINBURGH edi Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses 1786
EDINBURGH edi Congregational Library 1825?
Cat. 1826 (Edinburgh PL).
EDINBURGH edi Corri & Sutherland's Musical Circulating Library 1783
[Domenico Corri & James Sutherland]
- 1789. Corri moved to London in 1789.
EDINBURGH edi Corri's Musical Circulating Library 1800
[Natile Corri]
1800-20. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Corri's Musical Circulating Library 1789
[Natale Corri]
- 1809.
EDINBURGH edi Cunningham's Circulating Library 1830
[John Cunningham]
SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Dalrymple's Circulating Library 1840?
[Quentin Dalrymple]
PO Directory 1844. Edinburgh & Leith PO Directory, 1846-7. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Davidson's Circulating Library 1830?
[Richard D. Davidson]
Edinburgh Directory 1834. PO Directory 1844. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. SBTI. D. Davidson - English & Foreign Circulating Library, 1830 - SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Deas' Circulating Library 1808
[William & James Deas]
1808-1810. SBTI. Deas & Co. by 1846. Edinburgh & Leith PO Directory, 1846-7.
EDINBURGH edi Denham's Circulating Library 1807
[John Denham]
SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Devlan's Circulating Library 1840?
[A. Devlan]
Edinburgh & Leith PO Directory, 1846-7.
EDINBURGH edi Dick's Circulating Library 1828?
[John Dick & Co]
Pigot, 1828.
EDINBURGH edi Dunlop's Circulating Library 1835?
[James B. Dunlop]
Edinburgh PO Directory, 1835. PO Directory 1838. PO Directory 1844. 1834-40 - SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Durham's Circulating Library 1835
[John Durham]
- 1846. Edinburgh PO Directory, 1835. 1834-35 - SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Edinburgh Academy 1825
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Edinburgh Literary Society 1816
Minutes 1816-21 (Edinburgh PL).
EDINBURGH edi Select Subscription Library 1825
1825-37. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Edinburgh University Natural History Museum 1822
Records (National Museum of Scotland).
EDINBURGH edi Elder's Circulatign Library 1827
[Henry Elder]
SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Elder & Ogilvie's Circulating Library 1830?
[William Elder & ? Ogilvie]
Pigot, 1835. Edinburgh PO Directory, 1835. 1833-40 - SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Elder's Circulating Library 1830?
[William Elder]
Edinburgh Directory 1834. PO Directory 1838 - Elder & Ogilvy. PO Directory 1844. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. 1850 - SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Elder's Circulating Library 1791
[J. Elder]
Label in John Johnson. Caledonian Mercury, 17 November, 1791.
EDINBURGH edi Elgin's Circulating Library 1845?
[William Elgin & Son]
Edinburgh & Leith PO Directory, 1846-7. PO Directory 1848. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. 1850 - SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi English & French Library 1820
Probably a subscription library. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Esplin & Forbes' Circulating Library 1790
[? Esplin & ? Forbes]
Lent prints and drawings.
EDINBURGH edi Evans' Circulating Library 1794
[Hugh Evans]
1794-1803. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Findlay's Circulating Library 1789
[James Findlay]
Fire in 1790. Apparently re-opened. Edinburgh Evening Courant, 5 January 1789. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Fowler's Circulating Library 1792?
[? Fowler]
Edinburgh Advertiser, 31 January, 1792.
EDINBURGH edi Free Church Normal College 1843
Became Moray House.
EDINBURGH edi Free Church of Scotland Normal College 1844
Became Moray House.
EDINBURGH edi Galbraith's Circulating Library 1796
[John Galbraith]
- 1797. Library sold 1797 - Herald & Chronicle, 28 October 1797.
EDINBURGH edi Geological Society 1834
A. Hume, The Learned Societies and Printing Clubs of the United Kingdom, 1853. Edinburgh U. Minutes, Accounts (Edinburgh U).
EDINBURGH edi George Heriot's Hospital 1762
[George Heriot's School]
See 8285.aa.11.
EDINBURGH edi George Watson's College 1723
(Archives)
EDINBURGH edi Gilbee's Circulating Library 1833
[Mrs ? Gilbee]
SBTI. Short-lived.
EDINBURGH edi Gillespie's Free School 1825?
Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
EDINBURGH edi Goldie's Circulating Library 1810?
[George Goldie]
Edinburgh Advertiser, 2 July, 1811. SBTI - 1811-13.
EDINBURGH edi Grant's Circulating Library 1835?
[? Grant & Son]
Edinburgh PO Directory, 1835. PO Directory 1838. PO Directory 1844. SBTI - 1833-45.
EDINBURGH edi Grant's Circulating Library  1830
[Robert Grant]
1830-33. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Gray & Peter's Circulating Library 1756
[William & Walter Peter]
- 1758. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
EDINBURGH edi Gray's Circulating Library 1758
[William Gray]
- 1788. > Margaret Gray.
EDINBURGH edi Gray's Circulating Library 1785
[Margaret Gray]
- 1794. SBTI. Succeeded by George Gray.
EDINBURGH edi Gray's Circulating Library 1793
[George Gray]
Succeeded Margaret Gray. SBTI - 1793-1803.
EDINBURGH edi Guthrie's Circulating Library 1833
[John Guthrie]
1833-40. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Guthrie & Tait's Circulating Library 1835?
[? Guthrie & ? Tait]
Edinburgh PO Directory, 1835. PO Directory 1838. PO Directory 1844.
EDINBURGH edi Hamilton's Musical Circulating Library 1805?
[J. Hamilton]
Caledonian Mercury, 8 August, 1805.
EDINBURGH edi Harveian Society 1782
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Heriot-Watt College 1821
Cat. 1878.
EDINBURGH edi Hogg's Circulating Library 1816?
[Adam Hogg]
1816-20. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Hope Park Library 1816
EDINBURGH edi Hume's Circulating Library 1759
[David Hume]
Also spelled Home. 1759-61. Caledonian Mercury, 3 January 1761. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Hunter's Circulating Library 1824?
[William Hunter I]
Edinburgh Directory 1826, 1830, 1834. PO Directory 1838. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Pigot's Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
EDINBURGH edi Hunter's Circulating Library 1820?
[John Hunter]
- 1835. Edinburgh Directory 1826. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Hunter's Circulating Library 1806
[William Hunter I]
- 1808. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Hunter's Circulating Library 1825?
[William Hunter II]
- 1835. SBTI. Pigot, 1828.
EDINBURGH edi Hunterian Medical Society 1824
Cat. 1830.
EDINBURGH edi Inglis' Circulating Library 1840
- 1845. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Inglis' Circulating Library 1845?
[William & Charles Inglis]
PO Directory 1848. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Inglis' Circulating Library 1840?
[James Inglis]
PO Directory 1844.
EDINBURGH edi Jameson's Circulating Library 1790
[Robert Jameson]
EDINBURGH edi Juridical Society 1773
A. Hume, The Learned Societies and Printing Clubs of the United Kingdom, 1853. Advocates' Library?
EDINBURGH edi Kay's Circulating Library 1823?
[James Kay]
- 1843. SBTI. Edinburgh Directory 1826, 1830, 1834. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
EDINBURGH edi Kay's Circulating Library 1809
[William Kay]
Edinburgh Advertiser, 5 December, 1809.
EDINBURGH edi Kinnear's Circulating Library 1808
[Robert Kinnear]
- 1835. SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Laurie's Circulating Library 1838
[James Laurie]
SBTI.
EDINBURGH edi Lawrie's Circulating Library 1790?
[Alexander Lawrie]
- 1799. SBTI. Also spelled Laurie. Edinburgh Advertiser, 19 May, 1807.
EDINBURGH edi Lawrie & Symington's Circulating Library 1801
[Alexander Lawrie & James Symington]
- 1810. SBTI. English & French Circulating library.
EDINBURGH edi Lying-in Hospital 1793
[Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion]
EDINBURGH edi M'Gregor's Circulating Library 1835?
[A. M'Gregor]
PO Directory 1838.
EDINBURGH edi MacCulloch's Circulating Library 1825?
[David MacCulloch]
Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
EDINBURGH edi Mackay's Circulating Library 1794
[Alexander Mackay]
- 1813. Edinburgh Directory 1813-34. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
EDINBURGH edi Mackenzie's Circulating Library 1828?
[C. Mackenzie]
Pigot, 1828.
EDINBURGH edi Maiden Hospital 1727
7687.a.28.
EDINBURGH edi Maiden Hospital 1695
There were 2 such hospitals in Edinburgh.
EDINBURGH edi Mathers' Circulating Library 1845?
[David Mathers]
PO Directory 1848. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852.
EDINBURGH edi McAslan's Circulating Library 1765?
[Alexander McAslan]
- 1779. Plomer.
EDINBURGH edi McGregor's Circulating Library 1835?
[Alexander McGregor]
Edinburgh PO Directory, 1835.
EDINBURGH edi McLeish's Circulating Library 1778?
[James McLeish]
- 1808.  Subscription list to Thomas Anburey's Travels, 1789.
EDINBURGH edi McWilliam's Circulating Library 1825?
[William McWilliam]
Edinburgh Directory 1813-30. Listed in Pigot's New Commercial Directory of Scotland for 1826-7
EDINBURGH edi Mechanics' Institution 1848
Defunct by 1851.
EDINBURGH edi Mechanics' Subscription Library 1825
- 1892. Cat. 1859.
EDINBURGH edi Monro's Circulating Library 1793
[Alexander Monro]
- 1807.
EDINBURGH edi New College 1843
Edinburgh U.
EDINBURGH edi Ogle's Circulating Library 1810?
[Robert Ogle]
Edinburgh Directory 1813-34. PO Directory 1838. PO Directory 1844. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Orphan Hospital 1727
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Orphan School, Hospital and Workhouse 1730?
8285.a.1.
EDINBURGH edi Peter's Circulating Library 1758
[Walter Peter]
- 1760?
EDINBURGH edi Philosophical Institution 1846
Cats. 1852, 1857, 1881. Listed in Slater's Directory of Scotland, 1852. Dispersed in 1950?
EDINBURGH edi Potts' Circulating Library 1832?
[Andrew Potts]
Edinburgh Directory 1834. Edinburgh PO Directory, 1835. PO Directory 1838. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Purdie's Circulating Library 1825?
[Joseph Purdie]
EDINBURGH edi Ramsay's Circulating Library 1725
[Allan Ramsay]
- 1740. > John Yair.
EDINBURGH edi Reid's Circulating Library 1832?
[William Reid]
Edinburgh Directory 1834. PO Directory 1844 - William & Charles Reid. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Religious Subscription Library 1824
Report 1824 (Edinburgh U).
EDINBURGH edi Robertson & Scott's Circlating Library 1845?
[? Robertson & ? Scott]
Edinburgh & Leith PO Directory, 1846-7.
EDINBURGH edi Royal College of Physicians 1683
Cats. 1767, 1793. (Archives)
EDINBURGH edi Royal College of Surgeons 1699
Cat. 1863. (Archives)
EDINBURGH edi Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies 1823
Edinburgh U. (Archives)
EDINBURGH edi Royal High School 1519?
Crockford's Scholastic Directory for 1861. National Library of Scotland. History 1849 BL 8365.a.51. (Archives)
EDINBURGH edi Royal Infirmary 1749
Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837.
EDINBURGH edi Royal Medical Society 1753?
Cats. 1812, 1822, 1837. A.