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January 31, 2023

The Edinburgh Cabinet Library was a series of 38 books, mostly geographical, published from 1830 to 1844, and edited by Dionysius Lardner.[1][2] The original price was 5 shillings for a volume; a later reissue of 30 of the volumes was at half that price.[3] The publishers were Oliver and Boyd in Edinburgh, and Simpkin & Marshall in London.[4]

Arctic animals, illustration from Volume 1 of the Edinburgh Cabinet Library
Number Year Author Title
1 1830 Sir John Leslie and Hugh Murray Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions
2 1830 Murray, Robert Jameson and James Wilson Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with illustrations of the geology, mineralogy, and zoology
3 1831 Michael Russell Ancient and Modern Egypt
4 1831 Russell Palestine
5 1831 Christian Isobel Johnstone Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier, including a History of the Buccaneers[5]
6, 7, 8 1832 Hugh Murray Historical and Descriptive Account of British India
10 1832 William MacGillivray Travels of A. von Humboldt
11 1833 Patrick Fraser Tytler[6] Life of Walter Raleigh[1]
12 1833 Russell Nubia and Abyssinia
13, 14 1833 Andrew Crichton History of Arabia
15 1834 James Baillie Fraser An Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia[7]
16 1834 MacGillivray Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus
17 1835 Russell The Barbary States
18, 19, 20 1836 Murray, John Crawfurd, Peter Gordon, Thomas Lynn, William Wallace, and Gilbert Thomas Burnett[8] An Historical and Descriptive Account of China
21 1836[9] Anonymous[9] Circumnavigation: Magellan to Cook[1]
22 1837 Tytler[10] Life of Henry the Eighth[1]
23, 24 1838 Crichton with Henry Wheaton[4] Scandinavia, Ancient and Modern
25, 26, 27 1839[11] Murray, Wilson, Robert Kaye Greville, Thomas Stewart Traill[11] An Historical and Descriptive Account of British America[1]
28 1840[12] Anonymous (James Nicol according to the 1844 edition)[12][13] An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Isles
29, 30, 31 1841 William Spalding Italy and the Italian Islands[14]
32 1841 Fraser[15] Mesopotamia and Assyria[1]
33 1842 Russell[16] Polynesia[1]
34 1843[17] Anonymous[17] Voyages around the World[1]
35, 36, 37 1844[18] Murray, natural history by James Nicol[18][19] United States[1]
38 1844 Murray[20] Travels of Marco Polo[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Henry A. Homes (1856). Catalogue of the New York State Library, 1855-1856: General Library, compiled by Henry A. Homes. C. Van Benthuysen, Printer. p. 243. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Lardner, Dionysius" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ^ The University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review. Curry. 1847. p. 390. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies. 1838. p. 66. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  5. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1892). "Johnstone, Christian Isobel" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  6. ^ Hugh James Rose; Samuel Roffey Maitland (1833). The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical Information, Parochial History, and Documents Respecting the State of the Poor, Progress of Education, Etc. J. Petheram. pp. 586–. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  7. ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). "Fraser, James Baillie" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  8. ^ James Nicol (1840). An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands: With Illustrations of Their Natural History. Oliver & Boyd. pp. 419–. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  9. ^ a b The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China and Australasia. Allen. 1836. pp. 243–. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  10. ^ Leigh Hunt (1837). The Monthly Repository. C. Fox. p. 255. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  11. ^ a b The Dublin University Magazine. William Curry, Jun., and Company. 1840. p. 93. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  12. ^ a b James Nicol (1840). An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands: With Illustrations of Their Natural History. Oliver & Boyd. pp. 3–. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  13. ^ An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Isles (1844), title page.
  14. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). "Spalding, William" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  15. ^ James Baillie Fraser (1841). Mesopotamia and Assyria, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. Oliver. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  16. ^ John Alexander Ferguson (1976). Bibliography of Australia. National Library Australia. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-642-99046-4. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  17. ^ a b Voyages Round the World: From the Death of Captain Cook to the Present Time : Including Remarks on the Social Condition of the Inhabitants in the Recently Discovered Countries, Their Progress in the Arts, and More Especially Their Advancement in Religious Knowledge. Oliver & Boyd. 1843. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  18. ^ a b A list of the books of reference in the reading room of the British Museum. Woodfall and Kinder. 1871. p. 178. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  19. ^ Hugh Murray; James Nicol (1844). The United States of America: Their History from the Earliest Period; Their Industry, Commerce, Banking Transactions, and National Works; Their Institutions and Character, Political, Social, and Literary: with a Survey of the Territory, and Remarks on the Prospects and Plans of Emigrants. Oliver & Boyd. pp. 3–. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  20. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Murray, Hugh" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 39. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

January 31, 2023
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The Edinburgh Cabinet Library was a series of 38 books mostly geographical published from 1830 to 1844 and edited by Dionysius Lardner 1 2 The original price was 5 shillings for a volume a later reissue of 30 of the volumes was at half that price 3 The publishers were Oliver and Boyd in Edinburgh and Simpkin amp Marshall in London 4 Arctic animals illustration from Volume 1 of the Edinburgh Cabinet Library Number Year Author Title1 1830 Sir John Leslie and Hugh Murray Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions2 1830 Murray Robert Jameson and James Wilson Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time with illustrations of the geology mineralogy and zoology3 1831 Michael Russell Ancient and Modern Egypt4 1831 Russell Palestine5 1831 Christian Isobel Johnstone Lives and Voyages of Drake Cavendish and Dampier including a History of the Buccaneers 5 6 7 8 1832 Hugh Murray Historical and Descriptive Account of British India10 1832 William MacGillivray Travels of A von Humboldt11 1833 Patrick Fraser Tytler 6 Life of Walter Raleigh 1 12 1833 Russell Nubia and Abyssinia13 14 1833 Andrew Crichton History of Arabia15 1834 James Baillie Fraser An Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia 7 16 1834 MacGillivray Lives of Eminent Zoologists from Aristotle to Linnaeus17 1835 Russell The Barbary States18 19 20 1836 Murray John Crawfurd Peter Gordon Thomas Lynn William Wallace and Gilbert Thomas Burnett 8 An Historical and Descriptive Account of China21 1836 9 Anonymous 9 Circumnavigation Magellan to Cook 1 22 1837 Tytler 10 Life of Henry the Eighth 1 23 24 1838 Crichton with Henry Wheaton 4 Scandinavia Ancient and Modern25 26 27 1839 11 Murray Wilson Robert Kaye Greville Thomas Stewart Traill 11 An Historical and Descriptive Account of British America 1 28 1840 12 Anonymous James Nicol according to the 1844 edition 12 13 An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland Greenland and the Faroe Isles29 30 31 1841 William Spalding Italy and the Italian Islands 14 32 1841 Fraser 15 Mesopotamia and Assyria 1 33 1842 Russell 16 Polynesia 1 34 1843 17 Anonymous 17 Voyages around the World 1 35 36 37 1844 18 Murray natural history by James Nicol 18 19 United States 1 38 1844 Murray 20 Travels of Marco Polo 1 Notes Edit a b c d e f g h i j Henry A Homes 1856 Catalogue of the New York State Library 1855 1856 General Library compiled by Henry A Homes C Van Benthuysen Printer p 243 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Lee Sidney ed 1892 Lardner Dionysius Dictionary of National Biography Vol 32 London Smith Elder amp Co The University Magazine A Literary and Philosophic Review Curry 1847 p 390 Retrieved 2 October 2013 a b The Gentleman s Magazine F Jefferies 1838 p 66 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Lee Sidney ed 1892 Johnstone Christian Isobel Dictionary of National Biography Vol 30 London Smith Elder amp Co Hugh James Rose Samuel Roffey Maitland 1833 The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical Information Parochial History and Documents Respecting the State of the Poor Progress of Education Etc J Petheram pp 586 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Stephen Leslie ed 1889 Fraser James Baillie Dictionary of National Biography Vol 20 London Smith Elder amp Co James Nicol 1840 An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland Greenland and the Faroe Islands With Illustrations of Their Natural History Oliver amp Boyd pp 419 Retrieved 2 October 2013 a b The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India China and Australasia Allen 1836 pp 243 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Leigh Hunt 1837 The Monthly Repository C Fox p 255 Retrieved 2 October 2013 a b The Dublin University Magazine William Curry Jun and Company 1840 p 93 Retrieved 2 October 2013 a b James Nicol 1840 An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland Greenland and the Faroe Islands With Illustrations of Their Natural History Oliver amp Boyd pp 3 Retrieved 2 October 2013 An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland Greenland and the Faroe Isles 1844 title page Lee Sidney ed 1898 Spalding William Dictionary of National Biography Vol 53 London Smith Elder amp Co James Baillie Fraser 1841 Mesopotamia and Assyria from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Oliver p 4 Retrieved 2 October 2013 John Alexander Ferguson 1976 Bibliography of Australia National Library Australia p 522 ISBN 978 0 642 99046 4 Retrieved 2 October 2013 a b Voyages Round the World From the Death of Captain Cook to the Present Time Including Remarks on the Social Condition of the Inhabitants in the Recently Discovered Countries Their Progress in the Arts and More Especially Their Advancement in Religious Knowledge Oliver amp Boyd 1843 Retrieved 2 October 2013 a b A list of the books of reference in the reading room of the British Museum Woodfall and Kinder 1871 p 178 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Hugh Murray James Nicol 1844 The United States of America Their History from the Earliest Period Their Industry Commerce Banking Transactions and National Works Their Institutions and Character Political Social and Literary with a Survey of the Territory and Remarks on the Prospects and Plans of Emigrants Oliver amp Boyd pp 3 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Lee Sidney ed 1894 Murray Hugh Dictionary of National Biography Vol 39 London Smith Elder amp Co Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edinburgh Cabinet Library amp oldid 1121872956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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