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Leighton Library has first edition of 1789 of

Leighton Library has first edition of 1789 of "An historical narrative of the shipwreck and captivity of Mr de Brisson, with a description of the deserts of Africa, from Senegal to Morocco"

Added at 07:16 on 24 April 2025
#OnThisDay 24 April 1800, William Murdoch, a borrower at the Leighton Library, borrowed the Leighton Library's first edition of 1789 of "An historical narrative of the shipwreck and captivity of Mr de Brisson, with a description of the deserts of Africa, from Senegal to Morocco."

If you'd like to explore what other books were borrowed on this day in the Leighton Library then you can search the "Books and Borrowing: An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers’ Registers, 1750-1830" website database accessible from the Leighton Library website https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uk/books-and-borrowing-1750-1830
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