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was created. All the non-legal collections were transferred to the National Library. Today, it alone of the Scottish libraries still holds the privilege of receiving a copy of every law book entered at
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catalogue of 1839, but with extensive biographical information on authors. It was published in six volumes, from 1858 to 1878. Halkett's successor,
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For the Encouragement of Learning: Scotland's National Library 1689–1989
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of Scotland until 1925, at which time through an Act of Parliament the
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The Advocates' Library: 300 Years of a National Institution 1689-1989
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The Library was formally opened in 1689. It was an initiative of
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1684–1693 James Nasmith (NB in place before official opening.)
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By 1923 the library held around 725,000 books and pamphlets.
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Jackson, Clare. "Mackenzie, Sir George, of Rosehaugh".
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Law library of the Faculty of Advocates, in Edinburgh
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began an ambitious catalogue, based on the rules of
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Advocates' Library

law library
Faculty of Advocates
deposit library
National Library of Scotland
Stationers' Hall
Parliament House
Royal Mile
George Mackenzie
William Henry Playfair
category A listed building
Samuel Halkett
John Winter Jones
British Museum
Thomas Hill Jamieson
Thomas Ruddiman
Walter Goodall
David Hume
Adam Ferguson
David Irving
Samuel Halkett
Thomas Hill Jamieson
William Kirk Dickson
Brian Gill
Edinburgh City Chambers
ISBN
0-517-25921-4
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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