PRINTED 1754 THE WORKS OF SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE BART IN FOUR VOLUMES BOOKPLATE

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Up for auction is
The Works Of Sir William Temple, Bart in Four Volumes to which is added a prefixed, The Life and Character of the Author
Edinburgh: Printed For G. Hamilton  & Balfour, A Kincaid & A,. Donaldson, L. Hunter, W. Gordon, J. Yair, and C. Wright and for A . Stalker at Glasgow MDCCLIV 1754.
There is a distinct possibly this four volume set belonged to
Lieutenant General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland FRS (14 August 1742 – 10 July 1817) was an officer in the British Army who
participated in the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Long Island during the revolutionary war
and later a British peer.
Two volumes of this four volume set contain bookplates that appear to incorporate part of  Percy’s coat of arms I added an example of his coat of arms below my condition report. The bookplates depict a lion above a crown with the words Honorable Hugh Percy. More research would be needed to definitively determine if this is his bookplate.
“ Hugh Percy 2nd Duke of Northumberland participated in the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Long Island during the American War of Independence, but resigned his command in 1777 due to disagreements with his superior, General William Howe.
Born Hugh Smithson, he assumed the surname of Percy by Act of Parliament along with his father in 1750 and was styled Lord Warkworth from 1750 until 1766. He was styled Earl Percy from 1766, when his father was created Duke of Northumberland. He acceded to the dukedom in 1786. “
"Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628 – 1699) was an English statesman and diplomat. He attended Cambridge University but did not graduate, choosing instead to travel throughout Continental Europe from 1648-1654.Following his marriage to Dorothy Osborne, Temple became a diplomat and was awarded a baronetcy in 1666. In 1668, he became Ambassador to the Netherlands, where he helped negotiate the Triple Alliance between England, the Netherlands, and Sweden. He would later help negotiate the end to the Dutch War, and the marriage of Princess Mary and William of Orange. Temple wrote extensively. His most famous work is Observations upon the United Provinces, a history of the Netherlands,[4] and he also wrote many shorter essays on a wide range of subjects, including trade in Ireland, "popular discontents," "health and long life" and "ancient and modern learning."
Condition : Very poor:
Bound in full leather three volumes missing rear cover boards remaining volumes show detached boards.Two volumes show four detached pages that came off with the boards one volume the text block is split in half. Internally the text block is fairly clean just age toned. Each volume contains approx 500pp and they do appear to be complete. This set is a good candidate for rebinding, and restoration.  As always any questions feel free to ask.