London: Peter Parker: 1676. First Edition. Folio. Original full leather binding. 7 raised bands, with gilt ornamentation and label to spine. A little bumping and rubbing with some splitting to the spine edge. Armorial plate to the inside front board. Various inscriptions (see notes below). Frontis engraving. There is a little nicking to the edge of the engraving. Title in red and black. Closed tear to the title page. [viii], 1-576. pages. Most of the book is clean and tidy, but with a little marking to the last few pages. Overal a decent copy. A gift and legacy of the Earls of Lindsay. An old inked inscription to verso of the Frontis states "The legacy of King Charles the 1st to Montague Earl of Lindsey. L. M. Bertie." There is another copy of Bertie's signature on the book dated 1732. This would appear to be Capt. Lord Montagu Bertie (died 1753). He was the great grandson of the Earl referred to. (Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey). The term "legacy" here cannot be taken literally, and is more likely to refer to the statement to the title. Both the King and the Earl were dead by the time of publication of the book.
A large armorial plate to the inside front board states "The Hon. James Bertie esq. of Westminster. Second son to James late Earl of Abingdon 1702." These were the son and grandson of Montague the second earl
A further inscription to the inside front board states "The gift of Montague Earl of Abingdon to Charles Bertie Rector of Uffington." Charles another of the sons of the second earl (and brother of James whose bookplate is here) – so the book would appear to have moved around the family.
The important relative here is Montagu (or Montague) Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsay. He was a Royalist, courtier, Member of Parliament and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He fought for Charles in the Civil War and was wounded at Naseby. He remained at the side of the King through the war, his surrender, imprisonment and execution.

Amsterdam: [ ], 1764. the most beautiful of the reproductions of the «des fermiers généraux» edition. (This was first issued in 1762).
The illustration includes a portrait of La Fontaine as the frontispiece of the first volume, 65 vignettes including 1 on each of the engraved titles, 2 full page vignettes, and 2 woodcut vignettes to the contents page. And of course the 80 plates engraved by Charles Boily from Eisen's compositions. Most of the vignettes are after Choffard. The portrait of La Fontaine is engraved by Macret after Ficquet.
Half calf. This has been recently restored, with the original leather sympathetically laid onto a new spine. Mottled boards. Minimal rubbing. Internally clean and tidy, with a touch of darkening only. A few minor marks and edgewear to the pages, but nothing to detract from the enjoyment of this copy. The plates are good impressions with firm strikes.
frontis portrait, x pp., (1 f.), 214 pp., (1 f.), 16 pp., 39 plates; (1 f.), viij pp., (1 f.), 254 pp., (1 f.), 41 plates.
20.5 x 12 cm.

Parisiis / Paris: Fredericum Leonard, 1678. First Delphin edition of this biography of Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Original tan leather boards. Recent matching spine with gilt titles. Contemporary end papers, and bookplate for Dalton Hall library. engraved title of the Delphin series (showing Arion and dolphin, engraved by J. Edelinck). Title page has engraved vignette. Initials, head and tail-pieces The Delphin editions, were a collection of classic works, printed in Latin, produced from the 1670's and intended to be a comprehensive collection. The original volumes each have an engraving of Arion and the Dolphin, and the appropriate inscription in usum serenissimi Delphini. The volumes were created for Louis, le Grand Dauphin, heir of Louis XIV (Delphin is the adjective derived from dauphin). There were 25 produced. [xxxiv], 417, [i], [133], [i]. pp

Amsterdam / Amstelodami: Huguetanorum, 1700. Second (? - 1st thus was 1699) Delphin edition of Flaccus's etymological / grammatical work, epitomised and expanded by Festus. Original tan leather boards. Recent matching spine with gilt titles. Contemporary end papers, and bookplate for Dalton Hall library. engraved title of the Delphin series (showing Arion and dolphin, engraved by L. Moreau). Title page (in black and red) has engraved vignette. Initials, head and tail-pieces. The Delphin editions, were a collection of classic works, printed in Latin, produced from the 1670's and intended to be a comprehensive collection. The original volumes each have an engraving of Arion and the Dolphin, and the appropriate inscription in usum serenissimi Delphini. The volumes were created for Louis, le Grand Dauphin, heir of Louis XIV (Delphin is the adjective derived from dauphin). There were 25 produced. [25], 596, [iv], 96 pp. + [24] indices

Paris: Chez Pillet Aine, 1822. A two volume work. Each is half leather, with marbled boards and burgundy labels to the spines. Mixed editions. Volume one is the fourth edition from 1822. Volume two is the second edition of 1821. Each volume has the bookplate of Compton Mackenzie to the inside front board. Owner's inscription to the front end paper of each volume (B. Lumley) Each volume has an engraved frontis and there is a fold out map to volume one. Numerous vignettes throughout the works. A note with the books states that they were acquired from the library that Mackenzie left on Jethou, a small island in the Channel Islands, occupied by one tenant - which was Mackenzie from 1920-23 when he moved to Barra in the Hebrides.

Paris: Union Latine D'Editions, 1952. Une belle copie de cet ensemble de 7 volumes des Comédies de Shakespeare. Compléter. Limité à tous les 6150 exemplaires, livres de poche sous couvertures pliées, chemises et étuis de l'éditeur. Livre illustré par Berthold Mahn. Exemplaire sur vélin Renage (n ° 2619). Série en parfait état. Texte en français. Texte imprimé en rouge et noir. 23 cm x 18 cm. Contient: Peines d'amour perdues; Les Deux gentilshommes de Vérone. 1 volume 286 pages; La Comédie des erreurs. Le Songe d'une nuit d'été. 1 volume 224 pages; La Mégère apprivoisée. Tout est bien qui finit bien. 1 volume 294 pages; Le Marchand de Venise. Les Joyeuses Commères de Windsor. 1 volume 294 pages; Comme il vous plaira. Beaucoup de bruit pour rien. 1 volume 280 pages; La Nuit des rois. Mesure pour mesure. 1 volume 280 pages; Le Conte d'hiver. La Tempête. 1 volume 266 pages. A lovely copy of this 7 volume set of Shakespeare's Comedies. Complete. Limited to all 6150 copies, paperbacks under folded covers, folders and publisher's cases. Book illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Copy on Renage vellum (n ° 2619). Series in perfect condition. Text in French. Text printed in red and black. 23cm x 18cm. Contains: Peines d'amour perdues; Les Deux gentilshommes de Vérone. 1 volume 286 pages;  La Comédie des erreurs. Le Songe d'une nuit d'été. 1 volume 224 pages; La Mégère apprivoisée. Tout est bien qui finit bien. 1 volume 294 pages; Le Marchand de Venise. Les Joyeuses Commères de Windsor. 1 volume 294 pages;  Comme il vous plaira. Beaucoup de bruit pour rien. 1 volume 280 pages;  La Nuit des rois. Mesure pour mesure. 1 volume 280 pages; Le Conte d'hiver. La Tempête. 1 volume 266 pages. 

London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1705. Contemporary blind stamped full leather binding, with gilt surround and decoration to the spine. Burgundy label. Armourial book plate to the inside front board (John Ward). Pp.177-208 repeated in pagination; but text and register are continuous [A8, a8 B- R8]. The work boasts two prefaces and a prefatory poem. In the first (anonymous) the author gives many comparisons between Rochester and Horace (in which Horace is found wanting!) in the second, written anonymously but by Thomas Rymer, we are told that the volume contains 'such Pieces only, as may be receiv'd in a vertuous Court, and not unbecome the Cabinet of the Severest Matron' and is therefore to be regarded only as a selection of Rochester's writings John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647 – 1680), was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court. Rochester was the embodiment of the new era, and he is as well known for his rakish lifestyle as his poetry, although the two were often interlinked (He died, aged 33 from Venereal Disease). He was described by Andrew Marvell as "the best English satirist." His best known work is "A Satyr Against Reason and Mankind" (printed here as "A Satyr Against Mankind"). [10], xvi, [6], 208, 177-223, [1]p.