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Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden: Together with several other pieces on various Subjects
by Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of
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- Hardcover
- first
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1774. First edition. 2 volumes quarto (30 cm); Engraved frontispiece portrait in volume I. [4], vii, [1, blank], 568; [4], 606, [1, errata], [1, blank] pages. Half titles present. In contemporary polished tan calf, expertly rebacked in period style. Bookplate of Tatton Park in both volumes (the country estate of the Egerton family until 1958, when it passed to the National Trust). Preserved in custom-made cloth-covered slipcase. A handsome copy! Reference: 596.
Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, from the Originals now in her Possession." Corrected issue of the first edition of one of the most popular boos printed in 18th-century England. Complete with the portrait, half titles and errata leaf. (The misprint present in some copies on p. 55 of the first volume, "qui uroit," has here been corrected to "qui auroit.")
Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, from the Originals now in her Possession." Corrected issue of the first edition of one of the most popular boos printed in 18th-century England. Complete with the portrait, half titles and errata leaf. (The misprint present in some copies on p. 55 of the first volume, "qui uroit," has here been corrected to "qui auroit.")
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- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6643
- Title
- Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden:
- Author
- Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1774
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- The Long Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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