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
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Excellent
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London:: Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope,, 1774. Engraved portrait frontispiece from the painting by M. Hoare. The rare half-titles are present. Full contemporary polished tree calf expertly rebacked preserving the original spine labels. Text of both volumes is immaculate. Bookplate of Sir Alexander Baxter on the inside covers of both volumes. An elegant set of Lord Chesterfield's classic portrait of an ideal 18th century gentleman.. First Edition. Full Contemporary Brown Calf. Excellent. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 2 Volumes..
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- Bookseller
- Quaker Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884604
- 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: Together with Several Other Pieces on Various Subjects
- Author
- Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1774
- Bookseller catalogs
- ABAA07;
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- Calf
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