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
- Condition
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- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1774. First edition, later state with correction made on page 55 of volume I. Two volumes, quarto, quarter bound in plum morocco and pale green boards, paper labels, pp. [2], vii, [1 blank], 568; [2], 606, [1 errata]. Engraved frontispiece portrait in volume I. Text quite clean, lacks preliminary leaf (half title?) in each volume, boards a bit discoloured, spines unevenly faded, else a very good set. [Extra Postage].
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- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14099
- 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, 4th Earl of
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1774. First edition, later state with correction made on page 55 of volume I.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature (1660-1800);
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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Tamworth, Ontario
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- Morocco
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